The UA HPC offers free high performance computing resources in the Research Data Center (RDC), a state-of-the-art facility that hosts large computer clusters. Accounts are available for all University faculty for the purpose of research; faculty can sponsor accounts for staff, students, and visiting scholars. To get started, go to: IT High Performance Computing or HPC Documentation

LPL's Planetary Atmospheres Computing and Modeling ANalysis (PACMAN) is a 28-node (448-cpu) cluster. PACMAN is available to the Barman research groups.

LPL's High Performance Astrophysics Simulator (HiPAS) is a 48-node (384-cpu) cluster. HiPAS is available to the Giacalone, Malhotra, and Yelle research groups.

PIRL (Planetary Image Research Laboratory) HPC clusters are available for use by those who have a PIRL user account. To get started, visit PIRL Laboratory Resources.

Click here to see the University of Arizona's electronic privacy policy: 

UA Electronic Privacy Policy

Here is the bottom line, quoted from the above Policy: 

"University-owned or -controlled computers and equipment are public property and may be examined by authorized individuals to detect improper, illegal, or non-governmental use; to evaluate the security of the network; or for other governmental purposes. Please be aware that any information placed or stored in a University-owned or -provided computer is subject to review by the University at any time."

Click here to see the University of Arizona's policy for acceptable use of computers and networks:

UA Acceptable Use of Computers and Networks Policy