About RCC

Mission

The Research Computing Center, RCC was established via a partnership between Vice President for Research and the Chief Information Officer. The mission of the RCC is to provide leadership for, and support of, world-class research computing and communications resources that enhance the productivity of researchers while enabling:

1. acceleration of the rate of new scientific and artistic breakthroughs;
2. collaborative research between UGA researchers and their peers nationally and internationally;
3. provision of effective access to information sources throughout the world; and
4. facilitation of efficient use of information technologies by providing training, outreach, and consulting in the use of hardware and software resources.

The Center provides secure high-performance computing hardware, software, data storage, and network infrastructure located in the Boyd Data Center, as well as consulting and training services in pursuit of its mission. The Center is staffed through a combination of expertise from both the Office of Research Services and Enterprise Information Technology Services.