Overview
The Molecular Graphics and
Computation Facility is
located in 175 Tan
Hall. It is available to the College of Chemistry and campus
community with operations supported by modest
access and use fees.
Please contact the Facility Director, Dr. Kathleen Durkin, for more
information. She is usually in the Facility, 175 Tan Hall, or in her office,
177 Tan Hall. Email is preferred:
The phone in 177 is 2-6719 and the phone in 175 is 3-0616.
Technical consulting is available on
project feasibility, equipment and software use. The Facility serves as
a research resource in computational chemistry and scientific
visualization for over 50 research groups in Chemistry and the wider
campus community.
Our mission is to provide high-performance
computer graphics and computing resources for research and educational
uses in chemistry and related disciplines. Founded in 1990, the Facility houses graphics
workstations, color printers, and
assorted other equipment.
In 2003, the facility received a grant from the National Science
Foundation
(CHE-0233882)
which allowed us to add a 96 cpu compute
cluster. In 2009, a renewal
(CHE-0840505)
allowed us to add a 576
processor cluster. Please reference these grants in publications
resulting from use
of the Facility.
Kavli ENSI:
The MCGF provides computer resources for
Kavli ENSI
researchers. There are 2 dedicated workstations scheduled for installation in
101 Campbell Hall but Kavli ENSI researchers can also request full access to all MGCF resources as described
on these pages.
Chevron Instructional Facility:
Generously funded by Chevron and supporting undergraduate classes in the College of Chemistry,
this is the south half of 175 Tan Hall. It is managed for the College of Chemistry by
ETS who
manage most other undergraduate
computer labs on campus.
Here are the hours.
Faculty can request access for their classes.
New first year GSIs in the College of Chemistry can also obtain access.
IT links:
Campus IT includes:
IST and
One-IT.
If you don't know where to start, try Chemistry IT with CSS.
Our workstations have been designed for user ergonomics.
Ergonomics workshops are available to help improve your own work environment.
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