Q-Chem and Maestro version changed on Friday, July 10. See the Q-Chem section amd Maestro section for details. Please report bugs, especially any problems opening Maestro since the icon has been reconfigured.

Please review the MGCF Phase 2 reopen plan. There is a Schedule for people who are eligible for on site access.

Please acknowledge NIH S10OD023532 in publications resulting from use of the MGCF and email us the reference.

The MGCF (Molecular Graphics and Computation Facility) is in 175 Tan Hall and is high-performance computing resource specializing in chemistry and related disciplines. We serve over 50 research groups in the College of Chemistry and the wider UC Berkeley campus community. We also serve research groups at other universities including MIT, U of Oregon, U of Texas, and other UC's. The MGCF was founded in 1990 with NIH funding and has since been supported through NIH, NSF and generous corporate sponsorship.

We have 2 full-time scientists providing technical consulting on project feasibility, equipment and software use. More details are here.

Email the Facility Director, Dr. Kathleen Durkin, for more information.

Kavli ENSI: The MCGF provides computing resources for Kavli ENSI researchers. There are 2 dedicated Kavli ENSI workstations in 175 Tan Hall but Kavli ENSI researchers have full access to all MGCF resources as described on these pages.