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The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center serves the computational needs of the University of Alaska and the Department of Defense as a Shared Resource and Allocated Distributed Center (DC) within the DoD's High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The center has been serving the computational needs of the academic and DoD community since 1993. ARSC computational systems and resources include a wide range of high performance computing, storage and visualization technology. ARSC is poised to meet northern challenges with global solutions.

Mission

The mission of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center is to provide an ensemble of outstanding expertise, state-of-the-art technology and innovative research projects that will:

Enable the creation and discovery of knowledge in science, engineering and art.
Enhance educational and research capabilities of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska and the United States.
Advance knowledge of the polar regions.
Contribute to a richer understanding of the world around us.

People

Specialists at ARSC provide expertise in massively parallel supercomputing, parallel vector supercomputing, code optimization, storage, networking and visualization. ARSC’s relationship with the University of Alaska facilitates collaborative research opportunities for academic and government scientists. These areas of research include ice, ocean and atmospheric coupled modeling; regional climate modeling; global climate change; permafrost, hydrology and arctic engineering; magnetospheric, ionospheric and upper atmospheric physics; volcanology and geology; petroleum and mineral engineering; genomics and proteomics; and arctic biology. ARSC actively participates in a joint-faculty program supporting University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) researchers in several departments across campus. ARSC staff provide on-site training and support UAF classes throughout the year.

Contact

Director	Frank Williams	907.450.8612
Associate Director	Barbara Horner-Miller	907.450.8629
Associate Director	Virginia Bedford	907.450.8630
Chief Scientist	Gregory Newby	907.450.8663
Communications Group Leader	Debra Damron	907.450.8662

General Information		907.450.8600
User Support		907.450.8602
Fax		907.450.8603

Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
909 Koyukuk Drive, Suite 105
PO Box 756020
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6020

Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
PO Box 756020, Fairbanks, AK 99775 | voice: 907-450-8600 | email: