A letter from AVP Matt Link

Research Technologies has had amazing achievements over the past year as we worked through the lingering pandemic. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves and about the IU research community, and as a group we’ve grown even stronger. We continue to o.er unprecedented research services to IU’s students, faculty, and staff, powering not only student success but also important discoveries, grant competitiveness, and a better life for all Hoosiers.

From high performance systems such as Big Red 200, to cloud computing on Jetstream2, to storage systems that can handle massive amounts of data, to digitizing and visualizing IU’s research and cultural assets across all campuses, we’re providing the technology that makes research at Indiana University not only possible, but accessible to everyone—including undergraduate students—at no cost. This is unique among our peers, and we’re honored to be able to deliver these services to the IU community.

Of more than 3,900 U.S. institutions in the Carnegie Classi.cation of Institutions of Higher Education, only 146—including Indiana University—are ranked as R1, or Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity. Enabling research at a prestigious R1 institution is vital to forward progress, and we’re grateful to have the privilege of serving the IU family.

I’m proud of Research Technologies and of University Information Technology Services. We’ve successfully supported the IU community through challenging times. We survived and thrived, and—most importantly—so has our research community. We will remain focused on continuing our positive approach and doing many more impactful projects in the coming year.

Matt Link
Associate Vice President, Research Technologies
University Information Technology Services
Director, Pervasive Technology Institute
Director, Crisis Innovation Technologies Lab