Introduction

Research Technologies, a division of University Information Technology Services (UITS) and a center in the IU Pervasive Technology Institute, develops, delivers, and supports advanced technology solutions that enable new possibilities in research, scholarly endeavors, and creative activity at Indiana University and beyond.

RT provides services that benefit those in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. We offer expert consulting, compute and storage resources, and research software, as well as visualization and data services, to meet researchers’ needs. RT complements these efforts with education and technology translation activities to improve the quality of life for people in the IU community, state of Indiana, the nation, and the world.

Research Technologies support

We provide A to Z services in five major categories. No matter the tool, service, or support application, our goal is to benefit the entire IU community.

• Compute & storage resources: Enabling fast calculations, advanced simulations, and massive secure storage
• Expert consulting: Connecting researchers with software, computing, tools, and other resources to advance their work
• Research software: Delivering tools for analytics and big data research; distributing stat/numerical and open-source software
• Visualization & data services: Promoting interactive models, virtual and augmented reality, advanced digital arts and media, and secure data analysis
• Training & outreach: Connecting researchers with the services they need to reach discovery through targeted training, seminars, workshops, and tours

Key numbers for RT in fiscal year (FY) 2020

• Grant dollars supported by RT: $351,632,947
• Grant dollars for all IU: $854,478,824
• Departments supported: 181

User status comparisons

The table below indicates an increase in individuals using RT high performance computing (HPC) systems from 2008 to 2019 and a breakdown of those user groups. The left column contains user categories, years are listed in the top row, the number of users in each category per year are shown in the cells. Total users for each year are located in the bottom row and total users for each category are shown in the far right column. The grand total of HPC users between 2008 and 2019 is 5,299.