Research Computing and Software
Providing Northwestern students, faculty, and staff with innovative computing resources, software, and support to carry out their research activities
Computing resources, including high-performance computer clusters, virtual machines, research software, remote desktop environments, and consultation services, are available to meet the computational needs of all disciplines at Northwestern.
We help Northwestern’s students, faculty, and staff leverage computational resources and software to achieve their research goals at little to no cost. Depending on the needs of each researcher and project, we provide resources and training to empower their work and troubleshoot computational issues.
We support Northwestern students, faculty, and staff researchers in all disciplines. From faculty leading research teams to undergraduates working on research projects for the first time, all researchers are welcome. Read about past consultations.
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Our support and consultation services are offered at no cost. Northwestern students, faculty, and staff can obtain general access to Quest free of cost for research and education purposes. However, researchers who need dedicated access to compute nodes and storage space on Quest can create buy-in allocations with purchased resources.
Funding from the Office of the Provost and Northwestern IT supports the Research Computing and Data Services Team.
Our team can assist you with your research’s computational needs, from identifying appropriate compute resources for your project to onboarding new Quest users, troubleshooting workflows, and increasing job efficiency.
Please submit a consultation request form to learn how to use cloud resources, national compute resources, and virtual machines.
Please visit the Quest Computing Cluster web page for more information about computational services and support at Northwestern.
Questions? Contact us via email at quest-help@northwestern.edu for answers to your questions.
Questions? Contact us via email at quest-help@northwestern.edu for answers to your questions.
Our student consultants are a key part of our team. They represent all schools and departments and have expertise and experience in a broad range of programming languages, software programs, and technical skills. Learn more about the program and apply.
