Call for Requests for the use of NASA High-End Computing
Call for Requests for the use of NASA High-End Computing
If you have NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) funding and want to use NASA High-End Computing (HEC) resources for your research, then you must annually request computing time allocations for the HEC systems that you wish to use.
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is currently accepting requests for HEC time at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at NASA Ames Research Center and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Submission deadlines are March 20 for one-year allocations beginning May 1, and September 20 for one-year allocations beginning November 1. A committee of SMD program managers will consider requests submitted to the SMD Always Open Call by these deadlines.
Visit NASA's HEC Program website for information on the HEC resources that are currently available. NAS’ Pleiades supercomputer and NCCS’ Discover supercomputer have undergone significant expansions. Pleiades is ideal for projects that require a large number of processors. Discover is well suited for highly coupled science applications such as climate modeling. Contact NCCS support (email) or NAS support (email) for help in determining which resource might handle your project's codes most effectively.
To become a NASA HEC user, you must complete a request for computing time:
- Find out about the general request and approval processes for award of computer time.
- Learn more about SMD’s Always Open Call
For further information, please contact:
Maria Ealey
HEC Allocation Specialist, Global Science & Technology, Inc.,
NASA/GSFC Code 606.3
Email: maria.ealey
Phone: 301-286-0162