The Research Computing Services (RCS) group is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Information Technology Services (ITS), the Office of Research and Innovation and the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE).
RCS offers a broad range of computational services including:
- assistance with data automation and visualization,
- web hosting and data dashboards,
- High Performance Computing (HPC) resources and software development, and
- individual computational consultations to address insufficient computer hardware.
Reach out to rcs@appstate.edu for a consultation.
Mission
Our goal is to assist with developing efficient computational workflows, data visualizations, IT infrastructure and software development support for faculty and staff at Appalachian State University. We also offer consultation services if your computer hardware is insufficient for your research needs. We want to help you make sense of your data and share it with the world.
Partners
Research Computing Services (RCS) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between App State’s
- Office of Research and Innovation,
- Research Design & Analysis (RDA) group,
- Information Technology Services (ITS), and
- Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE)
offering a broad range of computational services for researchers and educators.
As part of App State's Office of Research and Innovation, Research Design and Analysis (RDA), provides consultation on grant proposal preparation, survey design, data management, data analysis and manuscript preparation.
As part of App State's Information Technology Services, Systems and Research Computing (SRC) is a team that employs staff and students to provide engineering and support to App State employees, working with IT systems, networking and information security to provide robust computing services that are reliable, secure and compliant.
The Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE) assists in the conceptualization, positioning and articulation of research concepts. RIEEE helps identify, build and sustain convergence platforms or shared research infrastructures.
Each of these units offers assets within the Research Computing Services portfolio. Contact rcs@appstate.edu for a consultation.
Who can use/access
All App State employees and graduate students. Undergraduate students should work with a faculty or staff sponsor to contact RCS.
Services provided
- Data Acquisition and Management
- Securely ingest, store and process data from remote sensors
- Secure and affordable storage for research data
- Publication-ready plots and/or online dashboards
- Assistance with grant proposal data management plans
- High-Performance Computing
- Access to an on-site educational computing cluster
- Cloud-based High-Performance Computing
- Providing access to high-end workstations
- Custom Application Development
- We may be able to automate some data analyses and visualizations
- Automation saves time and prevents errors
- Develop your model into efficient code
Inquiry Process
Contact our Team
Submit a research computing request to assess your needs. All App State faculty, staff and graduate students can access this form. Undergraduate students can work with faculty or staff sponsor to contact RCS.