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Our database of users consists of experimentalists who use calculations to complement their practical work, and computational chemists who take advantage of the extensive range of software available.
What software packages are available?
We have a wide variety of software packages including
- Electronic Structure Theory (Gaussian, MOLPRO, ADF, Dalton, GAMESS-US, GAMESS-UK, Jaguar, ACES, TURBOMOLE)
- Molecular Dynamics (DL_POLY, AMBER)
- Materials Science (CASTEP, SIESTA)
Click here for a full list of software packages available from the Service.
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The NSCCS hardware is based and managed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The NSCCS Cluster is called Magellan.
Magellan is a 224-core Silicon Graphics Altix 4700, 1.6GHz Montecito Itanium2 processors, 896GB memory and 15TB of disk space.
Who is eligible to use the service?
Any researcher eligible to apply for an EPSRC grant can apply for resources.
How much computing time can be applied for?
Resources of up to 100,000 CPU hours on the NSCCS machines can be requested for a maximum of one year.
Specialist consultation, support and training (one-to-one and workshops) are available to all our users. Click here for more information.
How do I apply to use the service?
Click here for details.