MGHPCC

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) provides state-of-the-art infrastructure for computationally intensive research.

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) provides state-of-the-art infrastructure for computationally intensive research.

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) provides state-of-the-art infrastructure for computationally intensive research.

Consortium

MGHPCC is a collaboration among research-intensive universities - Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts.

MGHPCC is a collaboration among some of the most research-intensive universities in Massachusetts - Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts.

MGHPCC is a collaboration among research-intensive universities - Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, and Yale.

Racks

Computers at the MGHPCC run millions of virtual experiments every month supporting thousands of researchers in Massachusetts and around the world.

Computers at the MGHPCC run millions of virtual experiments every month supporting thousands of researchers in Massachusetts and around the world.

Computers at the MGHPCC run millions of virtual experiments every month supporting thousands of researchers in New England and around the world.

Cooling

The Center provides space, power, cooling, and high-speed connectivity, as well as contributing to a virtual commons for regional academic research computing.

The Center provides space, power, cooling, and high-speed connectivity, as well as contributing to a virtual commons for regional academic research computing.

The Center provides space, power, cooling, and high-speed connectivity, as well as contributing to a virtual commons for regional academic research computing.

Specs

The facility hosts 100s of 1000s of CPUs, millions of GPU cores, over 50PB of storage and 2 TB per sec of network access with connections to numerous campus, regional, and national networks (including Internet2 and ESNET, and high-speed links to cloud providers) with access speeds ranging from 10 to 100 gbps.

The facility hosts 100s of 1000s of CPUs, millions of GPU cores, over 50PB of storage and 2 TB per sec of network access with connections to numerous campus, regional, and national networks (including Internet2 and ESNET, and high-speed links to cloud providers) with access speeds ranging from 10 to 100 gbps.

The facility hosts 100s of 1000s of CPUs, millions of GPU cores, over 50PB of storage and 2 TB per sec of network access with connections to numerous campus, regional, and national networks (including Internet2 and ESNET, and high-speed links to cloud providers) with access speeds ranging from 10 to 100 gbps.

Satori

Since its inception in 2013, MGHPCC has been the home of many TOP500 machines, most recently Satori and TX-GAIA at MIT, and Cannon at Harvard.

Since its inception in 2013, MGHPCC has been the home of many TOP500 machines, most recently Satori and TX-GAIA at MIT, and Cannon at Harvard.

Since its inception in 2013, MGHPCC has been the home of many TOP500 machines, most recently Satori and TX-GAIA at MIT, and Cannon at Harvard.

Leeds

The facility received LEED Platinum Certification from the Green Building Council. The local municipal utility supplies energy more than 90% carbon-free, with more than 70% from local hydroelectric and solar sources.

The facility received LEED Platinum Certification, the highest level awarded by the Green Building Council. It is served by a municipal utility that derives more than 90% of its energy from carbon-free sources, with more than 70% from local hydroelectric and solar generation.

The facility received LEED Platinum Certification, the highest level awarded by the Green Building Council. It is served by a municipal utility that derives more than 90% of its energy from carbon-free sources, with more than 70% from local hydroelectric and solar generation.

Collaborative Projects

Multiple collaborative projects have emerged from the research computing ecosystem with activities focussing variously around computing, storage, and data center and network infrastructure, but also the people who both use and facilitate the use of the various resources.

Multiple collaborative projects have emerged from the research computing ecosystem with activities focussing variously around computing, storage, and data center and network infrastructure, but also the people who both use and facilitate the use of the various resources.

Multiple collaborative projects have emerged from the research computing ecosystem with activities focussing variously around computing, storage, and data center and network infrastructure, but also the people who both use and facilitate the use of the various resources.

Connected Initiatives

Consistent with the broadening participation goals of its founding members, the MGHPCC is an active participant in multiple local, regional, and national education and outreach initiatives.

Consistent with the broadening participation goals of its founding members, the MGHPCC is an active participant in multiple local, regional, and national education and outreach initiatives.

Consistent with the broadening participation goals of its founding members, the MGHPCC is an active participant in multiple local, regional, and national education and outreach initiatives.

Engagement

Mindful of the importance of workforce development to the long-term economic future of the region, the MGHPCC and its founding universities work with local public schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations to promote STEM and computer science literacy.

Mindful of the importance of workforce development to the long-term economic future of the region, the MGHPCC and its founding universities work with local public schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations to promote STEM and computer science literacy.

Mindful of the importance of workforce development to the long-term economic future of the region, the MGHPCC and its founding universities work with local public schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations to promote STEM and computer science literacy.

Latest News

MGHPCC AICR Hardware Providers Announced.

Cambridge Computer, Dell Technologies and VAST to create new computing resource environment.

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Woman-led Cambridge Computer chosen to help build Massachusetts' AI computing backbone

The Massachusetts AI Hub has selected the vendors that will build the key computational infrastructure for the state's AI initiatives — and one of them is a local, woman-led company.

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NET2 and NESE Debut at SC25 Network Research Exhibition with High-Speed Data Transfer

UMass NET2 and Harvard NESE teams come together to showcase advanced networking and storage technologies, with NESE achieving sustained transfers of 700 Gb/s, paving the way for future large-scale scientific workflows.

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MGHPCC Goes to SC25

Center showcases cutting-edge HPC research and AI collaboration at annual conference.

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November 2025 Publications

Small-mass-ratio eccentric binaries? Loop-mediated stabilization? Microseismic noise mitigation? A selection of recent publications featuring research using computers at the MGHPCC.

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‘Critical computing’: Understanding the social and humanistic dimensions of technology

Yale students touring MGHPCC get an eye-opening look at the engineering challenges associated with maintaining a massive computing facility

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Research projects

The US ATLAS Northeast Tier 2 Center

Yale Budget Lab

Volcanic Eruptions Impact on Stratospheric Chemistry & Ozone

Towards a Whole Brain Cellular Atlas

Tornado Path Detection

The Kempner Institute - Unlocking Intelligence

The Institute for Experiential AI

Taming the Energy Appetite of AI Models

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Collaborative projects

CAREERS Cyberteam

Northeast Research and Education Network

Ecosystem for Research Networking

AI Jumpstart

New England Research Cloud

Red Hat Collaboratory

The US ATLAS Northeast Tier 2 Center

Open Cloud Testbed

ALL Collaborative PROJECTS

OUTREACH & EDUCATION PROJECTS

CSTA - Western MA

Girls Inc. Eureka!

Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance

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