Our group started using the CHPC resources intensively almost three years ago. We were guided by the CHPC staff through their available resources for chemistry, as well as through some basic aspects of Gaussian, a major program used for molecular computations, and Schrödinger’s MacroModel for
conformational analysis. We initially obtained a temporary allocation, which was followed by a permanent one, and have recently purchased a node. The CHPC staff, and particularly, Dr. Anita Orendt, have been extremely helpful, solving specific issues we encountered with computations, suggesting appropriate software for various applications, exposing us to potential methods to increase our efficiency, and has been invaluable through the process of purchasing our node. Additionally, Samuel Liston kindly helped us save critical data we were unable to access otherwise. Due to this ongoing support, computational work has become a mainstay of our group in recent years, and we were able to expand our usage rapidly, fully supported by the CHPC. Our students attended several workshops and seminars held or hosted by CHPC, which exposed them to state-of-the-art methodologies for data analysis. Matthew Sigman, University of Utah Faculty