Research Computing & Data
Educational and Scholarly Technology staff can:
- Consult with you about research data and computing needs and connect you with relevant resources
- Help you set up a JupyterHub and/or virtual environments for research labs or teaching
- Provide workshops on GitHub, data management and analysis, introductions to Python, R and MatLab, and other topics related to research computing.
We are NSF Campus Champions, and can set up resources on our College ACCESS allocation for you to experiment with or help you apply for your own allocations. We can also connect you with experts in the broader research facilitation community if needed.
Meet with Us
- Drop-In Research Computing Office Hours, Wednesdays 1-3pm in Park 309 (Collier)
- Schedule a meeting with Alyssa Pivirotto
- Schedule a meeting with Alice McGrath
Resources
ACCESS allocations
ACCESS is the NSF's centralized platform for requesting allocations on NSF-funded computing and data resources. These resources are available at no cost to faculty and graduate students at U.S. institutions for research or curricular use. An introductory "Explore" level allocation requires only a 1-paragraph abstract and is approved in as little as 24 hours.
ACCESS Resource Advisor
ACCESS provides access to a wide range of resources for high-performance and high-throughput computing. Answer nine questions to determine which fit your project.
MATCH Services
The NSF-funded MATCH Program connects researchers with expert mentors who can advise, answer questions, and help troubleshoot computational research issues at no cost. Attend a virtual office hours session to discuss your support need and get matched with an appropriate expert.
NAIRR Pilot
If your research advances AI research or employs AI, you may be eligible for no-cost computing, AI model access and data resources through the NAIRR Pilot. A new start-up project opportunity requires only 2 weeks lead time an allows researchers to build and test environments or perform benchmark testing to support a full-scale request.
Strategic Planning and Development
Bryn Mawr College is currently building the cyberinfrastructure and services needed to support modern computational research and curricular innovation, in partnership with the Provost's Office and the faculty Committee on Libraries, Information and Computing (CLIC). Learn more about the major milestones in this process.
Prioritization and planning
Fall 2025-spring 2026. Drawing on these recommendations, recommendations from external reviews of technology and library operations more broadly, and the College's strategic plan LITS will develop a prioritized, multi-year plan for IT infrastructure and services investment and implementation and share it with CLIC and senior leadership for feedback and input. Once approved, we will apply for NSF CC* implementation grants to help fund research cyberinfrastructure components.
Research facilitation services development
Summer 2025. LITS staff begin building research facilitation knowledge and skills needed to help researchers and better leverage existing NSF and other external resources that they can use immediately.
Kickoff Meeting
In May 2025, consultants from Internet2 came to campus to meet with faculty, administrative leaders and IT staff. Our goal was understanding researcher needs, connecting them with resources available now where possible, and developing a list of concrete short- and long-term steps needed to build resources not yet available.
NSF CC* Strategy Award
March 2025: Bryn Mawr College receives Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Strategy grant (2503169, PI Jennifer Spohrer) to bring in expert consultants and build local knowledge needed to develop a prioritized plan for building Research Computing and Data infrastructure and services. (This plan is necessary to apply for NSF funding for infrastructure development.)
Faculty Survey
September 2024: LITS surveyed faculty about research computing and data needs and interest in participating in strategic planning to prepare for an NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure grant application.
Report from Academic Department Visits
May 2024: In a faculty meeting, CIO and CLIC chair reported on unmet research computing and data needs that LITS learned about through meetings with academic department and programs over 2022-2024.
