High-powered computing resources for academic and industry research, education and innovation.
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) accelerates discovery for Ohio’s academic and commercial researchers with processing power exceeding 1,000 desktop computers available any time, any place. OSC turns days of computation into minutes, creating a competitive advantage for Ohio at a fraction of the cost of alternatives, all with expert consultation and secure storage.
The Ohio Supercomputer Center is a part of the Ohio Technology Consortium, the information and technology division of the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
Clients
7,918
Individuals
1,332
Organizations
Ohio Organizations
56
Academic
22
Industry
25
Nonprofit & Government
Ohio Higher Ed
6,134
Enrollees
294
Courses
Core Service
99.7%
Service Availability
Data Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Catalyzing Discovery
OSC provides state-of-the-art resources and services to academic researchers and industry innovators, both within the state of Ohio and beyond its borders. Clients develop new knowledge, products and technologies that benefit society.
Supercomputing services
The Ohio Supercomputer Center provides strategic capabilities in high performance computing (HPC), research data storage and scientific software expertise, enabling groundbreaking academic research and industrial innovation in Ohio.
Flexibility, scalability, affordability
The supercomputers at OSC are engineered with flexibility and scalability in mind, built to deliver cutting-edge capabilities tailored to individual needs. Academic researchers generally utilize OSC with little or no cost thanks to state funding, while industry and commercial clients pay competitive rates.
Easy access
The Center’s easy-to-use Open OnDemand web portal, enables supercomputing from anywhere on any device. This industry-leading, open-source scientific gateway is installed at hundreds of prominent HPC centers around the world.
Education
OSC helps develop the next generation of innovators by providing virtual computer labs and free classroom usage to educators at all levels in Ohio, from grade school to grad school.
Training and support
Utilizing OSC is simple for users of all skill levels through one-on-one consultations, web-based training classes and online how-to guides, support from client services.
Any discipline, anywhere
A growing range of disciplines and client types rely on OSC, including researchers in analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Serving Ohio & Beyond
Thanks to OSC's innovative web-based Open OnDemand portal, its many clients can securely access high performance computing from anywhere in the world with just a browser and an internet connection.
Savings
$8.5+ million
Client annual savings
Data from Jan 2024–Dec 2024
Spotlight
Ohio University students tour OSC’s data center at the State of Ohio Computer Center.
Ohio University students use AI for creative design
Ohio University students collaborated with OSC to design the endcap for the newest HPC cluster, Cardinal, using the system’s own AI tools. Blending technology and creativity, the students generated imagery symbolic of Ohio, from natural landscapes to familiar campus sights. Their work, composed into a design by faculty member Basil Masri Zada, has made a lasting visual mark on OSC’s data center infrastructure.
Illustration of drones scanning farmland. Image Credit: Boubin, J., Zhang, Z., Chumley, J., & Stewart, C. (November 2022). Adaptive deployment for autonomous agricultural UAV swarms. In Proceedings of the 20th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (pp. 1089-1095).
The Ohio State University advances AI for agriculture
The NSF-funded ICICLE project, led by The Ohio State University, is making AI more accessible for agriculture. By analyzing drone imagery with AI, researchers create infrared maps to help farmers detect crop stress, optimize irrigation and reduce waste. OSC’s computing power enables the processing of massive datasets, providing timely insights that traditional methods cannot. Beyond agriculture, ICICLE is developing adaptable AI workflows for various industries.
Spaghetti inspired Dr. Anju Gupta and her team to create membranes with a similar structure, shown on the right using a scanning electron microscope image. These membranes are engineered with unique properties that enhance their ability to remove unwanted substances from wastewater, allowing for the recovery of large amounts of pure drinking water. Image credit: Dr. Anju R. Gupta.
University of Toledo transforms wastewater
Anju R. Gupta’s University of Toledo laboratory is pioneering sustainable water treatment solutions by developing advanced mixed matrix membranes for desalination. Using OSC resources, Gupta and her team applied machine learning and statistical forecasting to predict membrane lifespans, significantly improving water quality and yield. Their work, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), includes prototypes that not only enhance desalination but also recover valuable materials from wastewater.
Continued Growth
By equipping innovators in academia and enterprise with cutting-edge technology, Ohio ensures its leadership role in the creation and dissemination of knowledge and the development of a workforce prepared for tomorrow’s high-tech economy. As the pace of change accelerates, we are building an innovative path to a better and stronger Ohio.
Our Campus Champions program helps us stay connected to the specific and evolving technical requirements of Ohio colleges and universities. In addition, with grants from the National Science Foundation, we are training more cyberinfrastructure professionals across the state and nation to use emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in HPC work.
OSC also is introducing HPC to new sectors of research and innovation in Ohio. We reach out to academic disciplines that traditionally have not used HPC but could benefit greatly from it. The Center also has a strong track record of engaging with the private sector to meet its specialized HPC needs. With our globally recognized Open OnDemand program, we are lowering the bar to entry and increasing the ease of HPC use for new clients.
