Welcome to the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute

Providing advanced research computing infrastructure and expertise to the University of Minnesota research and scholarly community and beyond.

About MSI

MSI Services

MSI offers more than 125 million hours of free computing annually to University of Minnesota faculty and collaborators. Access is determined by the “fair share” algorithm in the SLURM system, favoring groups with lower recent computing usage. To ensure access, faculty can lease dedicated hardware on existing HPC systems. Additional services and prices are detailed, including generous storage allocations for research projects. Groups needing extra storage beyond justified limits have options. For inquiries about purchasing dedicated access, visit our Helpdesk.

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MSI’s Mission

We offer advanced research computing infrastructure and expertise to the University of Minnesota’s research community, scholarly groups, and the State of Minnesota. Our goal is to advance research, accelerate progress, and promote innovation and discoveries through cutting-edge technologies, scientific computing, informatics, application development, and various services.

MSI News

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MAISRC Grants
Ecology & Environment Research

posted on January 12, 2026Three MSI PIs have been awarded grants from the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) to study aquatic invasive species that threaten Minnesota’s lakes

Cancer-Fighting MSI PIs
Medicine

posted on January 8, 2026The University of Minnesota’s new series on health research and healthcare features some MSI PIs. One story in this series features researchers working to fight cancer. Profes

Producing Innovative New Magnets
Engineering

A manufacturing facility for advanced magnets is being built in Minnesota by a company founded MSI PI Jian-Ping Wang.

A New Tool for Creating Chemical Precursors
Chemistry

A team of chemists using MSI resources has developed a new method for creating chemical precursors that can be used to develop pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

MSI PIs on Highly Cited Researcher List
Awards Research

Sixteen MSI PIs are on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list.

MSI Events

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2026 Research Computing Exhibition

The annual Research Computing Exhibition will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

GPU in EDU Seminar Series
Workshop

This one-day event features Dr. Christopher S. Simmons leading comprehensive sessions that equip academic researchers with a complete framework for implementing reproducible AI and scientific workflows.

GenoFest 2025
Conferences

GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the genomics field, updates on the latest sequencing and multi-omic platforms, tours, posters, exhibitor tables, and connections with fellow researchers.

WiADS 2025
Conferences

The Women in AI & Data Science (WiADS) Conference 2025 is an opportunity for women, women-identifying, and non-binary professionals, academics, and students to share their research, projects, and stories.

Mapping Minds: Cultivating GeoCommunities at the University
Workshop

Connect with colleagues creating sustainable, equitable, and resilient solutions rooted in place but designed for global impact.

MSI Research

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DSAI Seed Grants: Epigenetic Variation in Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction

Genetics and Genomics

MSI PI Molly McCue is studying the genomics of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in horses.

A Simulation Method for Non-Newtonian Drops
Materials Science and Engineering

MSI users have successfully simulated the behavior of non-Newtonian droplets, which will be useful in optimizing engineering processes relying on non-Newtonian fluids.

Big VISION Initiative
Computational Science and Technology Data and Imaging Science

Researchers are developing a large image dataset that can be used to train AI systems to accurately identify and mark defects in products from diverse industries.

A New Computational Method for Improving Brain-Behavior Correlation Associations
Biomedical and Healthcare Research Data and Imaging Science

Several MSI PIs, Research Computing staff members, and colleagues at other institutions have developed a computational method to identify motion-caused artifacts in structural and functional MRI.

Creating a National Medical Price Repository
Biomedical and Healthcare Research Data and Imaging Science

Researchers partnered with MSI to gather data and create a National Medical Price Repository that could help answer questions about healthcare spending and competition.