About MSI

Mission of the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute

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's mission

Message from the Director of Research Computing

For over 45 years the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) has been proudly serving and collaborating with the University of Minnesota research and scholarly community and external partners across all areas of human inquiry.

Our Experts

MSI is a vital hub for cutting-edge research and innovation at the University of Minnesota and beyond.

Governance

The Minnesota Supercomputing Institute is a core research facility of the University within the Research Computing umbrella group of the Research and Innovation Office.

Policies

The Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) strives to support the research and scholarship of a diverse user community.

Employment

MSI provides high-performance computing resources and research computing support to the University of Minnesota and other Minnesota institutions of higher learning.

MSI Tours

MSI has a limited capability for tours for prospective students and faculty, University student groups, and chaperoned secondary school groups.

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Our Services

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About MSI Services

MSI offers more than 125 million hours of free computing annually to University of Minnesota faculty and collaborators.

News and Events

MSI PIs and their groups are featured in news stories about their research and professional honors.

Our Resources

MSI provides a variety of free resources for users seeking to use high-performance computing (HPC) to elevate their research.