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Picotte User Documentation Wiki

The Picotte wiki compiles updates, news, policy documents, and general usage guidance for Picotte and cluster computing in general. Please carefully review the Wiki before using Picotte.

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Use the URCF Resources for a Class

The Picotte cluster is available free of charge for limited use in formal Drexel courses. Large-scale allocations may not be possible, so please contact URCF Support (urcf-support@drexel.edu) in writing a minimum of two months before the start of the term to discuss course needs.


ACKNOWLEDGING THE URCF AND FACILITY STAFF IN YOUR RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

The URCF provides access to shared high-performance computing resources to users and faculty and facility staff provide essential services and guidance to facility users. Proper acknowledgment of staff helps them advance their careers. Acknowledgments of the facility serve as a metric for assessing the value of the facility and its staff to Drexel’s research and educational missions and impact financial support for operations and expansion.

  • Core Acknowledgment – If the research reported includes data obtained on URCF resources, please include an acknowledgement of the “University Research Computing Facility at Drexel University” in the publication. Sample acknowledgment: “Simulations were performed using shared computing resources in the University Research Computing Facility at Drexel University.” 
  • Equipment Funding Acknowledgment – URCF resources acquired through grants may require acknowledgments that include a specific award number. Current instrumentation grants will be listed on this page and in documentation provided by staff. 
    • Please include the following grant acknowledgement in any publication using Picotte: “Picotte is partially funded by NSF OAC Major Research Infrastructure Grant 1919691”
  • Staff Acknowledgement and Co-authorship – Please discuss acknowledgement and co-authorship with facility staff when they have provided support through advanced training or made significant and essential intellectual contribution to a research project submitted for publication.


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