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Empowering our students and scholars to impact society through multidisciplinary transformative computing research

Established in 1994, SCI has always made a significant impact – not only in Utah, but also the world.

~180

Faculty, Staff, and Students

~4000

Publications

36

Best Paper Awards

66

State and National Awards

~250,000

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Bill Miller Brings National Expertise to Advance Research Computing and Data at the U
October 7, 2025

After over a decade of shaping advanced cyberinfrastructure at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF),…

Join the University of Utah’s Bold, Transdisciplinary Effort to Model and Monitor a Changing Planet with AI
October 7, 2025

The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing…

New Faculty Member Rohan Basu Roy Wants to Make High Performance Computing Faster and Greener
October 7, 2025

Rohan Basu Roy is on a mission to make high performance computing (HPC)—core to AI-powered…

The U to build an AI ecosystem in partnership with tech powerhouses
September 11, 2025

The University of Utah is looking to join forces with two powerhouse tech firms to…

Engineers’ AI Project Will Help Predict Natural Disasters’ Chaotic Flows
August 21, 2025

Thanks to a new National Science Foundation grant, researchers at the John and Marcia Price…

Akil Narayan Named Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in the College of Science
July 18, 2025

The College of Science welcomes Lauren Birgenheier as associate dean for faculty affairs, Akil Narayan…

Four Scholars with SCI Ties Named Finalists in Bioengineering Student Paper Competition
July 17, 2025

Three Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute students under faculty member Jeffrey A. Weiss were…

SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs
June 20, 2025

Tamara Bidone, a faculty member in the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI)…

Manish Parashar Wins ACM Distinguished Service Award
May 28, 2025

The prestigious award is one of five honoring computing professionals for their impactful service and…

SCI Team Lands Cover of ‘Algorithms’ with New Method to Analyze Big Data
May 23, 2025

University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute researchers built a new, more efficient tool…

U Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs
May 21, 2025

The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to…

New Faculty Member Andrew McNutt Harnesses Vis Expertise to Make Computers Easier to Use
May 8, 2025

Using a computer is complicated. Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute faculty member Andrew McNutt…

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Empowering our students and scholars to impact society through multidisciplinary transformative computing research. We accomplish this through collaborative, translational research utilizing our core strengths in simulation, imaging, visualization, scientific and high-performance computing, and data science.
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A culture of multidisciplinary, collaborative and translational research underpins the history of the SCI Institute. SCI faculty members come from a range of backgrounds and are united by a passion for collaborative, interdisciplinary science and engineering.

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