Overview
Both the New Mexico Tech and RMACC high performance computing systems are or will be free to access for all members of the New Mexico Tech Research and Education community.
The sections below outline how these computing systems can be integrated into proposals through identification of the resources and inclusion of computer support services.
Identification of Resources
If you plan to use the NMT or RMACC computing systems in your proposed research, most funding agencies will request a description of these facilities in some portion of the proposal. The examples below provide a template for describing the systems in an NSF "Facilities and Other Resources" (or similar) document:
NMT HPC
The High Performance Computing system at New Mexico Tech (HPC@NMT) is scheduled to become available at the beginning of 2026. The AMD-based system contains:
(1) 16 standard compute nodes each with 256 cores and 6 Gb of ram per core,
(2) 3 high memory nodes each with 256 cores and 9 Gb of ram per core
(3) 2 GPU nodes with 256 cores, Gb of ram per core, and 2 NVIDIA H100 GPUs.
The system is free to access for all researchers at New Mexico Tech, with resources sharing managed using a FairShare management approach.
RMACC
New Mexico Tech is a member of the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium, which provides researchers access to the University of Colorado Alpine Computing System.
The AMD-based Alpine system contains
(1) 287 general CPU nodes each with 64 cores and 3.8 Gb of ram per core
(2) 16 CPU nodes each with 128 cores and 2.01 GB of ram per core
(3) 12 high memory nodes each with 48 cores and 21.5 Gb of ram per core
(4) 8 high memory nodes each with 64 cores and 16 Gb of ram per core
(5) 8 GPU nodes with 64 cores, 3.8 Gb of ram per core, and 3 NVIDIA A100 GPUs.
(5) 8 GPU nodes with 64 cores (AMD), 3.8 Gb of ram per core, and 3 AMD A100 GPUs.
The system is free to access for all researchers at New Mexico Tech, with resources sharing managed using a FairShare management approach.
Computer Services Funding for NMT HPC System
Note that while there will be no charge to use the NMT HPC system, we strongly encourage all proposals to include funding for computer services to support both system maintenance, training, and scientific computing consultation. These funds will be critical to providing sufficient long-term staff support to the campus computing community.
At present, we strongly recommend including funds for one day (8 hours ~ $400) of support per year, which will be used to supplement existing institutional support for system and software package upgrades, technical training for support staff, and training opportunities (campus-wide and individual) for system users. Additional funding should be included if you anticipate needing additional support services such as testing or modification of specific software packages.
The text below outlines an example budget justification (or similar) type document that includes support for both activities:
We request $800 dollars for 16 hours in computer services fees per year of the grant to support use of the New Mexico Tech high performance computing system. In detail, the yearly support will include general system maintenance and upgrades (8 hours), compilation and testing of software, running and optimization of models, and related services (8 hours). The rate for computer support services from the Information and Technology Center at NMT is currently $50/hr.
Please contact Dr. John Naliboff (john.naliboff@nmt.edu) for more information on how to leverage the HPC system in proposals and associated guidance on budgeting for HPC support services.