# UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing > The UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC): mission, research, the CSE certificate program, news, and contact information. User documentation for CARC systems lives at https://unm-carc.github.io/docs/ (with its own llms.txt). The source repository is an Open Knowledge Format (OKF v0.2) bundle: every page carries YAML frontmatter with type, provenance, and lifecycle fields. Full corpus for ingestion: https://unm-carc.github.io/llms-full.txt Every page's Markdown source (OKF frontmatter included) is served at its URL plus `index.md` — for example https://unm-carc.github.io/about/mission/index.md. Agent guide: https://unm-carc.github.io/docs/about/ai-agents/ ## About CARC - [History](https://unm-carc.github.io/about/history/): A timeline of CARC milestones from the founding of the Maui and Albuquerque high performance computing centers in the 1990s through recent system donations and retirements. - [Internal Advisory Board](https://unm-carc.github.io/about/iab/): Membership roster and meeting minutes of the CARC Internal Advisory Board, which meets regularly to make decisions regarding the center's operations and goals. - [Mission and vision](https://unm-carc.github.io/about/mission/): CARC's vision and mission: leading and growing the computational research community at UNM. - [Strategic plan](https://unm-carc.github.io/about/strategic-plan/): An overview of CARC's strategic plan to meet user needs and develop a sustainable funding model, with a link to the full plan PDF. ## Research - [Featured projects](https://unm-carc.github.io/research/featured-projects/): Feature articles highlighting research projects done using computing, storage, and support resources at the Center for Advanced Research Computing. - [Free research computing](https://unm-carc.github.io/research/free-services/): A description of the free baseline research computing service CARC provides to UNM main campus users, including the core-hour and storage limits. - [Grant writing resources](https://unm-carc.github.io/research/grant-resources/): Links to UNM training, funding search, proposal development, compliance, and submission resources for researchers writing grant proposals. - [Premium services](https://unm-carc.github.io/research/premium-services/): CARC's UNM-approved cost model for condo cluster nodes, VM hosting, dedicated storage, and custom support for users whose needs exceed the free baseline service. - [Publications and acknowledgement](https://unm-carc.github.io/research/publications/): The acknowledgement statement to use in publications that made use of CARC resources, and a link to view publications that feature the center. ## Education & training - [Workshops and seminars](https://unm-carc.github.io/education/workshops/): Free CARC workshops in the 1601 Central workshop room, the live events calendar, and video alternatives. ## CSE Certificate Program - [CSE application](https://unm-carc.github.io/education/cse/application/): How to apply to the CSE Certificate Program through the UNM ApplyYourself portal. - [Electives and participating departments](https://unm-carc.github.io/education/cse/electives/): Approved CSE elective courses by department — with live schedule links and Fall 2026 offering status — and the departments participating in the certificate program. - [CSE program requirements](https://unm-carc.github.io/education/cse/requirements/): Admission prerequisites, core courses, elective hours, and the research project requirement for the CSE certificate. - [Program specializations](https://unm-carc.github.io/education/cse/specializations/): Optional, non-transcripted CSE specializations: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Data Science. ## News - [Registration is open for the 2025 CARC Annual Meeting (CAM)](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/2025-annual-meeting/): CARC's fourth annual user meeting — April 14, 2025 — with a keynote, open forum, and student poster session. - [Registration is open for the 2026 CARC Annual Meeting](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/2026-annual-meeting/): CAM 2026 comes to Zimmerman Library B30 on April 21, 2026 — updates, research highlights, and the student poster session. - [In memoriam: Cleve Moler](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/cleve-moler-memoriam/): Remembering Cleve Moler — creator of MATLAB and former UNM professor — by Matthew Fricke. (draft) - [Recent departures and retirements](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/departures-retirements/): Thanking Patrick Bridges and Hussein Al-Azzawi, and wishing Jim Prewett a happy retirement. (draft) - [An important message from our Director](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/director-message/): A message to the CARC community from then-Director Patrick G. Bridges on federal executive actions and CARC's commitments. - [UNM launches search for the next director of CARC](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/director-search/): The University seeks a strategic and operational leader for the Center for Advanced Research Computing. This search has concluded. - [CARC prepares for deployment of new high-performance computing cluster](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/easley-cluster/): Easley — named for NASA pioneer Annie Easley — brings H100 GPUs, all-flash storage, and a 7–10× performance leap. - [Genome sequencing reveals a newly identified virus](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/genome-sequencing/): CARC computing supported the sequencing and phylogenetic analysis behind the characterization of a previously unrecognized virus. - [New HPC course bridges the gap between students and local tech industry](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/hpc-course/): CS491/591, led by Matthew Fricke and backed by a $1M Department of Education grant, gives students hands-on cluster experience. - [Undergraduate researcher leverages CARC for molecular modeling breakthrough](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/molecular-modeling/): Physics major Sole Samuels used CARC systems to develop radial density encoding, a new molecular representation for machine learning. - [New NSF research hardware award](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/nsf-hardware-ruskai/): A new NSF award led by Ruskai brings new research computing hardware to UNM. (draft) - [New NSF award: IDSS MESA](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/nsf-idss-mesa/): A new National Science Foundation award supports the IDSS MESA project. (draft) - [PSAAP COMPASS center: 2026 update](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/psaap-2026-update/): An update on the DOE NNSA PSAAP IV COMPASS center led by UNM. (draft) - [UNM awarded prestigious grant to lead national research on high-performance computing](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/psaap-iv-compass/): A UNM-led team wins a DOE NNSA PSAAP IV cooperative agreement, establishing the COMPASS center at CARC. - [CARC team gears up for SC24 Competition](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/sc24-team/): Six UNM students take a Dell/Penguin/Intersect360-sponsored H100 cluster to the SC24 student competition in Atlanta. - [Welcome our new CARC Director, Tyson Swetnam](https://unm-carc.github.io/news/welcome-director-swetnam/): The Center for Advanced Research Computing welcomes Tyson Swetnam as its new Director. (draft) ## Contact - [Personnel](https://unm-carc.github.io/contact/personnel/): The CARC team: leadership, systems staff, and administration. - [Visiting CARC](https://unm-carc.github.io/contact/visiting/): Location, directions, and parking for the CARC building at 1601 Central Avenue NE. ## Meta - [Documentation update log](https://unm-carc.github.io/log/): dated history of changes to this bundle.