Research


The U’s Center for High Performance Computing provides large-scale computer systems, networking, and the expertise to optimize the use of these high-end technologies. CHPC facilitates advances in academic disciplines whose computational requirements exceed the resources available in individual colleges or departments. Since 1996 these collaborations have resulted in more than 420 technical publications. For more information please visit www.chpc.utah.edu.
  • The U ranks 16th in significant awards to faculty, 31st in federal research funding, 42nd in total research dollars received, and 28th in the number of faculty who are National Academy members, according to the Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance among the nation’s public research universities.
  • The U received $325 million in research funding from all external sources in fiscal year 2008.
  • The U is a national leader in technology transfer.
  • For the second year in a row, in 2009 the U was ranked second in the country at starting technology companies based on its research. (The Association of University Technology Managers, AUTM)

Research Park

  • 320 acres adjacent to campus
  • 37 buildings house 42 companies and 70 university departments
  • More than 8,000 employees
  • Research Park companies, including ARUP, Watson Laboratories, and Evans & Sutherland, have added more than 5,300 jobs to Utah’s economy
  • Annual in-state productivity of Research Park tenants exceeds $600 million