HPC Access - Application for computing time

To apply for computing time on the NHR4CES systems, please proceed as follows:

1. First write a detailed project description and please use the sample project application (pdf, word, LaTeX).
   Please use this shorter version for the application for PREP-projects (pdf, word, LaTeX).
   The usage of the templates is mandatory. Applications that do not use the required templates for the project description might be rejected. The project description must not exceed 10 pages (font 11pt). The project description will be uploaded to the web server as part of the electronic questionnaire in pdf (please do not include any other information in this file). Completeness and verifiability of these specifications will be considered during the assessment process. Missing information will lead to a reduction of granted computing time and possibly to the rejection of the proposal.
   If you wish to add supplementary information to your project description (e.g. articles that are not yet published), please compile it in another pdf file and upload it as part of the supplementary material.
2. Complete the electronic questionnaire and attach the project description as well as any additional documents to the questionnaire as pdf files.
   Please note that (besides the technical information regarding the planned simulations) all computing time applications that have been submitted to German computing centers within the last 3 years have to be listed in the electronic questionnaire, regardless of whether their content is similar to the current proposal or not.
3. With the finalization of your project application a form is created. If you apply for computing time on CLAIX, please print this form, sign it and send it to the office in Aachen by email. If you apply for computing time on Lichtenberg, please print the application form and, if applicable, the PI agreement, sign it and send it to the TU Darmstadt Computing Center for the Allocation of Computing Time by post (Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulrechenzentrum, HPC Gruppe, Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt). You can additionally send a digital copy of the signed form to hhlr@hrz.tu-darmstadt.de in order to expedite the process.
4. Please note: Normal NHR projects will get an initial quota after the technical review. This quota will be increased once the proposal has received two positive scientific reviews. The final granting decision will be made in conjunction with the decisions about NHR Large projects by a NHR4CES panel  (meets quarterly). Thus, a belated decrease of resources is possible.

Once a project is completed, the applicant is obliged to submit a final/status report which is due three months after the end of the allocation period. Please use the sample documents (pdf, word, LaTeX). The final report must not exceed 2 pages (font 11pt). Please upload your final/status report and the publications to JARDS.project

At a glance: more information on applying for computing time.

Papers, presentations, and other publications containing results obtained on the supercomputers that are part of the NHR4CES systems must include proper acknowledgements. The wording of the acknowledgement depends on the system used within the NHR4CES. Please choose the text appropriate from the list below.

NHR4CES projects on Lichtenberg II

The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time provided to them at the NHR Center NHR4CES at TU Darmstadt (project number p0020XXX). This is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the state governments participating on the basis of the resolutions of the GWK for national high performance computing at universities (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner).

NHR4CES projects on CLAIX

The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time provided to them at the NHR Center NHR4CES at RWTH Aachen University (project number p0020XXX). This is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the state governments participating on the basis of the resolutions of the GWK for national high performance computing at universities (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner).

The principal investigator of the project also confirms that he/she accepts the reporting obligations for NHR4CES projects as given on the NHR4CES webpage. This includes a final report for a completed project which is due three months after the end of the allocation period and a status report for applications for project extensions.

Please upload your final/status report and the publications to JARDS.project

Furthermore, the principal investigator of the project is obligated to provide contributions and information for the annual reports of the IT Center of the RWTH Aachen upon request.

Independent national and international experts assess each proposal for computing time. According to regulations of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) the NHR4CES Resource Allocation Board (RAB) determines detailed scientific and technical criteria for the assessment of proposals for computing time.

The RAB is composed of experienced scientists and experts on operating supercomputers from both facilities from RWTH Aachen and TU Darmstadt each:

Prof. Dr. Karsten Albe (Co-chairman, Materials Modeling, TU Darmstadt)

Prof. Dr. Martin E. Garcia (Condensed Matter Physics and Ultrafast Phenomena, University of Kassel)

Prof. Dr. Christian Hasse (Simulation of reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems, TU Darmstadt)

Prof. Dr. Vera Krewald (Theoretical Chemistry, TU Darmstadt)

Dr. Matthias Meinke (Chair of Fluid Mechanics and Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen University)

Prof. Dr. Heinz Pitsch (Chairman, Institute for Combustion Technology, RWTH Aachen University)

Prof. Dr. Franziska Schönebeck (Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University)

Prof. Dr. Birgit Strodel (Structural Biochemistry, FZ Jülich)

The RAB is also being supported by experts on operating supercomputers from both facilities.