Renaissance Computing Institute
RENCI's main campus at Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Established | 2004 |
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Field of research | data science and cyberinfrastructure; environmental sciences; biomedical and health sciences |
| Director | Stanley C. Ahalt, PhD |
| Location | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Affiliations | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Website | renci.org |
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) was launched in 2004 as a collaboration involving the State of North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), Duke University, and North Carolina State University. RENCI is organizationally structured as a research institute within UNC-CH, and its main campus is located in Chapel Hill, NC, a few miles from the UNC-CH campus. RENCI has engagement centers at UNC-CH, Duke University (Durham), and North Carolina State University (Raleigh).
RENCI's founding director was Daniel A. Reed; Stanley C. Ahalt is the current director. RENCI employs over 80 staff members.