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Hart Hancock
Director, Science Computing
Office: Natural Sciences 2, 179
Primary support for:
– Central infrastructure, virtualization, HPC and storage.
Email: hhancock @ ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-5354
Scientific Computing Group
This team collectively supports research computing in the departments of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, Ocean Sciences, Physics, SCIPP, and UC Observatories.
Ramon Berger
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Mathematics
– Physics
– SCIPP (Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics)
Office: Thimann Labs 357
Email: rwberger @ ucsc.edu
Nick Bomarito
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
– UC Observatories
Office: Remote (Eastern Time)
Email: nbomarit @ ucsc.edu
Ted Buchwald
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Earth & Planetary Sciences
Office: Earth & Marine Sciences A309
Email: buchwald @ ucsc.edu
Nicholas Inabnit
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Ocean Sciences
Office: Earth & Marine Sciences C312
Email: ninabnit @ ucsc.edu
Life Sciences Computing Group
This team collectively supports research computing in the departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, and the Coastal Science Campus.
J Ford
Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Coastal Science Campus
– Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
– Institute of Marine Sciences
Office: Remote (Pacific Time)
Email: jford1 @ ucsc.edu
Doug Niven
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Chemistry & Biochemistry
Office: Physical Sciences Building 421
Email: dniven @ ucsc.edu
Eric Shell
Senior Systems Engineer
Primary support for the following departments:
– Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology
– Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
Office: Sinsheimer Labs 250
Email: eshell @ ucsc.edu
Administrative and Lab Computing
This team collectively support divisional and departmental staff as well as desktop lab systems throughout the departments.
Ahmad Allulu
Systems Engineer
Academic Desktop and Lab Computing
Office: Natural Sciences 2, 167
Email: aallulu @ ucsc.edu
Ocho Torres
Systems Engineer
Academic Desktop and Lab Computing
Office: Thimann Labs 353
Email: ocho @ ucsc.edu
Todd Welch
Systems Engineer
Academic Desktop and Lab Computing
Office: Physical Sciences Building 419
Email: tjwelch @ ucsc.edu