Choose your cluster
Which cluster is right for your research?
Compare at a glance, then dive into each cluster's page for specs, queues, and access details.
| Cluster | Best for | Scale | PHI data | Who can use it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SeaWulfThe general-purpose workhorse |
Physics & climate science | 400+ nodes · 23,000 cores | No PHI | Campus community & Brookhaven Lab staff |
 NVwulfGPU acceleration for AI & ML |
AI & machine learning | 24× H200 NVL · 80 PFLOPS FP8 | No PHI | Campus community |
 ClinWulfHIPAA-compliant computing on PHI |
Clinical research on PHI data | 30 nodes · 32 GPUs · 1.5 PB | HIPAA ✓ | Health Sciences / Medicine |
 SecureWulfSecure computing for controlled data |
Controlled-access and regulated research data (NIST SP 800-171) | 8 GPUs · 128 CPU cores (planned) | No, PHI stays on ClinWulf | Coming Christmas 2026 |
Regulated & controlled data
Computing for controlled research data
A NIST 800-171-aligned secure enclave, built on TiCrypt, in support of NIH and biomedical datasets that carry controlled-access requirements, including dbGaP controlled-access genomic datasets, the All of Us Research Program controlled tier, NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Awards, and NCI Cancer Moonshot data-intensive grants. Learn about SecureWulf or contact RCI to plan ahead for projects that will need it.
🛡️ CMMC & CUI research
For research regulated under CMMC or involving Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Stony Brook University utilizes Sherlock Cloud, a managed, compliant environment for CUI and CMMC-regulated research computing and data. Contact RCI to get started.
Everything else
Docs, software, and support
📚 Documentation
One task-based library for connecting, jobs, storage and software, tagged by cluster.
📦 Software
One searchable catalog with per-cluster availability.
🧾 Job script builder
Fill in a form, get a ready-to-submit sbatch script for any cluster.
🖥️ Open OnDemand
Jupyter, RStudio, MATLAB, and more, with no SSH required.
🛟 Support
Tickets, virtual office hours, and the top questions answered.
🧑💻 Student assistants
The students who help run our clusters, and where the program takes them.
News
HPC announcements
October 5, 2026
EventNVwulf Open OnDemand training on December 4
Hands-on NVwulf Open OnDemand training with Alejandro Gil Gómez and Arshad Mehmood: using NVwulf's OnDemand apps for tissue experiments and running the MCMICRO…
September 30, 2026
NewsHPC Support virtual office hours for Fall 2026
HPC Support office hours are back on Zoom for Fall 2026: Mondays and Fridays, 11 AM to 12 PM. Drop in with your SeaWulf or NVwulf questions.
September 27, 2026
NewsSecureWulf is coming Christmas 2026: plan your project now
A new TiCrypt secure enclave for controlled-access and regulated research data opens by Christmas 2026. Tell RCI now about projects that will need it.