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
EventOpen OnDemand on ClinWulf: training on December 4
Hands-on session with Alejandro Gil Gómez on using ClinWulf's Open OnDemand apps for tissue experiments and running the MCMICRO Nextflow pipeline. Friday,…
September 30, 2026
MaintenanceRescheduled: SeaWulf hbm queues and xeonmax maintenance moves to October 5
The electrical maintenance was postponed a week because of the storm. The hbm queues and the xeonmax login node go offline at 5 PM on Monday, October 5 and…
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.