Renaissance Computing Institute

Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
RENCI's main campus at Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Established2004
Field of research
data science and cyberinfrastructure; environmental sciences; biomedical and health sciences
DirectorStanley C. Ahalt, PhD
LocationChapel Hill, NC
AffiliationsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Websiterenci.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.