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High-Performance Computing.
Training.
High-Speed Networking.

What is SCINet?

The SCINet initiative is an effort by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to grow USDA’s research capacity by providing scientists with access to high-performance computing clusters, high-speed networking for data transfer, and training in scientific computing.

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ARS scientists/collaborators:
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Upcoming Trainings and Events

  • SCINet Corner · SCINet working groups overview

    Learn more about our working groups!

    • Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1-2 pm ET
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      • Animal Behavior AI Working Group - John Park
      • Geospatial Research Working Group - Amy Hudson and Heather Savoy
      • Protein Function and Phenotype Prediction Working Group - Hye-Seon Kim and Carson Andorf
      • Translational Omics Working Group - George Liu and Wenli Li
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Explore Use Cases

Genomics

Explore the Ag100Pest Initiative

Geospatial

SCINet for geospatial research

Hydrology

Advanced computing capabilities to run watershed, erosion, and hydrodynamic simulation models.

Plant Breeding

The USDA’s National Plant Germplasm System maintains the world’s foremost collection of crop diversity.