Research Educator
Dr. Wenrui (Ray) Chai
Email: chaiwenrui@utexas.edu

Faculty Advisor
Dr. Graeme Henkelman
Email: henkelman@utexas.edu

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Computers

Our computer cluster: fri.oden.utexas.edu
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Quick Reference


Linux, SSH, text editors, and HTML
  • Logging into the cluster
  • Setting up SSH keys
  • Basic linux commands
  • Top 10 best cheat sheets and tutorials for Linux
  • Editing a file on the cluster
  • Short HTML guide

    VASP
  • How to setup a VASP calculation
  • Useful scripts for VASP

    Programming, software and job submission
  • Python Cheat Sheet
  • Coding Tips
  • Useful software for your computer
  • Submitting a job

  • These pages are by no means extensive. They are meant to be a quick reference for the user who is new to Linux and new to running VASP on our machine. Suggestions for improvement are welcome via email.

    FRI Summer Research Fellowships!

    • Fellowships are available for FRI students participating in their first summer research experience.
    • This is an opportunity for you to engage more deeply in the research, gain confidence in the lab, and develop your leadership skills.
    • Support can be for full or part-time research placements, determined by your research supervisor and the availability of each type of position in your stream.
      • Full-time fellowships are $3000; requires 35-40 hours per week for at least 8 weeks, or the equivalent.
      • Half-time fellowship is $1500; requires 18-20 hours per week for eight weeks, 35-40 hours per week for four weeks, or the equivalent.


    Summer 2021 summer scholars and mentors.
    From left to right:
    Graham Stockton, Yankun(Andrew) Chen, Sydney Suthar, Jesus Munoz Castaneda

    Summer 2016 (left) and Summer 2017 (right) photos below.

    Fall 2016 stream photo.



    CSE Certificate program

    The spring Computational Materials course is an approved numerical applications course for the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Certificate Program. Learn more about this certificate here.