SciComp Account

The SCU account allows you to access the resources and services provided by the SCU. It also allows you to access the gateway nodes for off-campus access.

The SCU account is not the same as your institutional (CWID) account. The institutional account is provided and supported by ITS. To obtain an institutional account. please contact your department administrator.

Request a new SciComp account

Use this form to request access to the computational resources provided by the SCU. We require your institutional or departmental affiliation as well as the name of your administrator, or PI, to fulfill the request. Please include your PI in the email, as we would need their approval


SciComp's clusters:

  1. Greenerg (Retired) - Read-Only Filesystem
  2. BRB Cluster –  uses cwid credentials
  3. Cayuga(CAC/Ithaca) - requires a separate form, emailed separately – cwid required

Lab and user accounts will be created on either the BRB or Cayuga cluster, depending on the lab's designated placement within these clusters.


Contact Us: scu@med.cornell.edu


Managing your SciComp account (Greenberg Cluster Only)

Use this form to reset your SCU account password.