Location
North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus
Partners I Building, Suite 1500 &
Engineering Building II, Room 1235
Raleigh, NC

Contact
Ray Idaszak, Interim Director
919-445-9647
rayi at renci.org

Overview
The Renaissance Computing Institute at North Carolina State University opened in early 2007 and supports the use of visualization technology and analytical methods to explore engineering, scientific, design and educational challenges. The site focuses primarily on serving the NCSU community, its partners and collaborators. Located on NCSU’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, RENCI@NCSU includes a high-resolution display system, an audio-video editing suite, and Access Grid multicast collaboration technology.

NCSU Collaborators
Information Technology Division: High Performance & Grid Computing
Institute for Transportation Research and Education
Department of Civil Engineering / College of Engineering
Geographic Information Science (GIS) Research and Teaching Program
Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Visualization in Technology Education / College of Education
Astrophysics Group/ Department of Physics
Center for Electron Microscopy
Design Research & Extension Program / College of Design
Graphic Design Department / College of Design
Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications
Engineering Online / College of Engineering
Virtual Computing Laboratory / College of Engineering
Knowledge Discovery Laboratory / Department of Computer Science
Design Graphics Laboratory / Department of Computer Science
Multimedia Laboratory / Department of Computer Science
Center for Digital Entertainment / Department of Computer Science
Automated Software Engineering Research Group / Department of Computer Science
Department of Statistics / College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Open Courseware Laboratory / College of Management
Department of Communication / College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Department of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management / College of Textiles
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism / College of Natural Resources
Department of Population Health & Pathobiology / College of Veterinary Medicine

Other Collaborators
Transportation Research Board: Visualization in Transportation Task Force

Directions
From I-40E:
Take Gorman Street (Exit 295). Turn left onto Gorman. Turn right at the third light onto Avent Ferry Road. Continue straight through the light at Trailwood Drive and turn right at the next light onto Varsity Drive. You have now entered NC State University’s Centennial Campus.

Stop at the Information Booth on Varsity Drive to obtain a parking pass. There is a visitor’s fee of $2.00. Continue straight up Varsity Drive to the first stop sign, and turn right on Main Campus Drive. Turn left at the first intersection – Research Drive – and park in the back of the Partners I Building. RENCI@NCSU is in Suite 1500.

Links
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