The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is….
- A gateway for the state and citizens into the expertise of the university system
- A provider of unbiased technology leadership for the state, its citizens and its institutions
- A pipeline that brings university expertise and cutting-edge technologies into the “real” world in order to find solutions to important state problems.
- A multi-institutional center that unites campus and local communities in projects that bring federal research dollars to North Carolina.
Fact Sheet: RENCI statewide impact (Download pdf)
Fact Sheet: RENCI campus impact (Download pdf)
Success stories
- Winds of Change on North Carolina’s Coast
- Advanced Biometrics for America’s Borders
- A Test bed for the New Internet
- Visualizing North Carolina’s Expertise Network
- Keep Your Eye on the Particle: Visualization Tools Enhance Pollution Research
- Technology for Public Safety
- A Helping Hand to Fledgling Entrepreneurs
- Science Made Real in the Classroom
- Emergency Management Workspace – Working Smarter
- Engagement Centers Provide Local Presence and Statewide Impact
- More Data, Better Healthcare
- National Initiatives to Give North Carolina a Competitive Edge
- Accelerating Insight Through Visual Collaboration
- Modeling to Protect North Carolina’s Coast
Testimonials (Download pdf)
- H Douglas Hoell, Jr., Director, NC Division of Emergency Management
- Mack B. Pearsall, President, Pearsall Operating Company, Asheville
- Rocky D. Hyder, President, North Carolina Emergency Management Association
- Ryan Boyles, State Climatologist and Director, State Climate Office of North Carolina
- John Dorman, Director, North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Project, Assistant Director, NC Division of Emergency Management
- Cathy Ball, Director, Dept. of Transportation and Engineering, City of Asheville
- Sandy Sanderson, Dare County Emergency Management Coordinator
- Rebecca Yarbrough, Assistant Director, Centralina Council of Governments
- Kathryn Cargile, 8th grade teacher, Hope Middle School, Pitt County School System
- Keith C. Kocis, M.D., M.S., Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UNC School of Medicine
- Daniel Jones, Fire Chief, Town of Chapel Hill Fire Department
- Todd Boyette, PhD, UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
- Darin J. Figursky, Meterologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC
- Betsy Bennett, Director, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
- Karen Jungblut, Director, Research and Documentation, USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
