Located in California’s Central Valley, the University of California, Merced is the newest campus in the UC system and is rapidly growing toward R1 research status. CaRCC spoke with Sarvani Chadalapaka, Director of Cyber Infrastructure and Research Technologies (CIRT) at UC Merced, to learn how her team supports computational research while making advanced computing accessible to a diverse student population. The following Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity.
