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For general information, visit Harvard University Information Security.

For specific resources, visit the HUIS Resources page.

Scientific Software for SEAS affiliates

SEAS licensed software ABAQUS, COMSOL, and Lumerical: The best way of accessing the latest version of these software applications is on the FAS RC Cannon cluster. For accounts and other information, visit:

• FAS RC

Follow the links below for instructions on using these software applications on Cannon:

• ABAQUS
• COMSOL
• Lumerical
• Open-source software
• OpenFOAM

Software from the FAS download site (Harvard Key required)

Includes Matlab and Mathematica, among others

Software available on Cannon (FAS RC account required)

Instructional Computing

If you need computing resources for classroom teaching, please contact the Computing in Engineering Education (CEE) team to discuss your needs.

General Software Resources

Further information about software resources at Harvard is available from Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT):

• Institutional Computer & Software Purchases (Harvard Key login)
• Software for FAS Community (Harvard Key login)
• Standard Windows Software (Harvard Key login)
• Standard macOS Software (Harvard Key login)
• Install applications on your Harvard computer
• IT Perks & Discounts

If you store important school-related files on your local hard drive, please make sure to back up those files. You can get the CrashPlan Backup Service from HUIT to backup your whole computer, or you can copy your files to a group folder.

If you are a member of a SEAS research group, you probably have a shared group directory stored on our networked file servers in RC. Departments have shared folders in Sharepoint or on the SEAS network file server.

Home directories on the SEAS file server are no longer provided. All SEAS community members have access to a free OneDrive account, can get g.harvard accounts with Google Drive storage, or, if eligible, can apply for a Harvard Dropbox account.

Group directories

Research group directories have been moved to FAS RC.

Administrative group directories are in the process of being moved to Sharepoint.

Accessing your group directory from Windows

Accessing your group directory from Mac OS X and Linux

The SEAS Computing in Engineering Education (CEE) group handles most of the hardware and software needs in support of SEAS courses. SEAS Computing works closely with CEE to coordinate technical resources. 

SEAS Computing also facilitates access to a few cloud resources (especially GPU) to support SEAS courses. To learn about possible cloud resources to meet specific teaching needs, please email ithelp@harvard.edu and include in your message that you would like your request to be routed to SEAS Computing.

The Academic Technology Group (ATG) website provides information about additional teaching-related technology resources.

Please see menu for a list of resources, including job opportunities.

Job Postings and Research Opportunities

We strongly encourage employers to post jobs on Crimson Careers(CC). Please check CC regularly for updated listings.  If you are a SEAS concentrator, you should be receiving the weekly SEAS Undergraduate Career Newsletter, which has job postings (most taken from CC).  Many first-year students are also included on the distribution list, but not all.  If you are not receiving this newsletter, send Keith Karasek an email. Some student groups will also post job opportunities on their club message boards.

General Resources

Please see menu for a list of detailed resources, including various work opportunities.

Job Postings and Research Opportunities

We strongly encourage employers to post jobs on Crimson Careers(CC). Please check CC regularly for updated listings and be sure to sign up for the weekly SEAS undergraduate and graduate student/postdoc newsletters for more opportunities. Some student groups will also post job opportunities on their club message boards.