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Gaussian Licensing Procedure

To obtain acces to the Gaussian software on HiPerGator the following steps must be folowed:

See a list of all Gaussian pre-approved groups on HiPerGator with the showGaussianGroups command in the ufrc environment module.

New group approval

  • The faculty leader of a new research group that is not yet on the pre-approved group list will open a support ticket and list the reasons for using Gaussian.
  • RC support staff will contact Gaussian customer service to initate the license addendum procedure, which requires a signature from a UF Procurement authority and cannot be received quickly, so please plan ahead.
  • RC support staff will provide a copy of Exhibit A form for the faculty member to sign.
  • The faculty will fill out the provided Exhibit A form and email the scanned form to custserv@gaussian.com.
  • The faculty will provide the original hardcopy of the signed Exhibit A form to RC for mailing to Gaussian or mail it directly to the company.

New User in a pre-approved group

  • The user will open a support ticket to initate the process. The user will provide the name of their pre-approved group.
  • RC support staff will provide a copy of the Exhibit A (faculty and staff) or Exhibit B (students) to the user.
  • The user will email a scanned copy of the printed and signed form to custserv@gaussian.com
  • The user will forward the email approval from Gaussian to RC staff and update the support ticket.
  • The user will provide the original signed hardcopy of the form to RC staff via the RC mailbox in the Physics Department (New Physics Building, 2nd floor) or to one of the RC offices in NPB (2217, 2234) or mail the original directly to Gaussian.

Gaussian for Teaching

The instructor is pre-approved

  • The user will open a support ticket to initate the process.
  • The instructor and the TA will sign the provided Exhibit A (Faculty and Staff Version) form.
  • Both the instructor and all students in the class will sign a copy of Exhibit C (Coursework-Only Version) and send the scanned and signed copy custserv@gaussian.com.
  • Once approved, the instructor/TA will forward the Gaussian approval email to RC staff and update the support ticke.
  • RC staff will add students to gaussian group.
  • The original signed hard copies must be furnished to RC staff or the TA must mail the original paper forms to Gaussian if requested by Gaussian.

The the instructor is not pre-approved See the group approval procedure above. After

the new addendum is signed, follow the instructions above.