Create New Project

Last updated March 04, 2024

Every Principal Investigator (PI) should have at least one project. Some PIs may require additional projects depending on their needs. Anyone teaching classes should create a separate project for each course taught; these projects can be reused each semester. Work utilizing Laguna clusters that is performed outside a PI’s general research area should have a separate project.

0.0.1 Submit project information

Each institution has their own IT support staff to support researchers with project creation and tickets. Contact your local support staff and they will provide you with a Google form to fill out. The form includes your first and last name, email, eduPersonPrincipalName (EPPN), and project name.

To get your EPPN, go to this page and check the field in the eduPersonPrincipalName column.

Once the form has been submitted, a member of the Laguna team will review your project information and create a project for you in the user portal.

0.0.2 Updating your new project

Fill out or update the 3 fields with information about your project:

  • Title:
    • The title of your project should be concise, but descriptive of the work being done. Avoid titles such as “My project” or “Project 1”.
  • Description:
    • The description should include a brief summary of the work that is being done, as well as the project’s goal.
  • Field of science:
    • This drop-down list was taken from the National Science Foundation (NSF). If your field is not listed, please choose “Other”.
  • Billing Information:
    • Currently, there are no paid services associated with Laguna. However, billing information is mandatory for every project. Your billing contact can be anyone who handles billing for you or your department (including yourself).

Once all the fields are updated, select the Save button.

0.0.3 Project Detail page

All of your project information is now displayed on the Project Detail page.

Entering publication and grant information is not required to get started. However, it is required to update this information during your annual project review.

The next step is to request an allocation to a resource. If you have other researchers working on your project, you can also add users to your project.