CBC Computer Support has a single mission: To make computing resources and assistance readily available to Staff, Faculty, and students in CBC.
We support all computing in the department:
- Research laboratory computing, including instrument control and data collection
- High-performance scientific computing
- Educational computing labs
- Desktop and laptop-based computing
Forms and Information
Computer Support Contacts
Please e-mail the main help desk for IT help.
If you are in biochemistry and at the Biological Sciences Building or Riffe, please e-mail the main help desk for IT help if you cannot reach someone in 119.
- Main Help Desk
- 2105 NW
- 614-292-0848
- asctech@osu.edu
- Biochemistry Campus Local Support
- 119 BI
- 614-292-0848
- asctech@osu.edu
- Hours
- 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Monday - Friday
Staff Contacts
- JD Wear (wear.1@osu.edu)
- Support Manager
- 2102 NW
- Ray Cross (cross.327@osu.edu)
- Linux Systems Administrator
- 2109 NW
- Eric Drake (drake.49@osu.edu)
- Windows Systems Administrator
- 2105A NW
- Jon Lackey (lackey.26@osu.edu)
- Computer Systems Specialist
- 2105B NW
- Mike Rake (rake.1@osu.edu)
- Computer Systems Specialist
- 119 BioSci
Student Workers Contacts
Open positions are available; please see the Computer Support Staff for open position inquiries.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Licensed Software
The software below is provided to current faculty, staff, and students at The Ohio State University.
The software, downloaded from the respective websites, is provided to you for your exclusive use on personally or University-owned computers.
You are not allowed to distribute either the software or activation code to any other individual, even others at The Ohio State University.
- PyMOL:
- ChemOffice:
- Mnova:
- CrystalMaker: