How do I get an EML account?

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The Econometrics Laboratory (EML) at UC Berkeley provides accounts to graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics. To get an account, start from the "Getting Started" section of the EML website, which lists "Getting an EML account" as the first step. Access is tied to your role in the department, so you will likely need to confirm your affiliation as part of the process.

Who is eligible

The EML describes itself as a computing facility "dedicated to instruction at the graduate level and research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics." That description defines the intended user base:

  • Graduate students in the Department of Economics
  • Faculty in the Department of Economics

If you are not in one of those groups, the site does not indicate that general accounts are available. The EML is a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research and is housed in space provided by the Department of Economics, so departmental affiliation is the natural basis for eligibility.

Steps to request an account

  1. Go to the EML website at eml.berkeley.edu.
  2. Find the Getting Started section on the page.
  3. Select Getting an EML account. This is the entry point the site provides for account requests.
  4. Follow the instructions on that page to submit your request, providing whatever departmental or project information is asked for.

The site does not publish the full account-request form or its fields in the material available here, so the exact information required will appear once you open the "Getting an EML account" page.

What you get once you have an account

The EML is described as a "state-of-the-art and highly service-oriented computing facility" offering:

  • Extensive server services
  • Comprehensive user support
  • A wide selection of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software

The lab's work concentrates on new developments in computationally intensive econometrics, so accounts are oriented toward that kind of research and graduate-level instruction.

Related resources worth knowing

The Getting Started section also points to:

  • Remote Access — for connecting to EML resources from outside the lab
  • Compute Cluster — the shared computing infrastructure

The Related Resources section links to Computing Resources, the Econometrics Seminar, and a brief history of the EML. If you run into trouble with your account request or need help after getting access, the EML's user support is the channel to use, since the lab describes itself as service-oriented and provides comprehensive user support.

Common sticking points

  • Eligibility: The account is not a general public service; it is tied to graduate instruction and research in the Department of Economics.
  • Where to start: The request path begins at "Getting an EML account" under Getting Started — not through a general campus login.
  • After approval: You will still need to set up Remote Access or the Compute Cluster depending on how you plan to work.

If your situation does not clearly match the graduate student or faculty categories, check the account page or contact EML user support before assuming you qualify.