diff --git a/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py b/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
index 34b2d61..d4e87d4 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/scripts/ipcluster.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 import signal
+import stat
 import tempfile
 pjoin = os.path.join
 
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ class LocalEngineSet(object):
     def start(self, n):
         dlist = []
         for i in range(n):
+            print "starting engine:", i
             el = EngineLauncher(extra_args=self.extra_args)
             d = el.start()
             self.launchers.append(el)
@@ -270,22 +272,25 @@ class LocalEngineSet(object):
         dfinal.addCallback(self._handle_stop)
         return dfinal
 
-
 class BatchEngineSet(object):
-    
-    # Subclasses must fill these in.  See PBSEngineSet
+
+    # Subclasses must fill these in.  See PBSEngineSet/SGEEngineSet
+    name = ''
     submit_command = ''
     delete_command = ''
     job_id_regexp = ''
-    
-    def __init__(self, template_file, **kwargs):
+    job_array_regexp = ''
+    job_array_template = ''
+    queue_regexp = ''
+    queue_template = ''
+    default_template = ''
+
+    def __init__(self, template_file, queue, **kwargs):
         self.template_file = template_file
-        self.context = {}
-        self.context.update(kwargs)
-        self.batch_file = self.template_file+'-run'
-    
+        self.queue = queue
+
     def parse_job_id(self, output):
-        m = re.match(self.job_id_regexp, output)
+        m = re.search(self.job_id_regexp, output)
         if m is not None:
             job_id = m.group()
         else:
@@ -293,46 +298,120 @@ class BatchEngineSet(object):
         self.job_id = job_id
         log.msg('Job started with job id: %r' % job_id)
         return job_id
-    
-    def write_batch_script(self, n):
-        self.context['n'] = n
-        template = open(self.template_file, 'r').read()
-        log.msg('Using template for batch script: %s' % self.template_file)
-        script_as_string = Itpl.itplns(template, self.context)
-        log.msg('Writing instantiated batch script: %s' % self.batch_file)
-        f = open(self.batch_file,'w')
-        f.write(script_as_string)
-        f.close()
-    
+
     def handle_error(self, f):
         f.printTraceback()
         f.raiseException()
-    
+
     def start(self, n):
-        self.write_batch_script(n)
+        log.msg("starting %d engines" % n)
+        self._temp_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
+        os.chmod(self._temp_file.name, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
+        if self.template_file:
+            log.msg("Using %s script %s" % (self.name, self.template_file))
+            contents = open(self.template_file, 'r').read()
+            new_script = contents
+            regex = re.compile(self.job_array_regexp)
+            if not regex.search(contents):
+                log.msg("adding job array settings to %s script" % self.name)
+                new_script = self.job_array_template % n +'\n' + new_script
+            print self.queue_regexp
+            regex = re.compile(self.queue_regexp)
+            print regex.search(contents)
+            if self.queue and not regex.search(contents):
+                log.msg("adding queue settings to %s script" % self.name)
+                new_script = self.queue_template % self.queue + '\n' + new_script
+            if new_script != contents:
+                self._temp_file.write(new_script)
+                self.template_file = self._temp_file.name
+        else:
+            default_script = self.default_template % n
+            if self.queue:
+                default_script = self.queue_template % self.queue + \
+                        '\n' + default_script
+            log.msg("using default ipengine %s script: \n%s" %
+                    (self.name, default_script))
+            self._temp_file.file.write(default_script)
+            self.template_file = self._temp_file.name
+        self._temp_file.file.close()
         d = getProcessOutput(self.submit_command,
-            [self.batch_file],env=os.environ)
+                             [self.template_file],
+                             env=os.environ)
         d.addCallback(self.parse_job_id)
         d.addErrback(self.handle_error)
         return d
-    
+
     def kill(self):
         d = getProcessOutput(self.delete_command,
             [self.job_id],env=os.environ)
         return d
 
 class PBSEngineSet(BatchEngineSet):
-    
+
+    name = 'PBS'
     submit_command = 'qsub'
     delete_command = 'qdel'
     job_id_regexp = '\d+'
-    
-    def __init__(self, template_file, **kwargs):
-        BatchEngineSet.__init__(self, template_file, **kwargs)
+    job_array_regexp = '#PBS[ \t]+-t[ \t]+\d+'
+    job_array_template = '#PBS -t 1-%d'
+    queue_regexp = '#PBS[ \t]+-q[ \t]+\w+'
+    queue_template = '#PBS -q %s'
+    default_template="""#!/bin/sh
+#PBS -V
+#PBS -t 1-%d
+#PBS -N ipengine
+eid=$(($PBS_ARRAYID - 1))
+ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
+"""
+
+class SGEEngineSet(PBSEngineSet):
+
+    name = 'SGE'
+    job_array_regexp = '#\$[ \t]+-t[ \t]+\d+'
+    job_array_template = '#$ -t 1-%d'
+    queue_regexp = '#\$[ \t]+-q[ \t]+\w+'
+    queue_template = '#$ -q %s'
+    default_template="""#$ -V
+#$ -S /bin/sh
+#$ -t 1-%d
+#$ -N ipengine
+eid=$(($SGE_TASK_ID - 1))
+ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
+"""
+
+class LSFEngineSet(PBSEngineSet):
+
+    name = 'LSF'
+    submit_command = 'bsub'
+    delete_command = 'bkill'
+    job_array_regexp = '#BSUB[ \t]-J+\w+\[\d+-\d+\]'
+    job_array_template = '#BSUB -J ipengine[1-%d]'
+    queue_regexp = '#BSUB[ \t]+-q[ \t]+\w+'
+    queue_template = '#BSUB -q %s'
+    default_template="""#!/bin/sh
+#BSUB -J ipengine[1-%d]
+eid=$(($LSB_JOBINDEX - 1))
+ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
+"""
+    bsub_wrapper="""#!/bin/sh
+bsub < $1
+"""
+
+    def __init__(self, template_file, queue, **kwargs):
+        self._bsub_wrapper = self._make_bsub_wrapper()
+        self.submit_command = self._bsub_wrapper.name
+        PBSEngineSet.__init__(self,template_file, queue, **kwargs)
 
+    def _make_bsub_wrapper(self):
+        bsub_wrapper = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
+        bsub_wrapper.write(self.bsub_wrapper)
+        bsub_wrapper.file.close()
+        os.chmod(bsub_wrapper.name, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
+        return bsub_wrapper
 
-sshx_template="""#!/bin/sh
-"$@" &> /dev/null &
+sshx_template_prefix="""#!/bin/sh
+"""
+sshx_template_suffix=""""$@" &> /dev/null &
 echo $!
 """
 
@@ -340,11 +419,19 @@ engine_killer_template="""#!/bin/sh
 ps -fu `whoami` | grep '[i]pengine' | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -TERM
 """
 
+def escape_strings(val):
+    val = val.replace('(','\(')
+    val = val.replace(')','\)')
+    if  ' ' in val:
+        val = '"%s"'%val
+    return val
+
 class SSHEngineSet(object):
-    sshx_template=sshx_template
+    sshx_template_prefix=sshx_template_prefix
+    sshx_template_suffix=sshx_template_suffix
     engine_killer_template=engine_killer_template
     
-    def __init__(self, engine_hosts, sshx=None, ipengine="ipengine"):
+    def __init__(self, engine_hosts, sshx=None, copyenvs=None, ipengine="ipengine"):
         """Start a controller on localhost and engines using ssh.
         
         The engine_hosts argument is a dict with hostnames as keys and
@@ -363,7 +450,12 @@ class SSHEngineSet(object):
                 '%s-main-sshx.sh' % os.environ['USER']
             )
             f = open(self.sshx, 'w')
-            f.writelines(self.sshx_template)
+            f.writelines(self.sshx_template_prefix)
+            if copyenvs:
+                for key, val in sorted(os.environ.items()):
+                    newval = escape_strings(val)
+                    f.writelines('export %s=%s\n'%(key,newval))
+            f.writelines(self.sshx_template_suffix)
             f.close()
         self.engine_command = ipengine
         self.engine_hosts = engine_hosts
@@ -609,13 +701,17 @@ def main_pbs(args):
     # See if we are reusing FURL files
     if not check_reuse(args, cont_args):
         return
+
+    if args.pbsscript and not os.path.isfile(args.pbsscript):
+        log.err('PBS script does not exist: %s' % args.pbsscript)
+        return
     
     cl = ControllerLauncher(extra_args=cont_args)
     dstart = cl.start()
     def start_engines(r):
-        pbs_set =  PBSEngineSet(args.pbsscript)
+        pbs_set =  PBSEngineSet(args.pbsscript, args.pbsqueue)
         def shutdown(signum, frame):
-            log.msg('Stopping pbs cluster')
+            log.msg('Stopping PBS cluster')
             d = pbs_set.kill()
             d.addBoth(lambda _: cl.interrupt_then_kill(1.0))
             d.addBoth(lambda _: reactor.callLater(2.0, reactor.stop))
@@ -627,6 +723,72 @@ def main_pbs(args):
     dstart.addCallback(_delay_start, start_engines, furl_file, args.r)
     dstart.addErrback(_err_and_stop)
 
+def main_sge(args):
+    cont_args = []
+    cont_args.append('--logfile=%s' % pjoin(args.logdir,'ipcontroller'))
+    
+    # Check security settings before proceeding
+    if not check_security(args, cont_args):
+        return
+    
+    # See if we are reusing FURL files
+    if not check_reuse(args, cont_args):
+        return
+
+    if args.sgescript and not os.path.isfile(args.sgescript):
+        log.err('SGE script does not exist: %s' % args.sgescript)
+        return
+    
+    cl = ControllerLauncher(extra_args=cont_args)
+    dstart = cl.start()
+    def start_engines(r):
+        sge_set =  SGEEngineSet(args.sgescript, args.sgequeue)
+        def shutdown(signum, frame):
+            log.msg('Stopping sge cluster')
+            d = sge_set.kill()
+            d.addBoth(lambda _: cl.interrupt_then_kill(1.0))
+            d.addBoth(lambda _: reactor.callLater(2.0, reactor.stop))
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT,shutdown)
+        d = sge_set.start(args.n)
+        return d
+    config = kernel_config_manager.get_config_obj()
+    furl_file = config['controller']['engine_furl_file']
+    dstart.addCallback(_delay_start, start_engines, furl_file, args.r)
+    dstart.addErrback(_err_and_stop)
+
+def main_lsf(args):
+    cont_args = []
+    cont_args.append('--logfile=%s' % pjoin(args.logdir,'ipcontroller'))
+    
+    # Check security settings before proceeding
+    if not check_security(args, cont_args):
+        return
+    
+    # See if we are reusing FURL files
+    if not check_reuse(args, cont_args):
+        return
+
+    if args.lsfscript and not os.path.isfile(args.lsfscript):
+        log.err('LSF script does not exist: %s' % args.lsfscript)
+        return
+    
+    cl = ControllerLauncher(extra_args=cont_args)
+    dstart = cl.start()
+    def start_engines(r):
+        lsf_set =  LSFEngineSet(args.lsfscript, args.lsfqueue)
+        def shutdown(signum, frame):
+            log.msg('Stopping LSF cluster')
+            d = lsf_set.kill()
+            d.addBoth(lambda _: cl.interrupt_then_kill(1.0))
+            d.addBoth(lambda _: reactor.callLater(2.0, reactor.stop))
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT,shutdown)
+        d = lsf_set.start(args.n)
+        return d
+    config = kernel_config_manager.get_config_obj()
+    furl_file = config['controller']['engine_furl_file']
+    dstart.addCallback(_delay_start, start_engines, furl_file, args.r)
+    dstart.addErrback(_err_and_stop)
+
 
 def main_ssh(args):
     """Start a controller on localhost and engines using ssh.
@@ -658,7 +820,8 @@ def main_ssh(args):
     cl = ControllerLauncher(extra_args=cont_args)
     dstart = cl.start()
     def start_engines(cont_pid):
-        ssh_set = SSHEngineSet(clusterfile['engines'], sshx=args.sshx)
+        ssh_set = SSHEngineSet(clusterfile['engines'], sshx=args.sshx,
+                               copyenvs=args.copyenvs)
         def shutdown(signum, frame):
             d = ssh_set.kill()
             cl.interrupt_then_kill(1.0)
@@ -765,20 +928,77 @@ def get_args():
         help="how to call MPI_Init (default=mpi4py)"
     )
     parser_mpiexec.set_defaults(func=main_mpi, cmd='mpiexec')
-    
+
     parser_pbs = subparsers.add_parser(
-        'pbs', 
+        'pbs',
         help='run a pbs cluster',
         parents=[base_parser]
     )
     parser_pbs.add_argument(
+        '-s',
         '--pbs-script',
-        type=str, 
+        type=str,
         dest='pbsscript',
         help='PBS script template',
-        default='pbs.template'
+        default=''
+    )
+    parser_pbs.add_argument(
+        '-q',
+        '--queue',
+        type=str,
+        dest='pbsqueue',
+        help='PBS queue to use when starting the engines',
+        default=None,
     )
     parser_pbs.set_defaults(func=main_pbs)
+
+    parser_sge = subparsers.add_parser(
+        'sge',
+        help='run an sge cluster',
+        parents=[base_parser]
+    )
+    parser_sge.add_argument(
+        '-s',
+        '--sge-script',
+        type=str,
+        dest='sgescript',
+        help='SGE script template',
+        default='' # SGEEngineSet will create one if not specified
+    )
+    parser_sge.add_argument(
+        '-q',
+        '--queue',
+        type=str,
+        dest='sgequeue',
+        help='SGE queue to use when starting the engines',
+        default=None,
+    )
+    parser_sge.set_defaults(func=main_sge)
+
+    parser_lsf = subparsers.add_parser(
+        'lsf',
+        help='run an lsf cluster',
+        parents=[base_parser]
+    )
+
+    parser_lsf.add_argument(
+        '-s',
+        '--lsf-script',
+        type=str,
+        dest='lsfscript',
+        help='LSF script template',
+        default='' # LSFEngineSet will create one if not specified
+    )
+
+    parser_lsf.add_argument(
+        '-q',
+        '--queue',
+        type=str,
+        dest='lsfqueue',
+        help='LSF queue to use when starting the engines',
+        default=None,
+    )
+    parser_lsf.set_defaults(func=main_lsf)
     
     parser_ssh = subparsers.add_parser(
         'ssh',
@@ -786,6 +1006,14 @@ def get_args():
         parents=[base_parser]
     )
     parser_ssh.add_argument(
+        '-e',
+        '--copyenvs',
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='copyenvs',
+        help='Copy current shell environment to remote location',
+        default=False,
+    )
+    parser_ssh.add_argument(
         '--clusterfile', 
         type=str,
         dest='clusterfile',
diff --git a/docs/source/parallel/parallel_process.txt b/docs/source/parallel/parallel_process.txt
index c91d5d6..ae10352 100644
--- a/docs/source/parallel/parallel_process.txt
+++ b/docs/source/parallel/parallel_process.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ The :command:`ipcluster` command provides a simple way of starting a controller 
 2. When engines are started using the :command:`mpirun` command that comes 
    with most MPI [MPI]_ implementations
 3. When engines are started using the PBS [PBS]_ batch system.
-4. When the controller is started on localhost and the engines are started on 
+4. When engines are started using the SGE [SGE]_ batch system.
+5. When engines are started using the LSF [LSF]_ batch system.
+6. When the controller is started on localhost and the engines are started on 
    remote nodes using :command:`ssh`.
 
 .. note::
@@ -126,49 +128,115 @@ More details on using MPI with IPython can be found :ref:`here <parallelmpi>`.
 Using :command:`ipcluster` in PBS mode
 --------------------------------------
 
-The PBS mode uses the Portable Batch System [PBS]_ to start the engines.  To use this mode, you first need to create a PBS script template that will be used to start the engines.  Here is a sample PBS script template:
+The PBS mode uses the Portable Batch System [PBS]_ to start the engines.
 
-.. sourcecode:: bash
-
-    #PBS -N ipython
-    #PBS -j oe
-    #PBS -l walltime=00:10:00
-    #PBS -l nodes=${n/4}:ppn=4
-    #PBS -q parallel
+To start an ipcluster using the Portable Batch System::
 
-    cd $$PBS_O_WORKDIR
-    export PATH=$$HOME/usr/local/bin
-    export PYTHONPATH=$$HOME/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages
-    /usr/local/bin/mpiexec -n ${n} ipengine --logfile=$$PBS_O_WORKDIR/ipengine
+    $ ipcluster pbs -n 12
 
-There are a few important points about this template:
+The above command will launch a PBS job array with 12 tasks using the default queue. If you would like to submit the job to a different queue use the -q option: 
 
-1. This template will be rendered at runtime using IPython's :mod:`Itpl` 
-   template engine.
+    $ ipcluster pbs -n 12 -q hpcqueue
 
-2. Instead of putting in the actual number of engines, use the notation
-   ``${n}`` to indicate the number of engines to be started. You can also uses
-   expressions like ``${n/4}`` in the template to indicate the number of 
-   nodes.
+By default, ipcluster will generate and submit a job script to launch the engines. However, if you need to use your own job script use the -s option:
 
-3. Because ``$`` is a special character used by the template engine, you must  
-   escape any ``$`` by using ``$$``.  This is important when referring to 
-   environment variables in the template.
+    $ ipcluster pbs -n 12 -q hpcqueue -s mypbscript.sh
 
-4. Any options to :command:`ipengine` should be given in the batch script 
-   template.
+For example the default autogenerated script looks like::
 
-5. Depending on the configuration of you system, you may have to set 
-   environment variables in the script template.
+	#PBS -q hpcqueue
+	#!/bin/sh
+	#PBS -V
+	#PBS -t 1-12
+	#PBS -N ipengine
+	eid=$(($PBS_ARRAYID - 1))
+	ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
 
-Once you have created such a script, save it with a name like :file:`pbs.template`.  Now you are ready to start your job::
+.. note:: 
 
-    $ ipcluster pbs -n 128 --pbs-script=pbs.template
+   ipcluster relies on using PBS job arrays to start the
+   engines. If you specify your own job script without specifying the
+   job array settings ipcluster will automatically add the job array
+   settings (#PBS -t 1-N) to your script.
 
 Additional command line options for this mode can be found by doing::
 
     $ ipcluster pbs -h
 
+Using :command:`ipcluster` in SGE mode
+--------------------------------------
+
+The SGE mode uses the Sun Grid Engine [SGE]_ to start the engines.
+
+To start an ipcluster using Sun Grid Engine::
+
+    $ ipcluster sge -n 12
+
+The above command will launch an SGE job array with 12 tasks using the default queue. If you would like to submit the job to a different queue use the -q option: 
+
+    $ ipcluster sge -n 12 -q hpcqueue
+
+By default, ipcluster will generate and submit a job script to launch the engines. However, if you need to use your own job script use the -s option:
+
+    $ ipcluster sge -n 12 -q hpcqueue -s mysgescript.sh
+
+For example the default autogenerated script looks like::
+
+	#$ -q hpcqueue
+	#$ -V
+	#$ -S /bin/sh
+	#$ -t 1-12
+	#$ -N ipengine
+	eid=$(($SGE_TASK_ID - 1))
+	ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log    #$ -V
+
+.. note::
+
+    ipcluster relies on using SGE job arrays to start the engines. If
+    you specify your own job script without specifying the job array
+    settings ipcluster will automatically add the job array settings (#$ -t
+    1-N) to your script.
+
+Additional command line options for this mode can be found by doing::
+
+    $ ipcluster sge -h
+
+Using :command:`ipcluster` in LSF mode
+--------------------------------------
+
+The LSF mode uses the Load Sharing Facility [LSF]_ to start the engines.
+
+To start an ipcluster using the Load Sharing Facility::
+
+    $ ipcluster lsf -n 12
+
+The above command will launch an LSF job array with 12 tasks using the default queue. If you would like to submit the job to a different queue use the -q option: 
+
+    $ ipcluster lsf -n 12 -q hpcqueue
+
+By default, ipcluster will generate and submit a job script to launch the engines. However, if you need to use your own job script use the -s option:
+
+    $ ipcluster lsf -n 12 -q hpcqueue -s mylsfscript.sh
+
+For example the default autogenerated script looks like::
+
+	#BSUB -q hpcqueue
+	#!/bin/sh
+	#BSUB -J ipengine[1-12]
+	eid=$(($LSB_JOBINDEX - 1))
+	ipengine --logfile=ipengine${eid}.log
+
+.. note::
+
+   ipcluster relies on using LSF job arrays to start the engines. If you
+   specify your own job script without specifying the job array settings
+   ipcluster will automatically add the job array settings (#BSUB -J
+   ipengine[1-N]) to your script.
+
+Additional command line options for this mode can be found by doing::
+
+    $ ipcluster lsf -h
+
 Using :command:`ipcluster` in SSH mode
 --------------------------------------
 
@@ -348,4 +416,6 @@ the log files to us will often help us to debug any problems.
 
 
 .. [PBS] Portable Batch System.  http://www.openpbs.org/
+.. [SGE] Sun Grid Engine.  http://www.sun.com/software/sge/
+.. [LSF] Load Sharing Facility.  http://www.platform.com/
 .. [SSH] SSH-Agent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh-agent