
Haley Haskell
Webinar Organizing Committee
Sustainable Horizons Institute is delighted to have dedicated individuals to serve on our Webinar Organizing Committee. The committee arranges and conducts a quarterly webinar series as part of the Mentor Protege Newsletter. If you would like to join this committee, email info@shinstitute.org with your name, preferred email address, and institution/organization to get involved.
6th Annual Emory STEM Research and Career Symposium, Sep 29, 2018
The 6th Annual Emory University-Laney Graduate School STEM Research and Career Symposium will be held Sept 29-Oct 2, 2018 at Emory University Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. This symposium is a premier research conference for undergraduates, post-baccalaureate and masters’ students interested in learning about… Continue reading
Computing4Change Event at SC18!
Are you an undergraduate student who wants to use your technical skills to create positive change in your community?
SIGHPC is launching a new competition for students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds who want to work collaboratively to:… Continue reading
Call for Participation: Workshop on Advanced Computing Systems and Solutions for Big Data and Big Computing
Call for Participation:
Workshop on the “Advanced Computing Systems and Solutions for Big Data and Big Computing” collocated with the 10th International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES’18)
Tokyo, Japan
September 25-28,… Continue reading
ISC High Performance 2018 Travel Grant Program
To help the next generation gain HPC knowledge and skills, the ISC Group introduces the ISC Travel Grant Program! They will select one student and one young researcher to receive travel funding. These individuals will also receive free registration… Continue reading
SHI Webinar Series – April Mentorship Panel Webinar
Check out the SHI Webinar Committee’s upcoming webinar about mentorship!
What: SHI Quarterly Webinar
Topic: Mentorship Panel
About: Join us for an interactive webinar about the benefits and challenges encountered in mentoring. We are excited to have a panel of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to share their experiences and… Continue reading
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign searching for first Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is searching for their first Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Please follow this link to read the full position description. The search committee is co-chaired by Dean James Anderson and Vice Chancellor Danita Brown… Continue reading
Louis Romero
My name is Louis Paul Romero. I am a California Community College student at Hartnell College in Salinas awaiting transfer for Fall 2018 to the University of California with an intended transfer major of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I am the first student in my college to have earned a Research Experience… Continue reading
Microsoft Dissertation Grant Program
About:
Microsoft recognizes the value of diversity in computing. The Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant aims to increase the pipeline of diverse talent receiving advanced degrees in computing-related fields by providing a research funding opportunity for doctoral students… Continue reading
2018 Modern Math Workshop
The 2018 Modern Math Workshop will be held in San Antonio, Texas on October 10-11, 2018! Read on to find more information about the workshop, as well as the link to apply!
HOW TO APPLY: … Continue reading
Job Opportunity at Oak Ridge National Lab – HPC Engineer
*We are reposting this opportunity on behalf of our colleagues at Oak Ridge National Lab*
About this position:
The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides the nation’s most powerful scientific computing resources to researchers across the world. High-Performance Computing (HPC) Engineers at ORNL provide scientists with training,… Continue reading
MSRI: Infinite Possibilities Conference for Women of Color in the Mathematical Sciences
We are sharing this opportunity on behalf of our colleagues at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Thank you for your support!
Infinite Possibilities Conference 2018
April 14-15, 2018 Howard University, Washington, D.C.
The Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) is a national conference that is designed to promote, educate, encourage and support women of color interested in… Continue reading
SHI Webinar Series – Using Python to Enhance Your Research Productivity
Join the SHI Webinar Series and our guest presenter Blake Lohn-Wiley for our two-part technical Webinar “Using Python to Enhance Your Research Productivity”! Read on for more information and registration!
About our Webinar:
What: Using Python to Enhance Your Research Productivity – A two part series webinar presented by our guest speaker Blake… Continue reading
Apply for the 2018 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Program
We are sharing this opportunity on behalf of our colleagues at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Thank you for your support!
Applications for the 2018 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program are NOW OPEN and are due by February 2, 2018.
About:
The L’Oréal USA For Women in… Continue reading
Free Webinar Opportunities: Improving your Oral and Poster Research Presentation Skills
Interested in improving your oral and/or poster research presentation skills? If yes, then read on for a great opportunity to expand your knowledge in these areas!
Dr. Mary Ann Leung will be presenting multiple webinars on behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2018 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference that will… Continue reading
FREE Opportunity: Supercomputing in Plain English
When: Tuesdays starting Jan 23 2018 (through Tue May 1 2018): 1:30pmET/12:30pmCT/11:30amMT/10:30amPT/9:30amAT/8:30amHT
- Live in person on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus
- Live via videoconferencing worldwide
- (Details of both to be announced.)
Registration is open! Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaf5ypira79lTs1Nx7JR2YkFevxV7-4zwFCtT0SfHhDBGLUA/formResponse
(You… Continue reading
Funding Opportunity for Graduate Studies at Emory University!
We are looking for outstanding PhD and MS students for Spring, Summer, or Fall 2018 to join the Distributed Systems Research Group (DSRG) at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. These are for fully-funded graduate research assistantships, including tuition remission, health insurance and a competitive stipend. If you find the opportunity intriguing, please send me your… Continue reading
2017 Sustainable Research Pathways – Faculty Participants
Below are the 25 faculty participants for the 2017 SRP Program! Click “Continue reading” to find information about each participant’s institution, department, proposed research idea(s), and motivations.
Lukas WinklerPrins
I think my position was relatively unique in being treated like faculty while being closer, in age and development, to many of the undergraduate students. I was able to move freely between both groups and this was helpful for asserting where I am in life.
For me, the most influential part was the mentor-mentee matchmaking.… Continue reading
Prof. Zlatan Aksamija
Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
I am primarily interested in ab initio calculations of materials properties based on density functional theory (DFT). DFT has been successfully used to obtain electronic and vibrational structure of many semiconductors and 2-dimensional materials (ex. graphene, MoS2, etc.) A… Continue reading
Prof. Ana Becerra
Institution: Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
The technology is becoming more and more accessible so people can use it without much work at learning how to use it. This has led to our devices become connected through the internet, sensitive to the dissemination of unwanted information.… Continue reading
Dr. Henry Boateng
Institution: Bates College
Department: Mathematics
Proposed research ideas:
I am interested in working on method development for quantum mechanical simulations. I think it’s a natural extension of my current work on developing methods for classical molecular dynamics simulations. I can imagine collaborating with Lin Lin, Eric Neuscamman and the Computational… Continue reading
Dr. Changqing Cheng
Institution: Binghamton University
Department: Systems Science Industrial Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
I have been focusing my research on data-driven modeling of various complex systems for monitoring and control purposes. I am interested in exploring the following ideas collaboratively with research teams/groups at DOE labs. (1) Data infusion: heterogeneous data sources are readily available, for… Continue reading
Dr. Jeffrey Doom
Institution: South Dakota State University
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
I am interested in all of the work performed at Berkeley Lab Computational Research Division in Applied Mathematics.
Motivation:
I have been working on high performance computing, computational fluid dynamics and related material for ten years. I love research in these areas.
Dr. Gerard Dumancas
Institution: Louisiana State University
Department: Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Proposed research ideas:
The objective of this proposal is to implement advanced machine learning techniques in improving the scoring functions of protein-ligand docking models. In molecular docking, a large number of binding poses (orientation + conformation) are evaluated using a scoring function. A… Continue reading
Dr. Abdelnasser Eldek
Institution: Jackson State University
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
Multiregion FDTD (MR/FDTD) approach seeks to avoid the inefficiencies of the classical FDTD when applied to large, sparsely filled modeling problems by eliminating explicit calculation of fields in the space between subregions surrounding the modeled objects. In… Continue reading
Dr. Huajun Fan
Institution: Prairie View AM University
Department: Chemistry
Proposed research ideas:
While my current modeling interests are on the reaction mechanism study of organic/inorganic/organometallic system, the energy profile of composite materials in the energy application such as solar energy, biofuel conversion, I would like to explore other computational modeling research area, including the… Continue reading
Dr. Yury Gryazih
Institution: Idaho State University
Department: Mathematics & Statistics
Proposed research ideas:
Recent results on the numerical simulation of classical turbulent flow over a heated plane suggest that the implicit dissipation of the numerical schemes can lead to artificial convective structures similar to naturally realized Rayleigh-Bernard cells in the simulated flows. These… Continue reading
Prof. James Godde
Institution: Monmouth College
Department: Biology
Proposed research ideas:
I would love to learn more about working with the IMG, Integrated Microbial Genomes, database. My background would be best suited for incorporating additional data concerning purported HGT events into the database, but I would be open to working on another project which involves… Continue reading
Dr. Xiaochen Guo
Institution: Lehigh University
Department: ECE
Proposed research ideas:
Prefetching is an efficient mechanism to hide long memory latency. Emerging memory technologies (e.g., 3D XPoint) exhibit even longer latencies for higher density as compared to DRAM. Prefetchers will become increasingly important to make judicious decisions on and when to move which data… Continue reading
Dr. Hao Ji
Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
Large-scale linear solvers play an important role in various practical applications, ranging from data analysis to large-scale scientific computing. Deflated block Krylov subspace methods exhibit many attractive properties when solving large linear systems with multiple right-hand sides, including accelerated convergence… Continue reading
Prof. Sumit Jha
Institution: University of Central Florida
Department: EECS
Proposed research ideas:
Understand the focus of my host’s would-be-host’s research into emerging computer architecture by holding 2-4 hours of meeting during the SRP visit. — Present my work on automated synthesis of nanoscale memristor crossbars from C programs.
Motivation:
I participated in… Continue reading
Dr. W. Joe
Institution: Tennessee State University
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
The biggest advantage of 3D manufacturing or rapid prototyping is a capability of enabling simple manufacturing process of highly complicated geometrical shapes of objects. However 3D manufacturing still has lots to be improved in material processing to enhance the quality of products… Continue reading
Dr. Mariofanna Milanova
Institution: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
1) Develop Smart Energy System Research Platform ( SESP). In SESP project the focus of the research will be in the power system failure detection by using real-time measurement data. 2) Climate change prediction using deep learning.
Motivation:… Continue reading
Dr. Zheng Peng
Institution: City College of New York
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
Develop advanced network technologies and novel network architecture for sustainable underwater monitoring and exploration. The technology of underwater acoustic network has emerged as a promising solution to facilitate a variety of aquatic applications, such as subsea scientific exploration, commercial… Continue reading
Mrs. Luisa Polania Cabrera
Institution: DePaul University
Department: School of Computing and Digital Media
Proposed research ideas:
I propose three research ideas: – Development of deep learning architectures for multimodal learning problems: Real-world scenarios often involve acquisition of data from multiple sources. However, fusing information from different sources is a difficult task due to differences in the… Continue reading
Dr. Wilson Rivera
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
Nowadays, there is a great need to develop efficient and intelligent learning methods to cope with future data processing demands. We propose to investigate mechanisms to provide adaptive mechanisms for accelerating deep learning on large systems.
Motivation:
This program will… Continue reading
Dr. Md Salam
Institution: Southern University
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
I am a professor of computer science and I have been teaching various courses in the field of computer science including computer architecture and organization, networking, wireless sensor networks, and operating systems. I am more interested in the field of networking and security area.… Continue reading
Prof. Benjamin Samudio
Institution: American River College
Department: Chemistry
Proposed research ideas:
I would like to invite several students from American River College to work with Dr. Crivelli and her team to 1) further develop deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) models applied to drug discovery, 2) expand these models to target Zika and severe acute respiratory… Continue reading
Dr. Kewei Sha
Institution: University of Houston – Clear Lake
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
With the widespread availability of connected smart devices, Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming the world’s largest computing platform. These large-scale, heterogeneous and resource-constrained devices bring many significant new challenges to the design of efficient and reliable IoT systems.… Continue reading
Dr. David Strubbe
Institution: University of California, Merced
Department: Physics
Proposed research ideas:
Using BerkeleyGW and excited-state forces for self-trapped excitons.
Motivation:
Access to lab facilities and staff expertise in training students in computational science.
Dr. Zhiting Tian
Institution: Virginia Tech
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Proposed research ideas:
1. Artificial intelligence for materials design and discovery to push the limits of heat conduction for thermal energy harvesting, storage, and management 2. Understand interfacial thermal transport using advanced atomistic-level simulations 3. Multiscale simulations of thermal phonon transport from first-principles for hierarchical structures. 4.… Continue reading
Dr. Huy Vo
Institution: The City College of New York
Department: Computer Science
Proposed research ideas:
Our objective is to allow the creation of visual analysis applications, particularly in urban science, to be more accessible to data enthusiasts and domain experts, in a similar way that game engines are made available to independent developers. Simply put,… Continue reading
Dr. Masakatsu Watanabe
Institution: University of Saint Mary
Department: Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Proposed research ideas:
With the potential wide uses of nanomaterials in biomedical application, the recently focused on carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes or graphene, concerns of nanotoxicity of carbon-based nanomaterials have been growing. To eliminate nanotoxicity in these engineered materials, we… Continue reading
Dr. Gang Xu
Institution: University of Central Oklahoma
Department: Engineering and Physics
Proposed research ideas:
Topic: Fluid dynamics based multiphysics simulation for cilia-driven cellular motility, biomixing, and transport. Cilia and flagella are thin subcellular organelles that bend actively to propel cells (algae, sperms etc.) or move fluids and materials in human airways and other ventricles/passages.… Continue reading
First Workshop on Software Challenges to Exascale Computing
SHI Quarterly Webinar Series – First Webinar Upcoming! Register today!
On behalf of the SHI Webinar Organizing Committee, we are VERY excited to announce the new Sustainable Horizons Institute Quarterly Webinar Series! Additionally, we are delighted to invite you to the very first webinar of the series coming up soon! More information and details for this webinar can be found below! You can… Continue reading
SRP Includes Networking, Security, and High Performance Computing
In addition to the Computational Research Division research areas, did you know that the Sustainable Research Pathway program accepts applications for research in the Energy Sciences Network and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center divisions? If you are interested in any of… Continue reading
Deadline Extended: Apply for SRP Today!
SHI and Berkeley lab want to extend the valuable impacts of the SRP Program to as many people as possible. We understand the demanding and busy lives that you all lead. Therefore, the deadline to apply for the Sustainable Research Pathways Workshop has been EXTENDED to Friday, October 6th, 2017! You can access the… Continue reading
SRP Research Experience Leads to Science Breakthrough, Acceptance at SC17, a Highly Competitive Research Conference, and New Pathways for Students and Faculty
Dr. Xinlian Liu is a professor of Computer Science at Hood College, a small liberal arts college in Maryland. Like most professors, Dr. Liu has always had high expectations for himself, balancing his responsibilities as a professor with his endless effort to help find opportunities for his students, all while also trying to complete research… Continue reading
Changing Lives and Building a Pipeline Through Sustainable Research Pathways
In a world where science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research is essential to the wellbeing and prosperity of humanity, it is shocking to hear that the number of high quality scientists is not keeping up with the growing demand. Although there are many reasons attributing to this shortage, one important reason is the higher… Continue reading
Two SRP Student Participants to stay on Berkeley Team After Summer Research Concludes
Many of the 2016 SRP Program participants are finishing up their summer research experiences and heading back to their home institutions as school starts back up again. However, two SRP student participants, Rafael Zamora and Tom Corcoran, are extending their research at Berkeley as they work to find solutions to some of the world’s most… Continue reading
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Supporting Scientists with Meaningful Missions
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The Growing Commitment to Sustainability
As our name implies, sustainability is an important mission for SHI. It is indisputable that the need for high quality scientists is continuing to grow. Yet, sadly, the United States is turning out less and less individuals to meet this growing need. This unfortunate loss of talented human capital is known as the leaking STEM… Continue reading
Connor Cooper
Connor Cooper received a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry and Neuroscience from the University of New England, Maine. As an undergraduate student, Connor focused on computational chemistry and motion-capture technology. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Tennessee,Knoxville in the Genome Science & Technology program, where he is working on his dissertation research… Continue reading
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One time Donation Monthly DonationsColleen Heinemann
Colleen Heinemann received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Science from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She now is a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying scientific visualization and its combination with High Performance Computing. In addition, she works for the Data Analytics and Visualization Group at the Lawrence Berkeley… Continue reading
Anna-Sophia Hirst
Anna has earned a B.S. in Mathematics and is currently a graduate student, pursuing a M.S. in Mathematics. She likes learning about various topics in applied mathematics and especially enjoys logic puzzles and riddles. In her free time, Anna is an avid baker and has just recently taught herself how to crochet. Anna is excited… Continue reading
SC17 Early Career Program application deadline approaching!
SC17 Early Career Program – Call for Applications http://sc17.supercomputing.org/submitters/early-career-program/ Important Dates:
February 16, 2017: Applications open
July 31, 2017: Applications close
September 1, 2017: Decision notifications Overview: The ECP helps participants better understand the issues and challenges faced in navigating successful research careers. The SC17 ECP will be held on Monday, November 13. Session topics… Continue reading
Choosing Mentors for Your Advisory Board
Of all the resources professionals have at their disposal, mentors are arguably one of the most helpful. Articles, books, and trial and error can be great teachers when you’re navigating your career, but nothing can replace advice from people who have navigated similar challenges. But how do we find a mentor? What qualities should… Continue reading
Choosing Mentors for Your Advisory Board, Part 2
Start with you:
- Before you start seeking out mentors, identify your own short or long term goals for your future. They don’t have to all be career goals either – maybe you want a mentor for running to help you finally get from a 5k to 10k. How could a mentor… Continue reading
Choosing Mentors for Your Advisory Board, Part 1
Of all the resources professionals have at their disposal, mentors are arguably one of the most helpful. Articles, books, and trial and error can be great teachers when you’re navigating your career, but nothing can replace advice from people who have navigated similar challenges. But how do we find a mentor? What qualities should… Continue reading
Rafael Zamora-Resendiz
I first got involved with the SRP Program through my college professor, Dr. Xinlian Liu. He was planning to participate in research project at LBNL over the summer, and he invited me to come with to work on the project as well. So far, I am really enjoying my experience! The SRP Program has allowed… Continue reading
Pooja Rao
I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My research is focused on numerical heat transfer modeling in the thermal protection system materials during atmospheric reentry of the spacecraft. In the past, I have worked on developing high fidelity numerical algorithms for studying… Continue reading
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Thank you for your interest in Sustainable Horizons Institute! Unfortunately, we do not have any applications open at this time. We will be organizing various programs in the future, so feel free to check back for active applications soon. If you would like to receive email notifications regarding active applications and other SHI happenings, please… Continue reading
Affiliated Faculty and Partners
Sustainable Horizons Institute is grateful to have faculty and professionals from various institutions who support us in upholding our mission and vision. Our work would not be possible without the partnership and support of these individuals. Thank you!
If you are interested in partnering with SHI, please email info@shinstitute.org with your full name and preferred… Continue reading
Partnerships
SHI is very appreciative of the kind individuals and organizations who partner with us and support our programs in a number of ways. More information about our partners and collaborators can be found at the links below. If you are interested in becoming a partner, email info@shinstitute.org with your name, preferred email address, institution/organization, and… Continue reading
Robert Harrison
Dr. Robert Harrison is a Professor and Endowed Director of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University. Dr. Harrison also serves as the Director of the Computational Sciences Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He received his PhD in Organic and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Cambridge in 1984. Dr. Harrison’s research… Continue reading
Sustainable Research Pathways 2015
The SRP Group at Berkeley Lab.
In 2015, a partnership between Sustainable Horizons Institute (SHI) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory led to the creation of the Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP) program. The goal of SRP is to connect computing sciences faculty and students from underrepresented groups (minorities, women, people with disabilities, first generation scholars, smaller… Continue reading
Webinar Series Organizing Committee
Sustainable Horizons Institute will be starting a quarterly webinar series which will cover a range of topics designed to be beneficial to participants. We are currently seeking volunteers to serve as members of the Webinar Organizing Committee. As a member of the organizing committee, you will help select topics, schedule speakers, assist with logistics, etc.… Continue reading
Tom Corcoran
I first became involved in the SRP Program when my advisor, Dr. Xinlian Liu, recommended me for the summer research internship at Berkeley lab. So far, my experience at the lab has been great. I feel very fortunate to be able to work on real-world applications of distributed machine learning on supercomputers with the HPC… Continue reading
Dr. Sally Ellingson
Participating in the SRP Program has been a very beneficial experience to me! The SRP matching workshop allowed me the unique opportunity to meet with a number of esteemed researchers at LBNL and understand how their expertise could advance my own research. The best part of the workshop was making several matches and being invited… Continue reading
The Broader Engagement (BE) Program
The Broader Engagement (BE) Program, piloted in 2007 at the Supercomputing (SC) Conference Series, was created as a method to engage populations of people consistently underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
BE participants enjoying a workshop.
Dr. Mary Ann Leung, founder of SHI, felt a strong connection with the mission of BE, and… Continue reading
Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP) Program
In 2015, Sustainable Horizons Institute (SHI) and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) partnered together with an innovative idea to increase the breadth and quality of the Computing Sciences workforce. This idea led to the emergence of a new program: Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP). The SRP Program originated as a method of connecting scientists from… Continue reading
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Multiple GRA Positions at Emory University
Join the Distributed Computing Group at Emory University!
Multiple Fall ‘17: CS PhD (and MS) research assistants interested in cutting-edge, extreme-scale distributed systems. Time is of the essence, particularly if not already enrolled at Emory!
If interested, send to Prof. Dorian Arnold (email: dorian.arnold@emory.edu web: www.mathcs.emory.edu/~darnold/ ):
- Brief statement… Continue reading
Broader Engagement at SIAM CSE17
A group of BE Participants at Google Fiber Academy.
On February 26th, 2017, Dr. Mary Ann Leung led the Broader Engagement (BE) Program at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) 2017 Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) conference. This year, more than 50 sponsored and self-supported participants from 30 institutions came together as BE… Continue reading
Bright Scientists Supporting Diversity – The CSGF and BE Connection
The Department of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is one of the most prestigious fellowships in the United States. Created in 1991, the CSGF Program’s mission is to increase the supply of high quality scientists and to better prepare the future generation of leaders in the computational science field. With an acceptance rate… Continue reading
The Experience of a Lifetime: Broader Engagement at SIAM CSE17
The BE Group at Google Fiber Academy.
On February 26th, 2017, after many months of planning and coordination, more than 50 funded and self-funded individuals came together in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Broader Engagement (BE) Program at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 2017 Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (SIAM CSE17).… Continue reading
STEAM Article Published by ALCF
BE Organizing Committee member Richard Coffey’s article about the STEAM workshop at SIAM CSE17 was just published by ALCF!
Check it out here: http://www.alcf.anl.gov/articles/alcf-participates-program-increase-diversity-stem-fields
Tips for Accomplishing Goals
- Think about your goals and try to choose 1 or 2 that you might be able to accomplish this summer.
- Create some concrete steps and a timeline for completing these steps.
- How many hours per day or per week can you commit to your goal?
- How… Continue reading
Managing Stress
- Consider taking a time management or self-improvement course (usually these are 1 day courses offered by your university or a local library).
- Remember your mentor or school can often help if you’re feeling overwhelmed! Together, you can you make a plan to… Continue reading
University Programs for High School Students
- Graduate and undergraduate students can check with their university’s Office of Student Affairs to find out about summer camps or programs held at their school. Often, these programs provide an opportunity for you to mentor high school students interested in STEM… Continue reading
Taking a Summer Course
- If you’re a graduate student, ask your adviser if they would sponsor you to take a summer course that is related to your field, but perhaps not required for a degree. Or maybe you want to sit in on an undergraduate course to review a particular topic… Continue reading
Internships
- Participate in planned intern opportunities at your company or lab. If thereare no opportunities for interns, ask your boss if you can take the lead on creating them! These activities are usually fun, but they are also great opportunities to network with your peers. You never… Continue reading
BPDM Workshop
The Broadening Participation in Data Mining Program (BPDM) will hold it’s annual workshop August 12-13, 2017, co-located with ACM SIGKDD 2017 Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) in Halifax, Nova Scotia – Canada.
Undergraduates, Graduates, and Postdocs underrepresented in Data Mining are encouraged to apply for travel scholarships by May 15, 2017 at… Continue reading
Fulbright Opportunities in Sustainable Development
The 2018/2019 Core Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for awards in sustainability and sustainable development! Opportunities in sustainable development in the western hemisphere include: (Click on location for more information)
The deadline to complete your application is August 1, 2017. You can find… Continue reading
Heriberto Acosta-Maestre
Institution/Organization: Nova Southeastern University
Department: College of Engineering and Computing
Academic Status: Graduate Student
What conference theme areas are you interested in (check all that apply): Data Analytics and Visualization Data-Driven Modeling and Prediction
Interests:
My main research interests lie in the area of analytics, data science, and visualizations. My PhD thesis focuses in the… Continue reading
Travel Support for the PEARC17 Student Program
SUMMARY: TRAVEL SUPPORT for the PEARC17 Student Program Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2017 Deadline to apply: Thu May 25 2017 July 9-13 2017, New Orleans LA USA PEARC17 Studne Program Contact: Alana Romanella (aromanel@vt.edu)
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DETAILS: PEARC17, Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2017, is now… Continue reading
SIAM CSE17 Photos
What an amazing week we had at the SIAM CSE17 conference! Take a look below at some of the wonderful experiences we captured. You can click on each photo for a larger view and you can scroll through the entire gallery by using the arrow buttons on the sides of the large view photos.… Continue reading
NERSC Data and Analytics Internship Projects
Data Dashboard Enhancement
Science/CS domain : Advanced Scientific Computing Research Project description : Supercomputers use distributed file systems that face unique challenges in serving data to tens of thousands of compute nodes. Even operations as simple as calculating the amount of disk space used is a significant challenge. This project develops the NERSC Data Dashboard… Continue reading
ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships
ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships: $15,000
Deadline: Sun., Apr. 30, 2017 http://www.sighpc.org/fellowships
DETAILS:
Do you know of students who are studying data science or computing applications, and who are either women or members of an underrepresented group?
Submissions are open now for the ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships.
ACM SIGHPC and… Continue reading
Women in IT Networking as SC (WINS)
Greetings,
The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for 2017. Quick reference info is listed below and the official Call for Participation (CFP) is attached. Please help spread the word by sharing this information with your contacts and networks.
Access the 2017 WINS application here: https://form.jotform.com/70306201563141 <https://form.jotform.com/70306201563141>… Continue reading
Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
Broadening participation in computing is a core part of Microsoft’s values; accordingly, we are excited to introduce a new initiative, the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant, that aims to recognize, support, and mentor diverse doctoral students as they complete their dissertation research in computing-related fields.
This grant program is open to doctoral students in their fourth… Continue reading
[CFP] Call for participation: IEEE Workshop on High Performance Big Data Computing
[CFP] Call for participation: IEEE Workshop on High Performance Big Data Computing
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Second IEEE Workshop on High Performance Big Data Computing https://pages.lip6.fr/Tarek.Menouer/WHPBDC17.html
The workshop will be held in conjunction with the IEEE Smart World Congress
http://ieee-smartworld.org/2017/smartworld/
August, 4-8, 2017
San Francisco… Continue reading
BE Wrap Up
We will have the BE wrap up dinner at Pittypat’s Porch. The address is 25 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Pittypat’s Porch features traditional southern cuisine. We will be serving 3 different entree choices, multiple side dish choices, and Georgia peach cobbler for dessert. If you would like to… Continue reading
Melissa Abdelbaky
Institution/Organization: Rutgers University
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Academic Status: Graduate Student
What conference theme areas are you interested in (check all that apply): Data Analytics and Visualization Scientific Software and High-Performance Computing
Interests:
I am most interested in fostering new opportunities with collaborators in scientific fields that execute complex workflows on emerging architectures. I… Continue reading
Babatunde Adetoro
Institution/Organization: Mountain View College/UT Tyler
Department: Science/Pharmacy
Academic Status: Graduate Student
What conference theme areas are you interested in (check all that apply): Identification, Design, and Control Scientific Software and High-Performance Computing
Interests: Research Healthcare Pharmacy
Maria Barrios Sazo
Institution/Organization: Stony Brook University
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Academic Status: Graduate Student
What conference theme areas are you interested in (check all that apply):Multiphysics and Multiscale Computations Novel Discretizations and Fast Solvers Numerical Linear/Multilinear Algebra Scientific Software and High-Performance Computing Simulations on Emerging Architecture
Interests:
Working towards the understanding of nature and how certain… Continue reading