Intro to HPC: Participants

Institution: Philander Smith College Where are you from?I am from Nassau, The Bahamas. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in computer science/cybersecurity. Do you have any hobbies?I enjoy going to the gym, playing video games and listening to music. What are ...

Institution: Tuskegee University Where are you from?I am from Clinton, Mississippi What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in the mathematics and computer science aspects. Do you have any hobbies?I love to sing, dance, and cook during my free time as ...

Institution: State University of New York, Purchase College Where are you from?New York What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My academic interests lie in psychiatry and neuroscience. I am also interested in learning how to code and be well informed on multi ...

Institution: University of Tennessee – Knoxville Where are you from?I’m from Memphis, TN. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in learning more about computer science and the ways it can help clean energy become more accessible and affordable. Do you ...

Institution: Sonoma State University Where are you from?Migrated from Guadalajara, Jalisco to Fresno CA. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in energy justice due to this aligning with my values of providing a more just environment, especially in my ...

Institution: Philander Smith College Where are you from?Nassau, The Bahamas What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My interests are quantum computing, cybersecurity, aerospace engineering and Artificial Intelligence Do you have any hobbies?Plane spotting, Flight simulator, Sailing and Coding What are you most excited about ...

Institution: Boise State University Where are you from?I was born in Orange, California but have lived in the Boise, Idaho area for about 15 years. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am mainly engrossed in algorithms and machine learning. My knowledge ...

Institution: Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Where are you from?Puerto Rico What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am intrigued by the potential applications of energy justice and their transformative impact on various industries. Do you have any hobbies?horseback riding, digital art, painting, ...

Institution: Boise State University Where are you from?I am from Emmett, Idaho. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I’m studying computer science, emphasizing in data science. I hope to work in policy or scientific research, utilizing data analysis and machine learning algorithms ...

Institution: San Francisco State University Where are you from?Sunny Southern California. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?The opportunity to learn about “Energy Cost for Disadvantaged Populations and Methods of Energy Efficiency and Energy Optimization in Computing Systems” hooked me towards applying ...

Institution: Swarthmore College Where are you from?Santiago, Chile What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am a Engineering major and math minor. I am not sure what area of engineering I will pursue, however after working a couple summers in a machine ...

Institution: Washington and Lee University Where are you from?My home is about 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City, surrounded by mountains. The air is pretty dry, but the scenery makes up for it! What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Currently, I’m ...

Institution: Seattle Pacific University Where are you from?Vancouver, Washington What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I love the data science field and how interdisciplinary it is. Energy justice is something that I’d like to learn more about since it revolves around fixing ...

Institution: University of Texas at El Paso Where are you from?El Paso, Texas. Born and raised. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Some of my energy justice interests include climate change, water pollution and renewable energy. Do you have any hobbies?On my free ...

Institution: Brigham Young University Idaho Where are you from?I am from Galt, California. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My academic interest is becoming a chemical engineer with a emphasis in electro chemistry. I have great interest in improving/advancing energy output options. ...

Institution: Monmouth College Where are you from?Chicago, Illinois What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am currently majoring in biology and a minor in computer science. I am interested in energy justice because I want to help individuals and communities have access ...

Institution: Iowa State University Where are you from?Des Moines, Iowa (I am from Iowa State University) What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My majors are MIS, International Business, and Management, however, I am really interested in web development and data science. When ...

Institution: Brigham Young University Idaho Where are you from?I am from Lima, Peru What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in the innovation and improvement of energy as well as the equality of energy reception. Do you have any hobbies?I play ...

Institution: Swarthmore College Where are you from?I’m from New York City! I currently live in Harlem but I grew up in Brooklyn. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?At the moment, I am a prospective engineering and math double major. I am ...

Institution: University of Rhode Island Where are you from?I am from Rhode Island. However, I come from a Turkish/Albanian background and would visit Turkey every summer growing up. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am mainly interested in artificial intelligence because ...

Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Where are you from?Chicago, Illinois What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Sustainability, habitat protection, computer science, and linguistics Do you have any hobbies?I love to read, paint, exercise, and watch movies. What are you most excited about for ...

Institution: Santa Monica College Where are you from?I am from Pasadena California. I went to school in the Pasadena from 1st to 9th grade so most of my friends before high school where also from Pasadena. Besides that I love living ...

Institution: University of Puerto Rico Where are you from?San Juan, Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Academically, I am interested in computer science topics such as computer science education, cybersecurity, and networks. I will be taking a ...

Institution: The College of New Jersey Where are you from?I am from West Windsor, New Jersey. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Baker’s computational chemistry lab at The College of New Jersey. I would like ...

Institution: Sonoma State University Where are you from?I was born and raised in Petaluma, California. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?The goals I have set for myself while participating in this program are observing and identifying socioeconomic disadvantages with respect to ...

Institution: University of Rhode Island Where are you from?Providence Rhode island What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?As a Computer Science student interested in Machine Learning, my interests lie primarily machine learning. When it comes to energy justice, my interest lies in ...

Institution: Philander Smith College Where are you from?Little Rock, AR What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Computer Science and Cybersecurity Do you have any hobbies?Track, anime, movies, music, and video games. What are you most excited about for this program?Meeting new people and enjoying ...

Institution: Westminster University Where are you from?I am from Honolulu, Hawaii. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in strengthening my understanding of algorithms and utilizing databases. My strengths lie in front-end development and I have a deep appreciation for ...

Institution: University Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Where are you from?San Juan, Puerto Rico What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I’m most interested in the use of Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence to innovate and discover cleaner, more cost-efficient ways to produce ...

Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pierdas Campus Where are you from?I’m from Salinas, a small town in Puerto Rico. I spent a large part of my life there before moving on to further my education. I completed my bachelors and ...

Institution: University of Southern California Where are you from?Tallahassee, FL What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?data privacy, cybersecurity, environmental policy, energy policy, environmental law Do you have any hobbies?reading, writing, walking my corgi What are you most excited about for this program?learning how ...

Institution: George Mason University Where are you from?Washington, D.C. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in energy-related disparities amongst social and economic lines ranging from nation-wide to global issues. An example of nationwide issue would be the price of ...

Institution: UCLA Where are you from?I am from Bangkok, Thailand. I moved to New York City for work and ESL (English as a Second Language) classes, and now I am studying for my bachelor’s degree at UCLA. What are your academic/technical/or energy ...

Institution: Wayne State University Where are you from?Detroit, Michigan What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am a Computer Science major, with a focus on User Design and ML/AI. Do you have any hobbies?Drawing, singing, and playing video games. What are you most excited ...

Institution: Montclair State Univeristy Where are you from?Hello everyone! I am from Fair Lawn New Jersey and I go to school at Montclair State University. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My energy justice interest is to see how my code works ...

Institution: Wayne State University Where are you from?I am from Warren Michigan! What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My academical interests lie in Computer Science as well as Mechanical Engineering and of course the Math.. haha Do you have any hobbies?I do! I ...

Institution: Boston University Where are you from?I am from Pawtucket, Rhode Island and ethnically I am Cape Verdean. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My academic interests are coding, especially things such as apps. But I am also interested in the entrepreneurial ...

Institution: San Francisco State University Where are you from?Hello! I was born and raised in the lovely and expensive Bay Area. However, I am currently living in Colorado, where I am opening myself up to new experiences and opportunities. My family ...

Institution: The University of Texas at Dallas Where are you from?The University of Texas at Dallas What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Physics (astro, particle, high energy), Julia, HTML, CSS, Python, energy policy, research Do you have any hobbies?A lot. I like to ...

Institution: University of Mississippi Where are you from?I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently I’m a rising Junior at the University of Mississippi. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Social justice has always been a focus of mine, and with ...

Institution: Swarthmore College Where are you from?I am from Philadelphia, PA, specifically the Mount Airy neighborhood of Northwest Philly. I was born and raised in Philly, like Will Smith and Saul Perlmutter. Philly is a beautiful, historic city with a unique ...

Institution: University of Washington – Tacoma Where are you from?Tacoma, Washington What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I want to learn ways that technology can be used to approach many of the justice issues that plague our communities. Low-income and other marginalized ...

Institution: San Francisco State University Where are you from?Los Angeles What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I’m interested in Quantum Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Security, Soft-Robots, and Integration of CS in medical Do you have any hobbies?I love to cook and watch anime What are ...

Institution: Boston University Where are you from?I’m from Silver Spring, MD and was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My academic interests are software engineering, public interest technology, and AI. Do you have any hobbies?I enjoy exploring new ...

Institution: Willamette Where are you from?I am originally from Arizona. I now reside in Seattle Washington What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am pursuing a degree in Data Science. I’ve been interested in taking data science a step further by using ...

Institution: Santa Monica College Where are you from?Los Angeles, CA What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Computer Engineering. Digital/Analog Music Production. Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing. Audio/Video Production. Equitable Distribution of Technology Resources. Open Source Projects (Klipper, Ableton Remote Scrips, Max for ...

Institution: Swarthmore College Where are you from?New York, NY What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I plan to major in Computational Mathematics/Statistics and Economics! My interests lie in energy optimization and sustainability law. Do you have any hobbies?I love rock climbing, surfing, and ...

Institution: Texas State Where are you from?I am From McAllen, Texas I currently live in San Marcos Texas. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in Machine learning and software development. I am interested in sustainable energy because of the ...

Institution: San Francisco State University Where are you from?Originally from Arvin/Bakersfield in the Central Valley. I’ve lived in the SF Bay Area since 2006 and currently live in Oakland. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I enjoy studying biology and learning about ...

Institution: Philander Smith College Where are you from?I am a Nigerian, born and raise in Nigeria. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Health Justice Environmental Justice ( live, weather, electricity, food, shelter, and more) Do you have any hobbies?No, I try to have ...

Institution: The College of New Jersey Where are you from?Audubon, NJ What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am a physics major at The College of New Jersey specializing in astrophysics and I’m interested in using HPC to study exoplanet systems. My ...

Institution: East Carolina University Where are you from?I am currently a masters student at the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. I attended my undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am currently in North ...

Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Where are you from?I am originally from Marks, Mississippi in the Delta Region of Mississippi. I resided in the Jackson, MS, Metro area for about four years. I currently live in Little Rock, Arkansas. What ...

Institution: Xavier University of Louisiana Where are you from?I am originally from Evansville, Indiana, and moved to Maryland in 2011. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I am interested in learning about energy justice and using data science techniques to showcase energy ...

Institution: Clark Atlanta University Where are you from?I currently reside in Atlanta, GA, where I attend Clark Atlanta University majoring in chemistry with a focus in computational chemistry. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Within energy justice my interests are researching affordable ...

Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Where are you from?I live in Chicago, but I was born in Poland. I moved to America when I was 3 years old. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Academically, I am studying computer science at ...

Institution: NSCC Where are you from?I am from Memphis, TN What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?I have worked in Material Science, weather, and Biology. Do you have any hobbies?I read and learn about z/OS & HPC systems. Need to set aside more ...

Institution: San Francisco State University Where are you from?I’m from China and have been in San Francisco for 10+ years. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?My research interests are in using technology to help reduce energy inequity for marginalized populations. Renewable ...

Institution: University of Texas at Dallas Where are you from?I am from Dallas, Texas, where I am also currently an undergrad at The University of Texas at Dallas studying Geoscience. What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Once I complete my Geoscience B.S., ...

Institution: Kean University Where are you from?I’m from New Jersey What are your academic/technical/or energy justice interests?Computational Science and Engineering. Do you have any hobbies?I like to work out, play basketball, and do other fun activities. What are you most excited about for this ...