August
2007
CISL cultivates the next generation
SIParCS interns, from left to right:
Ryan O’Kuinghttons (CSM), Victor Snyder (CSM),
Kenny Gruchalla (CU), Michael Levy (CU), Arunasalam
Rahuynanthan (University of Wyoming), Matthew Norman
(North Carolina State University), and Robert House
(CU). (Photo courtesy CISL.) |
Seven students are getting a taste of supercomputing this
summer in a new CISL-sponsored internship program called
SIParCS (Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science).
“A summer working with the Earth System Modeling Framework
has been a great opportunity to get some experience developing
a large project—something you just can’t learn
in school,” says Ryan O’Kuinghttons, a graduate
student at Colorado School of Mines (CSM).
“I’ve learned a lot about parallel computing,
which will be helpful in completing my master’s thesis,
and I’ve learned a lot about professional software
development, which will hopefully be useful in finding a
good job,” adds Victor Snyder, also from CSM.
SIParCS is intended for undergraduate and graduate students
in computational science, applied mathematics, computer science,
and computational geosciences. It aims to address the shortage
of scientists and engineers trained to maintain and use the
high-end systems necessary for computational geosciences
research. Institutions participating in the program this
year include the University of Colorado, Colorado School
of Mines, North Carolina State University, and University
of Wyoming.
“We hope to make a positive impact on the quality and
diversity of the workforce needed to use and operate
21st century supercomputers,” says Rich Loft, director
of CISL’s technology development division.
During their 10–12 week internships, students gain
practical experience with a wide variety of parallel computational
science problems through working with the high-performance
computing systems and applications related to NCAR’s
science mission. The program culminates with oral presentations
and, in some cases, research papers.•
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