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Enrichment scheme reflections – The Alan Turing Institute

Reflecting on my time as an Enrichment student at the Alan Turing Institute. Seeking a pathway into HPC?  Thanks to the Alan Turing Institute’s Enrichment Scheme, a new door may have opened for you.  Enrichment schemes invite new people and ideas into our field, with the Alan Turing Institute just launching applications for interested PhDs…

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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Brendan (boof) Bouffler

In conversation with Brendan (boof) Bouffler, Head of Developer Relations at AWS Engineering Special thanks to our WHPC Communications volunteer, Nandhana, for bringing these interviews together. We are delighted to present a short series of interviews with some of our SC’23 Workshop Speakers, continuing with Brendan (boof) Bouffler. boof will be presenting, “Surviving and thriving as…

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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Elisabeth Ortega

In conversation with Elisabeth Ortega, HPC Specialist at Do IT Now Special thanks to our WHPC Communications volunteer, Nandhana, for bringing these interviews together. We are delighted to present a short series of interviews with some of our SC’23 Workshop Speakers, continuing with Elisabeth Ortega. Elisabeth will be presenting, “Our success case of full remote…

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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Annie Ma-Weaver

In conversation with Annie Ma-Weaver, Group PM for HPC at Google Special thanks to our WHPC Communications volunteer, Nandhana, for bringing these interviews together.  We are delighted to present a short series of interviews with some of our SC’23 Workshop Speakers, starting with Annie Ma-Weaver.  Annie will be co-presenting with Bill Magro on, “Fostering Diversity,…

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Funding opportunities for SC23 Denver

Looking for funding to attend SC23 in Denver?  Here’s two possible opportunities! It’s well-known that attending conferences, especially premier events in the field of supercomputing, can benefit your work and network.  However, while securing permission to attend might be relatively easy, securing funding to attend can sometimes be much more difficult.  Being able to meet…

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WHPC Mentorship: Valery Herrington

“Women, now more than ever, are essential drivers of advanced civilizations and economies. Women should also have a role contributing to the future of HPC.”     Our new series showcases the WHPC Mentorship program mentors. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths they followed into the field—other women will…

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Member highlight: Sakshi Mishra

This researcher blends electrical engineering with AI to solve climate change problems     Guest post by: Alisa Alering, Science Node First published on Science Node on 28th April 2020   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths…

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Member highlight: Melyssa Fratkin

From computer summer camp to showing the community why HPC matters.   Guest post by: Alisa Alering, Science Node First published on Science Node on 15th October 2019   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths they followed…

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Member highlight: Christine Harvey

Building a career in HPC is impossible to do alone   Guest post by: Alisa Alering, Science Node First published on Science Node on 18th February 2020   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths they followed into…

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Member highlight:Carol Song

From expectations of becoming a farmer to the ground floor of US supercomputing   Guest post by: Alisa Alering, Science Node First published on Science Node on 21st January 2020   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths…

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Member highlight: Misbah Mubarak

Give your best to what you do, but try not to get lost into perfectionism.   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths they followed into the field—other women will feel inspired to envision themselves in similar roles.…

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Member highlight: Rebecca Hartman-Baker

I’ve always loved math, computers, and science, and HPC is right at the intersection of these three fields!   Our new series, Paths to HPC, showcases women working in high-performance computing. Our hope is that by highlighting these trailblazers—and the sometimes unique paths they followed into the field—other women will feel inspired to envision themselves…

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