REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing

REU网站：巴尔的摩县（UMBC）马里兰州大学数学与统计系的高性能计算跨学科课程是一个为期八周的暑期住宿课程，面向数学、统计或计算机科学专业的本科生。 本REU网站使用的活动可以分为三个主要组成部分，以发展未来劳动力的技能：（i）可转移的三学分高级本科课程通过讲座和TA支持的计算机实验室教授高性能计算的基本技能，使用Linux，C，MPI，MATLAB和R的特定工具。 (ii)科学，统计和并行计算的技能适用于由来自工业，政府机构或数学和统计以外的部门的科学家提出的跨学科研究项目。 (iii)教学和研究是由一套完整的高度综合的专业发展活动，包括团队工作经验，演讲技巧，（海报，口头，项目更新，和'电梯间距'），写作技巧（摘要，网页和技术报告），科学专业诚信的讨论，到当地雇主或计算中心（如NSA，NASA或NIH）的专题实地考察，研究生院申请和GRE准备课程的信息，以及与教师，研究生和所有参观者的非正式接触的大量机会。 该计划的所有方面都由学生团队进行，这是从该计划中获得的最重要的经验之一。科学，统计和并行计算技能对21世纪的劳动力至关重要。 同样重要的是在团队和跨学科项目中互动和沟通的技能。 这个REU网站将提供一个综合的计划，在两个共同主任和几个研究生助理和本科生导师的指导下整合这些元素，其中许多人通过跨学科研究和咨询中心（www.umbc.edu/circ）以客户为中心的跨学科咨询经验丰富。 高性能计算环境将由NSF支持的UMBC高性能计算设施（www.umbc.edu/hpcf）中最先进的分布式内存集群提供。 REU网站的参与者将受益于一个完整的专业发展经验，涉及科学，统计和并行计算，跨学科的研究项目，以及专业技能的综合发展。 这些技能对未来的劳动力和美国的国家竞争力至关重要。该奖项由国家科学基金会和国家安全局共同支持。

The REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is an eight-week residential summer program for undergraduate students majoring in mathematics, statistics, or computer science. This REU Site uses activities that can be grouped into three principal components to develop skills of the future workforce: (i) A transferrable three-credit senior undergraduate level course teaches fundamental skills in high performance computing through lectures and TA-supported computer labs, with specific tools of Linux, C, MPI, MATLAB, and R. (ii) The skills in scientific, statistical, and parallel computing are applied to interdisciplinary research projects posed by scientists from industry, government agencies, or departments outside of mathematics and statistics. (iii) The teaching and research are supported by a complete set of highly integrated professional development activities, including team work experience, presentation skills (poster, oral, project update, and 'elevator pitch'), writing skills (abstracts, webpage, and technical report), discussion of professional integrity in the sciences, topical field trips to local employers or computing centers such as the NSA, NASA, or NIH, information on graduate school application and GRE preparation course, and plenty of opportunity for informal contact with faculty, graduate students, and all visitors to the program. All aspects of the program are conducted by student teams, which one of the most important experiences to take away from the program.Scientific, statistical, and parallel computing skills are critical to the 21st century workforce. Equally crucial are skills in interacting and communicating in teams and in interdisciplinary projects. This REU Site will provide a comprehensive program integrating these elements under the guidance of the two co-directors and several graduate assistants and undergraduate peer mentors, many of whom have extensive experience with client-focused interdisciplinary consulting through the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting (www.umbc.edu/circ). The high performance computing environment will be provided by a state-of-the-art distributed-memory cluster in the NSF-supported UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (www.umbc.edu/hpcf). The REU Site participants will benefit from a complete professional development experience involving scientific, statistical, and parallel computing, interdisciplinary research projects, and integrated development of professional skills. These skills are of vital importance to the workforce of tomorrow and for the national competetiveness of the United States.This award is jointly supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency.