REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing

巴尔的摩县马里兰大学(UMBC)数学和统计系的REU网站：高性能计算跨学科项目是一个为期八周的住宿暑期项目，面向数学、统计或计算机科学专业的本科生。该REU网站使用可分为三个主要组成部分的活动来培养未来劳动力的技能：(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等特定工具。(Ii)科学、统计和并行计算的技能适用于来自行业、政府机构或数学和统计之外的部门的科学家提出的跨学科研究项目。(Iii)教学和研究得到一整套高度集成的专业发展活动的支持，包括团队合作经验、演示技能(海报、口头、项目更新和‘电梯推介’)、写作技能(摘要、网页和技术报告)、关于科学职业操守的讨论、对当地雇主或计算中心(如NSA、NASA或NIH)的专题实地考察、有关研究生院申请和GRE准备课程的信息，以及与教职员工、研究生和所有访问该项目的人进行非正式接触的大量机会。该项目的所有方面都是由学生团队进行的，这是该项目最重要的经验之一。科学、统计和并行计算技能对21世纪的劳动力至关重要。在团队和跨学科项目中进行互动和沟通的技能也同样重要。该REU网站将在两名联合主任、几名研究生助理和本科生同行导师的指导下提供综合这些要素的计划，其中许多人通过跨学科研究和咨询中心(www.humc.edu/circ)在以客户为中心的跨学科咨询方面拥有丰富的经验。高性能计算环境将由NSF支持的UMBC高性能计算设施(www.humc.edu/hpcf)中的最先进的分布式内存集群提供。REU现场参与者将受益于完整的专业发展经验，包括科学、统计和并行计算、跨学科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联合支持。

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.