CyberTraining - FOstering Computational EXcellence (FOCEX)

0.0.0.0.1 Addressing the disconnect between advanced cyberinfrastructure and educational preparedness.

0.1 CyberTraining: Pilot: FOstering Computational EXcellence (FOCEX): Addressing the Disconnect between Advanced Cyberinfrastructure and Educational Preparedness

0.1.0.0.1 Grant from National Science Foundation’s CyberTraining - Training-based Program

Collaborators: Carlos Pantano-Rubino (Principal Investigator), Assad Oberai (Co-Principal Investigator) and Ivan Bermejo-Moreno (Co-Principal Investigator)

In August 2023, with assistance from The Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC), the National Science Foundation officially awarded Carlos Pantano-Rubino, Assad Oberai, and Ivan Bermejo-Moreno from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME), a $300,000 grant for their proposal “CyberTraining: Pilot: FOstering Computational EXcellence (FOCEX): Addressing the Disconnect between Advanced Cyberinfrastructure and Educational Preparedness,” as part of the CyberTraining - Training-based Program.

This goal of this project is to close the gap between computational physics and high-performance computing (HPC) preparedness. Focusing specifically on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), students will be provided with hands-on training and teaching facilitation kits will be prepared for circulation through NSF ACCESS program.

From NSF:

“This project will develop training materials in the form of workshops and teaching kits for students and researchers in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) to aid in translating computational research into modern high-end computing platforms. This project addresses the longstanding challenges researchers encounter when working with computing and data-intensive applications that rely on new computing accelerator hardware deployed in modern high-performance computing clusters.”

More information on the grant can be found here