NCSI: Campus Computing Advocate

Status	Completed
Mentor Name	Xinlian Liu
Mentor's XSEDE Affiliation	Campus Champion, Education Allocation
Mentor Has Been in XSEDE Community	4-5 years
Project Title	Campus Computing Advocate
Summary	Be the student face of high performance computing on campus.
Job Description	1) Acquire essential HPC skills through taking online training and self-learning; 2) Engage and Enlighten campus community, especially first-year students through talking to computer clubs, campus-wide seminars, etc. 3) Bring HPC experiences to campuses of regional colleges to foster a wider community. 4) Gain experiences on HPC through working with the mentor as well as research collaborators.
Computational Resources	We have an educational allocation.
Contribution to Community
Position Type	Apprentice
Training Plan	Be comfortable working in Linux development environment. Strong programming skills in C/C++. Strong math background.
Student Prerequisites/Conditions/Qualifications	Must stay committed, dedicated, devoted, persistent and focused.
Duration	Semester
Start Date	08/20/2017
End Date	12/20/2017