SIParCS 2025 - Prashansa Agrawal

Where Science Meets Humanities: A Program Evaluation Proposal for SIParCS

Recorded Talk

Since 2007 the Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) program under the Computational and Informations System Lab (CISL) at NSF NCAR has prioritized making a positive, long term impact on the workforce of High Performance Computing (HPC) related areas by providing quality and development to student-interns. An evaluation of the program will allow the administration to understand all the components the program requires to function effectively and the benefits primary stakeholders (i.e., student interns and NCAR/UCAR staff) experience before, during, and after participation in SIParCS. The following presentation is a program evaluation proposal designed to first provide a program overview which highlights how SIParCS has incorporated student development theories of mentorship to foster horizontal growth and professional development during transition periods from academic to career oriented environments. Additionally, a detailed logic model will visually identify the components that promote the overall goal of SIParCS. Finally, using a mixed-methodologies approach for future data collection, this presentation will outline a few implications that should be explored and measured for future improvement.

Mentors: Virginia Do, Agbeli Ameko, Jessica Wang

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