CCU student invited to EPSCoR program at Clemson
Atkinson, a Myrtle Beach native, and other selected candidates will attend an orientation at Clemson University from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, and will participate in bi-monthly webinars throughout the entire year. Students who successfully complete the program will be qualified to attend SC12, a supercomputing conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, and act as “Technical Student Volunteers,” providing aid for booths on the exhibit floor as well as completing other technical tasks as necessary. Atkinson will be learning about cyberinfrastructure (CI)—the technical components used for researching and storing electronic data—and, after completion of the program, will be CCU’s CI student champion/mentor.
EPSCoR, according to its mission statement, was established to support the National Science Foundation’s goal “to strengthen research and education in science and engineering throughout the United States.” For more information about EPSCoR, visit http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/epscor.