Building a Diverse and Inclusive HPC Community for Mission-Driven Team Science

Journal Article · Mon Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Computing in Science & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/mcse.2023.3348943· OSTI ID:2997086

McInnes, Lois Curfman ^[1]; Kinsley, Paige ^[1]; Leung, Mary Ann ^[2]; Martin, Daniel ^[3]; Parete-Koon, Suzanne ^[4]; Ramprakash, Sreeranjani Jini ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Sustainable Horizons Institute, Rancho Mirage, CA (United States)
3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been a long-standing leader in driving advances in science and technology through advanced computing. However, DOE laboratories are currently facing urgent workforce challenges, particularly in terms of underrepresentation from key communities, including people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and first-generation scholars. This paper introduces the work carried out as part of the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) Broadening Participation Initiative, which aims to address workforce challenges through a lens that considers the distinct needs and culture of high-performance computing (HPC). The work focuses on three main efforts: hosting Intro to HPC Bootcamps, expanding the Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP) internship and workforce development program, and establishing an HPC Workforce Development and Retention Action Group. Finally, the paper also highlights various workforce efforts throughout the computational science community and explores opportunities for future work aimed at broadening participation in HPC.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 2997086
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 2427963
• Journal Information: Computing in Science & Engineering, Journal Name: Computing in Science & Engineering Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 25; ISSN 1521-9615; ISSN 1558-366X
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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