Upward Bound Workshop 2025
Exploring the power of computational science
Upward Bound students get first-hand experience in our fifth annual summer workshop for high-performance computing taught by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire staff volunteers. The Blugold Center for High-Performance Computing is collaborating with UW-Eau Claire’s Upward Bound program to share techniques used to process large amounts of data and perform complex calculations at high speed. The two primary workshop topics this year are split between "HPC" and "Research".
With this workshop, we hope to bring HPC and computational sciences to local high school students, potentially attracting bright minds to UW-Eau Claire.
Workshop Schedule
The workshop this year will be held in a single lecture hall for the entire day. Please bring your laptops / Chromebooks for the morning hands-on activities.
Presentation Room:
- Centennial Hall 2704 (60 Seats) - All Participants
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Time |
Session |
|---|---|
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9:00 - 10:30 |
Intro to High-Performance Computing and the BOSE Supercomputing Cluster Blugold Center for HPC Staff Links: OnDemand | Linux Quick Guide | Menti (Intro Survey) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Demo: Image Classification Will Jerome Links: Demo Instructions |
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11:00-11:30 |
Demo: Mandelbrot Images Tyler Bauer |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Lunch Break |
| 12:45 - 1:00 |
Intro to Computational Research at UW-Eau Claire Blugold Center for HPC Staff |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Undergraduate Research Dr. Erica Benson |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Summer 2025 Cohort |
| 2:30 - 3:10 |
Research Presentation: What stresses out California ground squirrels? Dr. Jenn Smith |
| 3:10 - 3:15 | Wrap Up |
Workshop Session Leaders
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Tyler Bauer (he/him/his) Alum
Blugold Supercomputing Cluster | Learning and Technology Services
System Administrator for HPC
- Schofield Hall 134G, Eau Claire | Directions
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Erica Benson, Ph.D.
English
Executive Director | Professor
- Schofield Hall 17, Eau Claire | Directions
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Dr. Jennifer Smith, Ph.D. (she/her)
Biology
Associate Professor
Dr. Jenn Smith is a behavioral ecologist whose research integrates evolutionary and ecological perspectives to understand decision-making in social mammals.
- Phillips Science Hall 359, Eau Claire | Directions
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Will Jerome
HPC Student Admin