Resources

A curated set of external resources for FacultyHack@Gateways 2026 participants, spanning Science Gateways, high performance computing, cloud platforms, programming, web development, data science, UX design, and community organizations.

Session Materials

Links and files shared for specific virtual training sessions — see the Schedule page for full session details.

Mon, August 3

Wed, August 5

  • Course Goals Slide Deck

    Course goals slides for this session.

  • NAIRR Pilot Portal

    The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot portal managed by SGX3 for the NSF to share computing and AI resources across the research community.

  • Google NotebookLM

    AI-powered "personal research assistant" that lets faculty and students build notebooks from course readings, then ask grounded questions, generate summaries, and create study materials; integrates with Google Classroom for class-specific notebooks and assignments.

  • ACCESS CloudBank Allocations

    ACCESS portal page where instructors request CloudBank Classroom or other cloud credits, enabling JupyterHub-based computing environments for courses (Python, R, data science, cloud/HPC exercises). Useful for provisioning hands-on computing for a class.

  • Jetstream2 Cloud Portal

    Main entry point for Jetstream2, a research and education-focused cloud platform where faculty can deploy VMs, JupyterHub, containers, and other environments to support computational labs, online demonstrations, and classroom projects.

  • NAIRR Pilot Education Call

    Information and application page for NAIRR Pilot education-focused opportunities, where faculty can propose courses or training activities that use national AI and data resources to support classroom instruction and curriculum development.

  • ACCESS-CI Website

    Gateway to national cyberinfrastructure resources and services (including training, allocations, and classroom-oriented platforms like CloudBank and Jetstream2), useful for faculty to discover and connect students to HPC and cloud resources in courses.

  • ACCESS-CI About

    Overview of the ACCESS program's mission and services; helps faculty understand how to leverage ACCESS for course-related computing, training, and student access to national research infrastructure.

  • DesignSafe-CI

    Web-based platform providing data, tools, and simulation capabilities for natural hazards engineering; faculty can use it to bring real research data and analysis tools into civil/structural engineering courses and project-based learning.

  • Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit

    Browser-based block and JavaScript coding environment for the BBC micro:bit; enables faculty to run introductory programming, electronics, and STEM activities with students using interactive simulations or physical micro:bits in the classroom.

  • Initial Course Goals

  • NAIRR-Overview

Fri, August 7

  • ACCESS-CI Organization Request

    Form for requesting that an institution or organizational domain be added to the ACCESS-CI system when it is not currently recognized.

  • Duo Mobile — Apple App Store

    Apple App Store page for downloading Duo Mobile, a multi-factor authentication application commonly used to secure institutional and research computing accounts.

  • CRA NAIRR Pilot Expansion Resources

    Computing Research Association resource page for the NAIRR Pilot Expansion AI Education Research Coordination Network, including webinars, recordings, and educational resources.

  • FacultyHack@Gateways26 Teams

    FacultyHack@Gateways26 page listing participating faculty, mentors, teams, subgroups, and pairings for the 2026 FacultyHack program.

  • ACCESS-CI

    Main portal for the ACCESS ecosystem, which connects researchers and educators with advanced computing, data, networking, training, and support resources.

  • NAIRR Pilot

    Main portal for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot, providing access to AI-focused computing resources, datasets, models, software, training, and research opportunities.

  • NAIRR Pilot Allocation Request

    Direct application page for starting a request for computing or other resources available through the NAIRR Pilot allocation process.

  • ACCESS-CI New User Registration

    Registration portal for creating an ACCESS ID, which is used to access participating ACCESS-CI services and computing resources.

  • Jetstream2 Training — Indiana University

    Indiana University training resources for learning how to use Jetstream2, a cloud computing environment designed for research and education.

  • Jetstream2 — Creating Your First Instance

    Official Jetstream2 documentation providing step-by-step instructions for launching and accessing a first virtual machine instance.

  • SIR Model Codeathon Schedule

    Schedule from the 2023 MS-CC Codeathon featuring activities and training associated with developing an SIR epidemiological modeling project.

  • Big Data Hack 2022

    Event website and repository for the 2022 Big Data Hackathon, containing information about the event, teams, projects, schedules, and resources.

  • JOCSE — "Coding Through Storytelling"

    Journal article exploring an approach to teaching coding and computational concepts through storytelling and narrative-based learning.

  • Howard University — Dr. David Harold Blackwell

    Howard University feature examining the life and legacy of mathematician and statistician Dr. David Harold Blackwell and the relevance of his work in the age of artificial intelligence.

  • IMDb — Colossus: The Forbin Project

    IMDb page for the 1970 science-fiction film Colossus: The Forbin Project, which explores the consequences of giving an advanced computer system control over national defense.

  • NCyTE — Teaching AI Security Webinar

    Webinar resource for "Teaching AI Security: Hands-on LLM Hardening with Docker Desktop and Security Gateways," focused on practical methods for teaching AI and LLM security.

  • AI and Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity

    Article discussing how educational institutions and instructors can balance the benefits of generative AI with academic integrity and responsible classroom use.

  • AI Assessment Scale (AIAS)

    Framework educators can use to define how much generative AI is permitted in an assignment, ranging from no AI assistance to extensive AI-supported work.

  • FacultyHack-0 AI Paradigms & The Data Revolution

  • FacultyHack-1 Intro To AI Models Layers History & Discussions

Mon, August 10

  • Science Gateways Catalog

    Searchable directory of Science Gateways across many scientific disciplines. Useful for discovering existing gateways and classroom examples.

  • Science Gateways Resource Catalog

    The Science Gateway Catalog is a collection of gateways and gateway-building technologies that offer a searchable way for developers and users to find existing resources.

  • Science Gateways Catalog / Gateways Central

    The primary entry point for Gateway Central and the Science Gateways Catalog, used during the session's opening presentation to browse resources.

  • Science Gateways Search Portal

    An alternative link shared by Kristine Christensen that allows users to search the gateway catalog directly.

  • Class Aligned Project

    An undergraduate student project designed specifically to help improve and streamline the search interface of the Science Gateways Catalog.

  • HPC-Ed Search Index

    The beta search portal for HPC-Ed, which indexes national High-Performance Computing and cyberinfrastructure educational resources.

  • Google Colab

    The cloud-hosted notebook platform recommended for participants to run Python scripts and follow along with the hands-on coding demonstrations.

  • Austin Real-Time Traffic Incident Reports Dataset

    The open dataset from Austin, Texas, that Charlie Dey used to teach data cleaning, visualization (plotting coordinates to map out city streets), and K-means clustering.

  • SGX3 Coding Institute 2025 Repository

    The website hosting the code files and datasets used for the session's hands-on machine learning exercises.

  • FacultyHack Gateways 2026 Poster Template

    The direct download link for the official PowerPoint poster template, which is required for designing the conference posters.

  • Program Deliverables Hub

    The official program deliverables page outlining the requirements, deadlines, and templates for the virtual and in-person components of the hackathon.

Wed, August 12

  • Deliverables

    The seven deliverables for this program and what's due when.

  • README Template

    Template for your final GitHub repository's README.md.

  • YouTube

    Background music played at the start of the session.

  • GitHub

    Primary landing page for GitHub.

  • GitHub Example

    An example repository structure set up to guide mentees.

  • Markdown Guide

    Guide for formatting markdown text (.md files) for GitHub.

  • z.ai Chat

    Prompt interface platform shared for testing AI prompt configurations.

  • ADMI26 Teams

    Teams and project overview directory from ADMI26.

  • Poster Template

    Download link for the PowerPoint conference poster template.

  • Course Goals

    Direct link to Antigone Anthony's initial curriculum goal slide.

  • Brand Assets

    Brand logo assets and official hexadecimal color palettes for posters.

  • Goals Slides

    Shared Google Slides deck for updating Course and Gateway Goals.

  • Quantum for All

    Resource clearinghouse for introducing fundamental quantum mechanics.

  • National Q-12

    National Q-12 Education Partnership learning material repository.

  • QuantumCT

    "Bringing Quantum into the Classroom" resource catalog for teachers.

  • IBM Quantum

    Access and configuration instructions for IBM Quantum Classroom Accounts.

  • Google Quantum AI

    General resources, tools, and learning libraries from Google.

  • IQC Waterloo

    Downloadable teacher resources from the Institute for Quantum Computing.

  • EdQuantum

    Educational courses specializing in quantum-ready training.

  • NSF ATE

    Funding details for NSF Advanced Technological Education programs.

  • QuSTEAM

    Consortium developing undergraduate courses in quantum information.

  • Chicago Quantum

    Chicago Quantum Exchange / EPiQC training and coursework index.

  • NIST PQC

    NIST documentation portal on Post-Quantum Cryptography standards.

  • Clark Center

    Cybersecurity curriculum and learning hub homepage.

  • Clark Center Search

    Direct browse page for released quantum/cybersecurity training modules.

  • YouTube Podcast

    "Bringing Quantum Concepts into Classrooms" video podcast episode.

  • NSF News

    NSF press release regarding the launch of Project TRIAD for quantum tech.

  • White House Action

    Briefing on "Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation".

  • Forbes News

    Article covering Quantum Machines' $170M raise following breakthroughs.

  • FacultyHack-2 AI Readiness And Knowledge Graphs

Fri, August 14

  • Deliverables

    The seven deliverables for this program and what's due when.

  • README Template

    Template for your final GitHub repository's README.md.

  • Perplexity AI

    A multimodal AI research engine that validates its results; recommended by Je'aime for research.

  • AnswerThis

    An AI tool specialized in research papers and academic writing.

  • Free AI Edu

    A resource directory providing free educational AI assets.

  • Student Offers (AI/ML)

    Portal compiling student-specific offers and deals for AI and machine learning tools.

  • Student Offers (Free LLM API)

    Student discount offer page for accessing free LLM APIs.

  • Google AI Studio

    Google's prototyping platform for building applications with Gemini models.

  • GitHub Education Pack

    The GitHub Student Developer Pack, which provides students free access to premium development tools.

  • Cerebras Cloud

    Cloud service offering high-speed AI inference and model execution.

  • Mermaid AI

    An AI-powered flow chart and diagram generator that outputs editable code.

  • Napkin AI

    A text-to-visual diagram storytelling tool praised for its rapid graphics generation.

  • DBLR App

    The live application/game developed by Capsule Corp CoderZ using AI-extracted Wikipedia data.

  • AI Assessment Scale

    The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) homepage, utilized to establish clear boundaries for permissible student AI use.

  • CRA Webinar Registration

    Registration page for a Computing Research Association webinar.

  • Updated Course Goals

Event Branding

Official FacultyHack@Gateways 2026 brand assets for presentations, posters, and project materials.

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Brand Colors

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Science Gateways

  • CISA

    U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency providing cybersecurity guidance, alerts, best practices, and educational materials.

  • DesignSafe-CI

    NSF cyberinfrastructure supporting natural hazards research with cloud storage, HPC, data management, and collaboration tools.

  • projectEUREKA!

    Browser-based Science Gateway platform that enables instructors and researchers to provide HPC applications without requiring Linux expertise.

  • Science Gateways Catalog

    Searchable directory of Science Gateways across many scientific disciplines. Useful for discovering existing gateways and classroom examples.

  • Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI)

    National organization that provides training, consulting, software, and community support for developing and sustaining Science Gateways.

Computing & Infrastructure

  • ACCESS

    NSF-funded program providing researchers and educators access to national supercomputers, storage, GPUs, and training.

  • Amazon SageMaker

    Fully managed platform for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    Cloud computing platform with extensive HPC and data services.

  • Anvil Supercomputer

    Purdue Research Computing Access (RCAC)'s high-performance computing facility. Features peta-scale computing, data storage, and visualization resources for research across all disciplines.

  • Apptainer

    Open-source container platform designed for HPC and scientific computing. Successor to Singularity, enabling reproducible, portable computing environments for research workflows.

  • AWS Educate

    Amazon's educational program providing cloud learning resources, labs, and credits for students and educators.

  • Google Cloud Platform

    Google's cloud computing services for compute, storage, and ML.

  • Google Cloud Skills Boost

    Interactive cloud learning platform with guided labs covering Google Cloud, AI, Kubernetes, and data analytics.

  • Google Colaboratory

    Free cloud-hosted Jupyter Notebook environment with optional GPU and TPU access. Excellent for classroom activities.

  • HPC-ED

    Federated repository for discovering and sharing HPC training materials, curriculum, and workforce-development resources, part of NSF's CyberTraining initiative.

  • Jetstream2

    NSF-supported research cloud providing virtual machines for education, research, software development, and teaching.

  • marimo

    Programmable notebook environment with reactive, live-updating notebooks for data exploration and collaboration. Improved reproducibility over traditional formats.

  • Microsoft Azure

    Microsoft cloud platform for computing, databases, and AI services.

  • NAIRR Pilot Portal

    The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot portal managed by SGX3 for the NSF to share computing and AI resources across the research community.

  • NRP (National Research Platform)

    Provides accessible cloud-based computational resources, data science tools, and computing infrastructure for researchers and students across all disciplines.

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

    U.S. Department of Energy laboratory that hosts leadership-class supercomputers and advanced research facilities.

  • OLCF Documentation

    Documentation for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility covering system access, software, and tutorials.

  • PATh/Open Science Pool

    Open Science Pool provides a massive, shared pool of computing resources for research and education. PATh connects researchers to these distributed computing resources across academic and cloud environments.

  • SciServer

    Collaborative scientific computing platform providing browser-based notebooks, datasets, and computing resources.

  • TACC Analysis Portal (TAP)

    Web-based interface for launching HPC applications and workflows directly from a browser without command-line experience.

  • Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing

    University HPC center offering computing resources, documentation, and training materials.

  • Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)

    One of the world's leading academic supercomputing centers offering HPC systems, consulting, training, and educational resources.

Programming & Software Development

  • Anaconda

    Python distribution that simplifies installation of scientific computing libraries and development environments.

  • Git Novice Introduction

    Software Carpentry course introducing version control with Git.

  • GitHub

    Industry-standard platform for version control, collaboration, issue tracking, and software development.

  • GitHub Codespaces

    Cloud-hosted development environment that allows students to begin coding without installing software locally.

  • GitHub Hello World

    Official beginner tutorial for learning GitHub workflows, repositories, commits, branches, and pull requests.

  • GitHub Markdown Reference

    Complete guide to GitHub Flavored Markdown syntax.

  • GitHub Pages

    Free static website hosting service integrated with GitHub repositories. Ideal for course and project websites.

  • Introduction to GitHub

    Interactive GitHub training course for beginners.

  • Jupyter

    Interactive notebook platform supporting Python, Julia, R, and other languages for data science and education.

  • Markdown Cheatsheet

    Quick reference for Markdown syntax, distinct from the Markdown Guide above.

  • Markdown Guide

    Comprehensive reference for writing Markdown documentation used in GitHub repositories.

  • Posit Cloud

    Cloud-based environment for R and Python development (formerly RStudio Cloud).

  • Software Carpentry

    International organization offering workshops and curriculum for scientific programming and reproducible research.

  • VS Code

    Lightweight, powerful source code editor with built-in debugging.

Web Development & Design

  • 10 Usability Heuristics

    Nielsen's classic principles for good user interface design.

  • 4 Rules for Intuitive UX

    Essential guidelines for creating intuitive user experiences.

  • Canva

    Online drag-and-drop design tool for creating presentations, posters, graphics, and UI mockups.

  • CSS Cheat Sheet

    Reference guide for CSS properties, layouts, and styling techniques.

  • D3.js

    JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers using SVG, HTML5, and CSS.

  • Docsy

    Documentation theme for Hugo designed for technical documentation and educational websites.

  • Figma

    Collaborative browser-based interface design and prototyping platform.

  • Font Awesome

    Free icon library commonly used in modern web development.

  • HTML Cheat Sheet

    Quick reference guide covering common HTML tags and syntax.

  • Hugo

    Fast static site generator suitable for documentation and educational websites.

  • JavaScript Cheat Sheet

    Handy reference for JavaScript syntax, functions, and programming concepts.

  • Jekyll

    Static site generator used by GitHub Pages to build documentation and educational websites.

  • Jekyll + GitHub Pages Setup Guide

    Guide to creating and deploying sites with Jekyll and GitHub Pages, complementing the Jekyll site above.

  • Jekyll Themes

    Collection of themes for rapidly creating GitHub Pages websites.

  • Learn UI Design

    Educational resource teaching modern interface and visual design principles.

  • Liquid Template Language

    Templating language used by Jekyll for dynamic content generation.

  • Nielsen Norman Group

    Industry-leading research and guidance on usability, user experience, and interface design.

  • Origami Studio

    Advanced prototyping tool developed by Meta for interactive UI design.

  • Wikidata

    Free, open structured knowledge base storing semantic relationships for Wikipedia and beyond; queryable via SPARQL.

  • Wikipedia / MediaWiki API

    Web API for accessing Wikipedia content — articles, links, categories, revision history, and metadata programmatically.

  • wikipedia-api (Python)

    Lightweight Python wrapper for the MediaWiki API simplifying Wikipedia article retrieval, link traversal, and category extraction.

  • YAML

    Official YAML language specification and documentation used for GitHub Actions and Jekyll configuration.

  • YAML Tutorial

    A friendlier walkthrough of YAML syntax for configuration files and data, complementing the official spec above.

Data Science & Visualization

  • Beautiful Soup

    Python library for parsing HTML and XML to scrape and extract structured data from web pages.

  • Chart Chooser

    Interactive tool to help select the right visualization type.

  • Dash

    Python framework for building interactive web dashboards using Plotly.

  • Dash Deployment Guide

    Official documentation for deploying Dash applications to production environments.

  • HackHPC Datasets

    Collection of datasets provided for HackHPC projects.

  • Kaggle

    Data science and machine learning community platform with datasets, competitions, and hosted Jupyter notebooks with free GPU access.

  • Matplotlib

    Comprehensive Python library for creating static, animated, and interactive 2D plots and charts.

  • NetworkX

    Python library for building and analyzing complex networks and graphs; supports PageRank, centrality metrics, and community detection.

  • NumPy

    Fundamental Python package for scientific computing with N-dimensional arrays, linear algebra, and random number generation.

  • Openscapes

    Training materials promoting reproducible, collaborative, and open science workflows.

  • Pandas

    Fast, flexible Python library for data analysis and manipulation using DataFrame structures.

  • Plotly

    Python and JavaScript visualization library for creating interactive charts and dashboards.

  • Plotly (Python)

    Python-specific documentation for the Plotly interactive graphing library, complementing the general Plotly site above.

  • Python

    General-purpose, high-level programming language widely used for data science, machine learning, and AI development.

  • PyVis

    Python wrapper around vis.js for building interactive, browser-based network graph visualizations.

  • R for Data Science

    Free online textbook introducing modern data science techniques using R.

  • scikit-learn

    Open-source Python library for machine learning, offering simple, efficient tools for classification, regression, clustering, and more.

  • TensorFlow

    Open-source end-to-end platform for machine learning, with tools for building, training, and deploying deep learning models at scale.

  • Tidy Data Paper

    Foundational paper by Hadley Wickham explaining principles for organizing data for analysis.

  • Towards Data Science

    Collection of articles, tutorials, and datasets covering machine learning and data science topics.

  • XGBoost

    Gradient boosting ML library optimized for speed and performance; highly praised for tabular data analysis and prediction.

AI Tools & Resources

  • Abundant Frontier Institute (AFI)

    Nonprofit bridging the technology gap through hands-on experiential learning — empowering educators at under-resourced institutions to teach AI and emerging technologies, and helping organizations build internal AI capability through project-based training.

  • AI Credits Directory

    Community-maintained index of free AI API credits, GPU grants, and cloud programs, including instant-signup providers and student-specific offers.

  • AI Perks Free API Credits Guide (2026)

    Step-by-step guide to aggregating over $10,000 in free AI API credits from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Cerebras, Groq, and more.

  • AI Squared Student Program (UNIFI)

    Free access to AI Squared's UNIFI platform for students, for building, deploying, and integrating AI applications with existing business systems.

  • Anthropic

    AI safety company creating Claude and other language models.

  • Cerebras Cloud (Inference API)

    Ultra-fast LLM inference on Wafer-Scale Engine hardware, with 1,000,000 free tokens per day, permanently. No .edu email, credit card, or waitlist required.

  • Exa AI (Neural Search API)

    Neural search and web crawling API for AI agents and research workflows, with structured search results and full-page content extraction. $10 in free credits on student signup.

  • Free AI Tools GitHub List

    Community-maintained, curated list of free and low-cost AI tools, LLM APIs, IDEs, agent frameworks, and infrastructure options.

  • Free.ai Education

    Unified AI platform giving students Pro-tier access to hundreds of AI tools and models, including GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini. Includes 500,000 tokens/month and full API access; no credit card required. Requires a .edu email to sign up, re-verified monthly.

  • GitHub Student Developer Pack

    Bundle of 100+ professional developer tools, AI coding assistants, and cloud credits, including GitHub Copilot Pro (with Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4.1 access), Azure and DigitalOcean credits, and JetBrains IDEs. Requires .edu email or school ID verification, 1-3 business day approval.

  • Google AI Studio (Gemini API)

    Google's developer environment for the Gemini model family, with a generous free API tier. No .edu email or credit card required — sign in with any Google account for an instant API key.

  • Google Gemini

    Google's advanced AI assistant for creative work.

  • Groq Cloud

    High-speed LLM inference on Groq LPU hardware, with roughly 500K-1M free tokens/day across Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek models. No .edu email or credit card required.

  • Hugging Face

    Open-source platform for machine learning models and datasets.

  • LM Studio

    Desktop app for discovering, downloading, and running local large language models with a graphical interface, no coding required.

  • Microsoft Copilot

    AI assistant powered by OpenAI technology.

  • Ollama

    Tool for running open-source large language models locally on your own machine, with a simple command-line interface and model library.

  • OpenAI

    Leading AI research lab with ChatGPT and other models.

  • OpenRouter

    Unified API gateway routing to 315+ models across providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral) through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. 50 free requests/day across 32+ free models; no .edu required.

  • Perplexity + Comet (1-Year Bundle)

    Perplexity's Comet browser plus a full year of Pro access, free for students who verify with a .edu email (normally a $240/year value).

  • Perplexity AI

    AI-powered search and research engine.

  • Perplexity Pro (Education Plan)

    AI-powered search and research assistant with deep citations, file uploads, and access to GPT-5, Claude Sonnet, and Gemini Pro. One month of Pro free on .edu signup via SheerID verification, then $10/month.

  • Qwen

    AI chat platform from Alibaba featuring the Qwen family of language models.

  • StudentOffers — AI & ML Directory

    Curated directory of verified student discounts and free offers across AI and ML tools, including API credits and unified gateways. Most offers require .edu email verification.

  • StudentOffers — Free LLM API Proxy

    Self-hosted OpenAI-compatible proxy aggregating free-tier API keys from 11+ providers across 60+ models — over 1 billion free tokens per month from a single endpoint. Requires setting up your own accounts with each underlying provider.

  • xAI Grok API

    API access to xAI's Grok models, with $25 in free one-time API credits on signup. Students with a .edu email also get 60 days of SuperGrok premium chat access free.

  • Z.ai

    AI chat platform from Zhipu AI featuring the GLM family of language models.

Organizations & Communities

  • ACCESS Campus Champions

    National network of research computing advocates helping researchers and students access ACCESS cyberinfrastructure resources, training, and technical expertise.

  • ACM

    Association for Computing Machinery — the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. Student memberships, SIGs, and conferences.

  • ACM SIGHPC

    ACM's Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing. Career support through awards, fellowships, and travel grants; hosts conferences including SC; operates chapters building diverse participation in HPC.

  • Black in AI

    Global community broadening Black representation in AI through conferences, workshops, mentorship, and career development.

  • CaRCC (Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation)

    Coalition advancing research computing and data careers through professionalization, workforce development, and community building. Career tracks, mentoring, and working groups.

  • HackHPC

    Community focused on hackathons, HPC education, and workforce development through collaborative learning.

  • IEEE Computer Society

    IEEE Computer Society advancing computing theory and practice. Student memberships and specialized technical committees.

  • Latinas in STEM

    Advancing Latinas in scientific and technical careers through mentoring, advocacy, scholarships, and professional development.

  • MS-CC (Minority Serving Institutions Cyberinfrastructure Consortium)

    Consortium supporting cyberinfrastructure capacity building at Minority Serving Institutions. Develops CS/IT programs and research infrastructure at HBCUs, MSIs, community colleges.

  • NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers)

    The largest and most visible member-serving organization committed to the success and academic achievement of Black engineers. Offers mentorship, professional development, career fairs, and HPC/scholarship programs.

  • Omnibond Systems

    Company developing projectEUREKA! and research computing software solutions.

  • Open HPC

    Industry consortium driving HPC infrastructure innovation through open-source collaboration. Provides standardized HPC distributions, interoperability specifications, and a community platform for vendors, researchers, and users to advance HPC systems and software.

  • PathwaysToScience.org

    Comprehensive hub connecting Indigenous, Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ+ students and professionals with STEM career resources, fellowships, conferences, and funding.

  • SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science)

    Leading STEM organization advancing Hispanic and Native American scientists. Provides mentorship, professional development, networking events, and scholarships at all career stages.

  • SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)

    The world's largest resource for empowering the Latinx community to achieve their goals as engineers and scientists. Offers conferences, scholarships, career fairs, and professional development.

  • University of Tartu

    European research university with active HPC and computational science initiatives.

  • US-RSE (Research Software Engineering Association)

    Professional organization for Scientific Computing and Research Software Engineering. Offers networking, professional development, job opportunities, and community building.

  • Women in HPC (WHPC)

    International community supporting women and underrepresented groups in HPC through mentoring, networking, leadership development, conferences, and career opportunities.

Careers & Opportunities

  • ACCESS Careers

    ACCESS career board listing computing and cyberinfrastructure positions at academic and research institutions nationwide.

  • Benjamin Gilman Scholarship

    A scholarship program (provided by the U.S. Department of State) providing funding for students engaging in study abroad opportunities.

  • CaRCC HR Job Family Matrix

    Framework for research computing and data career paths, including salary benchmarks and job family definitions.

  • Chicago Quantum Exchange Job Board

    A dedicated job board to browse and sign up for alerts regarding entry-level jobs and internships in quantum computing, sensing, and networks.

  • Cloudbank ACCESS

    A computational resource allocation service provided by the ACCESS program.

  • DOE CSGF

    Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship for Ph.D. students using high-performance computing in science and engineering research. Provides a $45,000 annual stipend, full tuition, and a research practicum at a DOE laboratory.

  • Google Summer of Code (GSoC)

    Google's program for undergraduate students worldwide to contribute to open source development with mentorship.

  • HPCWire

    Leading publication covering the high-performance computing industry, news, insights, and thought leadership.

  • NASA SEED

    NASA Space Engineering Research and Design program for undergraduate and graduate students on real NASA missions.

  • NCAR Internships

    High-performance computing and data science internship opportunities at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

  • NSF GRFP

    National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for STEM students pursuing research-based careers.

  • NSF REU Search Tool

    Advanced search tool to find NSF-funded REU sites beyond the main listing page. Filter by state, institution type, discipline, and funding source.

  • NSF REU Sites

    NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program listing undergraduate research internships at US institutions.

  • Open Quantum Initiative (OQI) Undergraduate Fellowship

    A 10-week, fully funded summer research opportunity placing students at quantum research sites across the Midwest, including a $7,000 stipend and travel coverage.

  • Q-Ready Program

    An online program that helps students and postdocs explore quantum careers, prepare for career paths, and meet scientists hiring for these roles.

  • SULI Program (Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships)

    A Department of Energy (DOE) program that offers hands-on research internship opportunities for undergraduates at national laboratories.

Training & Education

  • ACCESS Workshops

    Workshops and training events covering HPC, data science, visualization, and cyberinfrastructure tools.

  • BSSW - Formal Course Resources for Learning About HPC

    Argonne/Sandia-curated article compiling university courses and educational materials on high-performance computing.

  • The Carpentries - Adopting HPC Carpentry

    Carpentries blog post on strategies, lessons learned, and resources for institutions adopting HPC Carpentry workshops.

  • Google AI Professional Certificate

    Google's online professional certificate covering foundational AI and ML concepts — prompt engineering, LLMs, and practical AI applications.

  • HSF Training - Singularity Container Training

    High Energy Physics community's training material on Singularity containers for HPC. Covers container basics, workflows, data management, and security.

  • Intro to HPC - SLURM Training (Cambi)

    Free online self-study module covering SLURM workload manager basics — job submission, resource requests, batch scripting, squeue/sinfo/sbatch commands, and job arrays.

  • NCAR Explorer Series

    Public lectures and educational outreach materials published by NCAR.

  • NCAR PI-WRF Teaching Box

    Educational resources and teaching boxes provided by NCAR for weather modeling.

  • NCSA Learn

    NCSA's free online learning portal featuring self-paced courses on HPC, Linux, Python, Git, CUDA, and research computing.

  • Quantum Education Landscape (RIT)

    An overview of programs, courses, minors, and majors focused on quantum information science and engineering at various institutions.

  • Quantum Learning Resources

    Do-it-yourself educational resources to practice and learn quantum coding using kits like IBM's Qiskit and Xanadu's Pennylane.

  • SGX3 Fall & Spring Training

    Upcoming advanced computational training sessions (Fall runs Oct-Dec, Wednesday nights) offering a $500 stipend to students, continuing the education from the summer Coding Institute.

  • TACC Undergraduate & Graduate Education

    Texas Advanced Computing Center's education programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Includes REU programs, training workshops, graduate fellowships, and hands-on research experiences.

  • WeTeachCS

    An educational program run by TACC designed to prepare K-12 teachers for computer science certifications.

Conferences

  • HPDC (High-Performance Parallel Computing)

    ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing, the premier venue for research on clusters, grids, clouds, and multicore computing systems.

  • IEEE Cluster Computing

    IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing. Covers cluster computing architectures, middleware, algorithms, and applications for scientific and commercial use.

  • IEEE IPDPS (International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium)

    IEEE Computer Society's premier symposium on parallel and distributed processing, featuring technical sessions, workshops, tutorials, and exhibits.

  • ISC High Performance

    International conference and exhibition for high-performance computing, data analytics, and networking. Major European HPC conference with global participation.

  • PEARC (Practical and Extreme Computing Conference)

    Flagship conference for research computing professionals and students. Offers tutorials, short courses, and student travel support.

  • SC (Supercomputing Conference)

    Premier international conference for HPC, data analytics, and supercomputing. Largest gathering of HPC professionals worldwide with technical sessions, exhibitions, and networking.

  • SIAM CSI (Computing in Science and Engineering)

    SIAM conference showcasing computational research across engineering, science, and mathematics. Bridges theory and practice in computational methods.

  • SIAM PP (Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing)

    SIAM conference focused on parallel computing for scientific computing. Brings together researchers developing parallel algorithms and applications.

Hackathon

  • Hack the Hackathon

    Global community of hackathon organizers, participants, and researchers exploring how hackathons foster scientific collaboration, learning, and civic engagement through yearly workshops, virtual community spaces, and shared resources.

  • HackHPC Code of Conduct

    Community standards and expected behavior for HackHPC events.

  • HackHPC Past Events

    Archive of past HackHPC hackathon events and results.