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Student Champions

Campus Champions programs include Regional, Student, and Domain Champions.



Student Champions

Student Champion volunteer responsibilities may vary from one institution to another and depending on your Campus Champion Mentor. Student Champions may work with their Mentor to provide outreach on campus to help users access the best advanced computing resource that will help them accomplish their research goals, provide training to users on campus, or work on special projects assigned by your Mentor. Student Champions are also encouraged to attend the annual PEARC conference and participate in the PEARC student program as well as submit posters or papers to the conference. 

To join the Student Champions program, the Campus Champion who will be their mentor should send a message to info@campuschampions.org to recommend the student for the program and confirm their willingness to be the student's mentor. 

Questions? Email info@campuschampions.org

Institution Champion Mentor Field of Study Designation Graduation
Alabama Agricultural &Mechanical University Georgianna Wright Damian Clarke Computer Science Undergraduate 2022
Claremont Graduate University Cindy Cheng Jeho Park Information Systems &Technology Graduate 2022
Claremont Graduate University Michael Espero Asya Shklyar Biostatistics, Neurocognitive Science Graduate 2021
Claremont McKenna College Zeyad Elkelani Jeho Park Political Science Graduate 2021
Dillard University Priscilla Saarah Tomekia Simeon Biology Undergraduate 2022
Dillard University Brian Desil Tomekia Simeon Physics Undergraduate 2021
Drexel University Cameron Fritz David Chin Computer Science Undergraduate 2023
Florida A &M Univerisity Rodolfo Tsuyoshi F. Kamikabeya Hongmei Chi Computer Information Science Graduate 2021
Florida A &M Univeristy Emon Nelson Hongmei Chi Computer Science Graduate 2021
Georgia Institute of Technology Sebastian Kayhan Hollister Semir Sarajlic Computer Science   Undergraduate 2021
Georgia Institute of Technology Siddhartha Vemuri Semir Sarajlic Computer Science Undergraduate 2021
Georgia State University Kenneth Huang Suranga Naranjan   Graduate 2021
Georgia State University   Melchizedek Mashiku Suranga Naranjan Computer Science Undergraduate 2022
Howard University Christina McBean Marcus Alfred Physics &Mathematics Undergraduate 2021
Howard University Tamanna Joshi Marcus Alfred Condensed Matter Theory Graduate 2021
Indiana University Ashley Brooks Carrie Ganote Physics Graduate 2025
John Hopkins University Jodie Hoh Jaime Combariza , Anthony Kolasny , Kevin Manalo Computer Science Undergraduate 2022
Kansas State University Mohammed Tanash Dan Andresen Computer Science Gradudate 2022
Massachusetts Green HPC Center Abigail Waters   Julie Ma Clinical Psychology Graduate 2022
North Carolina State University Yuqing Du Lisa Lowe Statistics Graduate   2021
Northwestern University   Sajid Ali Alper Kinaci Applied Physics Graduate 2021
Oregon State University McKenzie Hughes CJ Keist Biology Undergraduate 2021
Pomona College Nathaniel Getachew Asya Shklyar Computer Science &Mathematics Undergraduate 2023
Pomona College Omar Zintan Mwinila-Yuori Asya Shklyar Computer Science Undergraduate   2022
Pomona College Samuel Millette Asya Shklyar Computer Science   Undergraduate   2023
Prairie View A &M University Chara Tatum Suxia Cui Computer Science Undergraduate 2021
Prairie View A &M University Kobi Tioro Suxia Cui Computer Engineering Undergraduate 2021
Prairie View A &M University Racine McLean Suxia Cui Computer Engineering Undergraduate 2021
Prairie View A &M University Virgie Leyva Suxia Cui Computer Engineering Undergraduate 2021
Reed College Jiarong Li Trina Marmarelli Math-Computer Science Undergraduate 2021
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Flamino Joel Geidt   Graduate 2022
Saint Louis University Frank Gerhard Schroer IV Eric Kaufmann Physics Undergraduate 2021
Southern Illinois University

Majid Memari

Chet Langin   Graduate 2021
Southern Illinois University Manvith Mali Chet Langin Computer Science Graduate 2021
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Arianna Martin Jeremy Evert Computer Science &Music Performance Undergraduate 2023
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Kurtis D. Clark Jeremy Evert Computer Science Undergraduate 2020
Texas Tech University Misha Ahmadian Tom Brown Computer Science Graduate   2022
The  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga   Carson Woods Tony Skjellum Computer Science Undergraduate 2021
University of Alabama at Birmingham Shahram Talei

John-Paul Robinson

Physics Graduate 2021
University of Arizona Alexander Prescott Blake Joyce Geosciences Graduate 2021
Univerity of Arkansas Timothy "Ryan" Rogers Jeff Pummill Physical Chemistry Graduate 2021
University of Central Oklahoma Samuel Kelting Evan Lemley Mathematics/CS Undergraduate 2021
University of Delaware Parinaz Barakhshan Anita Schwartz Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate 2024
University of Maine Michael Brady Butler Bruce Segee Physica/Computational Materials Science Graduate 2022
University of Michigan Daniel Kessler Shelly Johnson Statistics Graduate 2022
University of Minnesota Aneesh Venugopal Ben Lynch Electrical Engineering Graduate 2021
University of Missouri Ashkan Mirzaee Predrag Lazic Industrial Engineering Graduate 2021
University of Nebraska Natasha Pavlovikj Adam Caprez Computer Science Graduate 2021
University of North Carolina Wilmington Cory Nichols Shrum Eddie Dunn      
University of South Dakota Adison Ann Kleinsasser   Computer Science Graduate 2020
University of Texas at Dallas Namira Pervez

Jaynal Pervez

Neuroscience Undergraduate 2024
University of Wyoming Rajiv Khadka Jared Baker   Graduate 2020
Yale University Sinclair Im Andy Sherman Applied Math Graduate 2022
           
GRADUATED          
Boise State University Mike Henry Kyle Shannon     2020
Florida A &M Univerisity George Kurian Hongmei Chi     2019
Florida A &M Univerisity Temilola Aderibigbe Hongmei Chi     2019
Florida A &M Univerisity Stacyann Nelson Hongmei Chi     2019
Georgia State University Mengyuan Zhu Suranga Naranjan     2017
Georgia State University Thakshila Herath Suranga Naranjan     2018
Iowa State University Justin Stanley  Levi Barber     2020
Jackson State Univeristy Ebrahim Al-Areqi Carmen Wright     2018
Jackson State University Duber Gomez-Fonseca Carmen Wright     2019
Midwestern State University Broday Walker Eduardo Colmenares     2020
Mississippi State University Nitin Sukhija Trey Breckenridge     2015
New Jersey Institute of Technology Vatsal Shah Roman Voronov     2020
North  Carolina State University Dheeraj Kalidini Lisa Lowe     2020
North  Carolina State University Michael Dacanay Lisa Lowe      
Oklahoma State University Phillip Doehle Dana Brunson     2016
Oklahoma State University Venkat Padmanapan Rao Jesse Schafer     2019
Oklahoma State University Raj Shukla Dana Brunson     2018
Oklahoma State University Nathalia Graf Grachet Philip Doehle     2019
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Jorge Alarcon Joel Geidt     2016
Southern Illinois University Aaron Walber Chet Langin     2020
Southern Illinois University Alex Sommers Chet Langin     2018
Southern Illinois University Sai Susheel Sunkara Chet Langin     2018
Southern Illinois University Monica Majiga Chet Langin     2017
Southern Illinois University Sai Sandeep Kadiyala   Chet Langin     2017
Southern Illinois University Rezaul Nishat Chet Langin     2018
Southern Illinois University Alvin Gonzales Chet Langin     2020
Texas A &M University - College Station Logan Kunka Jian Tao     2020
Tufts University Georgios (George) Karamanis Shawn G. Doughty     2018
University of Arkansas Shawn Coleman Jeff Pummill     2014
University of California - Merced Luanzheng Guo Sarvani Chadalapaka     2020
University of Central Florida Amit Goel Paul Weigand      
University of Florida David Ojika Oleksandr Moskalenko     2018
University of Illinois at Chicago Babak Kashir Taloori Jon Komperda     2021
University of Iowa Baylen Jacob Brus Ben Rogers     2020
University of Houston Clear Lake Tarun Kumar Sharma Liwen Shih     2014
University of Houston-Downtown Eashrak Zubair Hong Lin     2020
University of Maryland Baltimore County Genaro Hernadez Paul Schou     2015
University of Michigan Simon Adorf Shelly Johnson     2019
University of Missouri Alexander Barnes Timothy Middelkoop     2018
University of North Carolina Wilmington James Stinson Gray Eddie Dunn     2018
University of Pittsburgh Shervin Sammak Kim Wong     2016
University of South Dakota Adison Ann Kleinsasser       2020
University of South Dakota Joseph Madison Doug Jennewein     2018
University of Wyoming Rajiv Khadka Jared Baker     2020
Virginia Tech University David Barto Alana Romanella     2020
Virginia Tech University Lu Chen Alana Romanella     2017
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Jon C. Kilgannon Linh Ngo     2020
Winston-Salem State University Daniel Caines Xiuping Tao     2019