NCSA has proudly been a part of Engineering Open House (EOH), an event organized by the Grainger College of Engineering, for many years, hosting exhibits in the NCSA building each spring. This year, NCSA got right back into the swing of things and hosted a number of exhibits from a variety of projects supported by the Center. NCSA deftly showcased the breadth and depth of our work and support with researchers in everything from artificial intelligence to genomics. One of NCSA’s own even took home first prize for their outstanding research.
An Award-Winning Showcase
NCSA exhibits have had a strong impact on judges each year at EOH. In 2021, NCSA swept the EOH awards. NCSA’s Students Pushing Innovation Internship Program (SPIN) won third place that year. This year, SPIN improved on its past success and took home the top prize wowing judges with their exhibit highlighting the various projects students worked on over the last year.
SPIN students are paid interns paired with experts at NCSA doing high-level research. It’s a wonderful opportunity for undergraduates to get hands-on experience doing research in their fields. Projects vary widely and include topics like Natural Language Processing (NLP), black hole research and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
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