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COMING SOON - Anvil REU Summer 2025 Mentors
Check back for information on this summers Mentors to learn all about them why they are mentoring and the role they each play for this summers projects!
Elham Barezi's Project
Elham is an AI research scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue. Elham is contributing to AI computing efforts, including collaborating on research and cyberinfrastructure proposals, supporting researchers with her AI expertise. To meet Elham Barezi and learn more about her role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Sam Weekly's Project
Sam Weekly is a Research Solutions Engineer at Rosen Center for Advanced Computing Purdue. He helps reseachers solve their problems by contributing to the design, buildout and operations of the compute and storage systems our researchers leverage for their work. Sam enjoys tinkering with technology, all aspects of music and being outdoors. To meet Sam Weekly and learn more about his role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Nannan Shan's Project
Nannan Shan is a computational chemist by training who became a Senior Computational Scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue. Nannan is part of the user support and application team to facilitate the usage of computation and storage resources at RCAC. To meet Nannan Shan and learn more about her role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Patrick Finnegan's Project
Patrick has worked with RCAC since before finishing his undergraduate degree at Purdue. He worked to build the first centralized Linux Clusters out of reused desktop PCs, moving to administrate systems with AIX, Solaris, Debian, and Redhat Linux. Patrick has spent a lot of time researching alternative and novel architectures for computing, from ARM to POWER, FPGAs, Xeon Phi, and even IBM Z. To meet Patrick Finnegan and learn more about his role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
LJ Lumas's Project
LJ Lumas is a Senior Research Solutions Engineer specializing in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Kubernetes. Lumas's current role, combines cutting-edge technology with the satisfaction of empowering researchers to solve real-world problems. Lumas enjoys helping researchers use AI tools alongside traditional HPC workflows. To meet LJ Lumas and learn more about his role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Sarah Rodenbeck's Project
Sarah Rodenbeck is a Lead Research Data Scientist at RCAC whose work is primarily focused around AI and machine learning. Her work primarily falls within two categories: internal data science work focused on helping improve RCAC operations with data science/AI, and researcher-facing work where she consults with researchers throughout the university on data and AI-related aspects of their work. To meet Sarah Rodenbeck and learn more about her role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Haniye Kashgarani's Project
Prior to joing to RCAC team, my research area was in fields of machine learning, algorithm selection, and combinatorial optimization. To meet Haniye Kashgarani and learn more about her role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Arun Seetharam's Project
Dr. Arun Seetharam is a lead bioinformatics scientist at Purdue University’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing. With extensive expertise in comparative genomics, genome assembly, annotation, single-cell genomics, NGS data analysis, metagenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Arun supports a diverse range of bioinformatics projects across various organisms, including human model systems. To meet Arun Seetharam and learn more about his role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Ashish's Project
Ashish is a Senior Research Data Scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue. Ashish specializes in analyzing complex data sets, applying statistical models, and leveraging machine learning techniques to extract meaningful insights and drive innovation in my field. To meet Ashish and learn more about his role with the 2025 Anvil summer REU program!
Anvil REU Summer 2024 Mentors
Rajesh Kalyanam's Project
As a computer engineer and research scientist for the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Rajesh works on both software engineering for research projects as well as writing grant proposals in collaboration with faculty who need advanced computing resources for their research projects. To meet Rajesh Kalyanam and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Nannan Shan's Project
Nannan Shan is a computational chemist by training who became a Senior Computational Scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue. Nannan is part of the user support and application team to facilitate the usage of computation and storage resources at RCAC. To meet Nannan Shan and learn more about her role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Amiya Maji's Project
Amiya Maji is a Lead Computational Scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue University, with a research background in Software Reliability and Security. In his role at RCAC, Amiya leads scientific application deployment, build automation, and software testing on various HPC clusters. To meet Amiya Maji and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Jungha Woo's Project
Jungha Woo is a Lead Software Engineer in the Scientific Solutions Group at RCAC—a group tasked with helping researchers and professors utilize the university's computing resources. Jungha helps researchers run their code faster and easier on some Purdue or National clusters, among other things. To meet Jungha Woo and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Sarah Rodenbeck's Project
Sarah Rodenbeck is a Lead Research Data Scientist at RCAC whose work is primarily focused around AI and machine learning. Her work primarily falls within two categories: internal data science work focused on helping improve RCAC operations with data science/AI, and researcher-facing work where she consults with researchers throughout the university on data and AI-related aspects of their work. To meet Sarah Rodenbeck and learn more about her role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Guangzhen Jin's Project
As a Senior Computational Scientist for the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Guangzhen works with faculty and researchers from diverse backgrounds and helps them to solve their computing problems. To meet Guangzhen Jin and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Matthew Scarpino's Project
Matthew Scarpino is a Lead Research Software Engineer for the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing. Matt has worked in software development for over 20 years, focusing on high-performance computing, signal processing, and graphical user interfaces. To meet Matthew Scarpino and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!
Ashish's Project
Ashish is a Senior Research Data Scientist at the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing at Purdue. Ashish specializes in analyzing complex data sets, applying statistical models, and leveraging machine learning techniques to extract meaningful insights and drive innovation in my field. To meet Ashish and learn more about his role with the 2024 Anvil summer REU program!