CI-XP Summer Internship Program
Back: Guangzhen Gin, Branden Turner (Texas A&M), Eric Jin (Purdue), Frank Bakhit, Erik Gough (Co-PI)
Front: Carol Song (PI), Howie Lin (Boston College), Shelby Stall (DePauw University), Angello Bravo (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Mihir Ahlawat, Amanda Hassenplug (PM)
Not pictured: Preston Smith (Co-PI), Arman Pazouki (Co-PI), LJ Lumas, Bithi De, Haniye Kashgarani
Unless otherwise noted, the named person is a mentor.
The CI-XP Summer Internship program's purpose is to provide work opportunities and real workplace experience that enhance students' education through the development of professional skills, responsibilities, habits, attitudes, self-confidence, and self-development.
RCAC is seeking students for summer paid internships in an 11-week onsite summer internship program.
This program aims at developing the next generation workforce in advanced computing and cyberinfrastructure technologies. It offers students from assorted backgrounds the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to build and support advanced research computing systems and scientific applications. As part of RCAC's decade-long successful student apprentice program, the interns will learn by doing in a team environment, mentored by cyberinfrastructure professionals.
The program is open to undergraduate students from all backgrounds and undergraduate programs within and beyond Purdue.
Each student will present their work to Purdue staff, faculty, students, collaborators, and researchers at the end of the program. Students may present at a national conference as part of the program. This onsite program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana runs from May through August.
Application Requirements
- Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or permanent resident of the U.S.
- Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate program and continuing past Summer 2027 (e.g., into Fall 2027).
- Applicants must be able to work onsite at the West Lafayette, IN Purdue campus for the entirety of the program (May 24 – August 8, 2027).
- Applicants should not have additional work or school commitments during this internship.
Questions? Please contact us.
Meet the Mentors
Summer Internship Projects
Projects
In each research project, students will work closely with professional RCAC staff members. The projects will be in a wide variety of areas, including data analytics and visualization, high performance computing (HPC), software development, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Visit the Summer Internship Projects page to see previous years' projects and additional details on requirements and project focus for this year's projects.
2027 projects
To be announced.
Program Highlights
The projects span an 11-week period from May through August. The undergraduate students will work 40 hours per week on-site at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana for the duration of the program.
Students receive the following benefits as part of the program, exceeding a value of $14,000:
- A stipend of $680/week, equivalent to $17/hr (value of nearly $7,500)
- Furnished housing at a University Residence Hall (value of between $2,600–$3,200)
- A year-long membership with the ACM computing society (value exceeding $100)
- Purdue Graduate School application fee waiver (value of $60)
- Travel costs to attend a conference such as Supercomputing or PEARC (value exceeding $3,500)
- Travel costs to and from your home location to West Lafayette at the beginning and end of the program
Calendar of Events
Student Presentations
The interns will make multiple presentations on their work throughout the program. At the end of the program, there will be two required presentations. These talks will describe the project the intern undertook, outcomes, and plans or suggestions for the future.
Conferences & Publications
Ongoing Research
Where possible, students are encouraged to continue work on their projects after the end of the formal program. This is accomplished through visits to Purdue, virtual collaboration, and work at the student's home institution. Funding may be available to sponsor these activities.