Executive Committee
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General Chair
Sergiu Sanielevici, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Diversity and Workforce Development Chair
Alana Romanella, Virginia Tech
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Technical Program Chair
Jeff Pummill, University of Arkansas
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Workshops Program Chair
Carol Song, Purdue University
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Student Program Chair
Ricardo Gonzalez-Mendez, University of Puerto Rico
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Exhibitors Chair
J Ray Scott, Carnegie Mellon University
Communications Chair
Vivian Benton, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Logistics Chair
Ken Hackworth, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Finance Chair
David Kapcin, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Proceedings Chair
Diana Toups-Dugas, New Mexico State University
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Project Manager
Leslie Froeschl, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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Networking and Security Chair
Ken Goodwin, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Technical Program Committee
​Jeff Pummill, Chair
University of Arkansas
Jay Alameda, Deputy Chair
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Eric Adams, Purdue University
Dan Andresen, Kansas State University
Alina Banerjee, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Tom Doak, Indiana University
Peter Enstrom, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Will French, Vanderbilt University
William Garrick, Portland State University
John Goodhue, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
Scott Hampton, Notre Dame University
Stephen Harrell, Purdue University
Erin Hodgess, University of Houston-Downtown
Kristin Lepping, Rutgers University
Julie Ma, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
James Money, Idaho National Lab
Ben Nickell, Idaho National Lab
Kristin Potter, National Renewable Energy Lab
Shane Sanders, The Jackson Laboratory
Semir Sarajlic, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Sherman, Yale University
James Von Oehsen, Rutgers University
Scott Yockel, Harvard University
Xiao Zhu, Purdue University
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Student Program Committee
Ricardo Gonzalez-Mendez, Chair
University of Puerto Rico
Ron Payne, Deputy Chair
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Ester Soriano, National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Kate Cahill, Ohio Supercomputing Center
Semir Sarajic, Georgia Institute of Technology
Alana Romanella, Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Leake, STEM-Trek
Alexander Ropelewski, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Communications Committee
Vivian Benton, Chair
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Marisa Brazil, Social Media Coordinator, Purdue University
Carlton Bruett, Graphics Designer/Website Editor, Carlton Bruett Designs
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Logistics Committee
Ken Hackworth, Chair
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Kim Bergeron, Logistics Support, KGB Events
Deb Nigra, Technical Specialist, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
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Exhibitors Committee
J. Ray Scott, Chair
Carnegie Mellon University
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David Moses, Deputy Chair, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Patricia Sudac, Administrator, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Nathan Gregg, On-site Support, West Virginia University
Beth Lynn Eicher, On-site Support, Arcutek
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PEARC18 Evaluation Committee
Lizanne DeStefano, Chair
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Lorna Rivera, Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie Wernert, Indiana University
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