Building a Sustainable Intro to HPC Bootcamp

High-performance computing (HPC) is critical to advancing STEM research, yet undergraduate curriculum exposure to HPC remains limited, often only offered in graduate-level courses, if offered at all. The Argonne Introduction to High-Performance Computing Bootcamp addresses this need through a one-week, immersive program, introducing participants to core HPC concepts and computational tools. As part of the bootcamp organizing team, the Argonne professional career intern’s role focused on creating a sustainable framework for the bootcamp’s annual delivery by documenting processes, developing reusable templates, and refining evaluation methods. Additional efforts included onboarding peer mentors, ensuring data quality in evaluations, and capturing both quantitative and qualitative measures of the program’s impact. Through these strategies, the bootcamp aims to expand accessibility, improve participant preparedness for HPC-enabled research, and cultivate a more diverse and skilled HPC community.