OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) has announced that 18 of Ohio's middle-school girls have been selected to participate in its Young Women's Summer Institute (YWSI).
YWSI is a week-long program sponsored by OSC for middle-school girls in Ohio. It is designed to promote computer, math, and science skills as well as provide hands-on experiences. YWSI helps girls develop an interest in these subjects by allowing them to work on a practical, interesting scientific problem using the latest computer technology.
YWSI is a response to girls' lack of interest in math and science and women's low participation in the science and technology fields, and in particular, information technology. YWSI introduces girls to exciting careers and job opportunities by surrounding them with women who have been successful in these fields. In addition, teachers are selected to assist with YWSI and take what they've learned back to the classroom.
The YWSI admissions process is very selective. In their applications, students must submit an essay, and provide at least two teacher recommendations.
OSC chose the following applicants:
- Sarah Angle
St. Pius X
Licking Heights, OH - Morgan Black
Homeschooling
Columbus, OH - Stephanie Burton
Calumet Christian School
Powell, OH - Holly Finchum
Saint Cecelia
Galloway, OH - Brittany Graves
Hilltonia Middle School
Columbus, OH - Anna Henry
Northmont Middle School
Clayton, OH - Meah Kee
Yorktown Middle School
Columbus, OH - Jacquie Keller
Liberty Union-Thurston
Baltimore, OH - Taylor Krebs
Bowling Green Jr. High
Bowling Green, OH - Amanda Kurtz
Welty Middle School
New Philadelphia, OH - Ruth Lee
Calumet Christian School
Columbus, OH - Sarah Magness
Guardian Angels School
Cincinnati, OH - Colleen Maher
St. Martin of Tours School
Maple Heights, OH - Laura Pierce
Davis Middle School
Dublin, OH - Lesley Preece
Meigs Middle School
Middleport, OH - Ariel Sims
The Wellington School
Columbus, OH - Elizabeth Wei
E.H. Greene
Cincinnati, OH - Tiffany Yang
Tharp Middle School
Hilliard, OH
More information is available at www.osc.edu/ywsi. A second program is offered by Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
YWSI is funded in part by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, American Electric Power, KnowledgeWorks, and Chemical Abstracts Services.
About OSC
OSC is Ohio's high performance computing and networking center. The Center provides scientific computing, networking, educational outreach, and information technology resources to state and national high performance computing and networking groups. OSC empowers its academic, industrial, and government partners to make Ohio the education and technology state of the future.
