A New Program to Advance Fundamental Science
WATCHEP is a training program with the goal of developing a workforce of experts in computational high-energy physics. These experts are needed to help make the most of the complex experimental projects and high-volume datasets. They will be the "computing ambassadors" to the high-energy physics community.
Graduate student trainees from the partner universities will complete a tailored instructional curriculum and a supervised research project in a relevant topical area. Trainees are provided financial support during their training period in the program. We expect this program will contribute to the DOE workforce in high-energy physics on the various scientific frontiers.
Image credits: ATLAS collaboration, P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF
News and Posts
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Student applications are open for WATCHEP training program
We are pleased to announce that the selection process for the 2025-2026 WATCHEP training cohort has started. The 2-year training program is intended to provide opportunities for students in computational high-energy physics from a group of six Western universities. Please visit the “Apply” tab in the top menu for information and access to the application form. All submissions received on or before November 18, 2024 will be considered for selection to the cohort starting on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2026.
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Report on Summer School 2024 at Fermilab
Computational HEP 2024 summer school participants and instructors. Photo credit: Tulika Bose, Univ. Wisconsin.
The DOE Computational HEP training programs combined again for the 2024 summer school, this year at Fermilab. The sessions held May 20-24 introduced hands-on systems administration workshops, high-performance computing lectures, and career panel discussions.
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WATCHEP 2024 Summer School at Fermilab
The WATCHEP 2024 Summer School will be held May 20-24, 2024 at Fermilab as a joint event with the TAC-HEP, C2-THE-P2, and LGT4HEP training programs supported by DOE Office of High-Energy Physics. Students in the training program will follow lectures and gain experience with hands-on exercises with university and DOE lab mentors.
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Announcing the second cohort of WATCHEP student trainees
We are excited to announce the second WATCHEP training cohort, for the period 2024-2026. A total of six students were selected in a competitive process that took into account their proposed research, community engagement, initiative, and leadership. Read more about this year’s cohort in the “Trainees” tab in the top menu.