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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Report on Summer School 2026 at Brookhaven
Computational HEP 2026 summer school participants and instructors outside of Berkner Hall at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Photo credit: Henry Schreiner, Princeton University.
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WATCHEP 2026 Summer School at Brookhaven
We are delighted to announce that the Computational HEP 2026 Summer School will be held August 10-14, 2026 at Brookhaven National Lab. This will be a joint event with WATCHEP, TAC-HEP, C2-THE-P2, and LGT4HEP training programs supported by DOE Office of High-Energy Physics. Students in the training programs will attend lectures on cutting-edge topics and gain experience with hands-on exercises with university and DOE lab mentors. They will also tour the facilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Announcing the fourth cohort of WATCHEP student trainees
We are excited to announce the fourth WATCHEP training cohort, for the period 2026-2027. A total of eight students were selected in a competitive process that took into account their proposed research, community engagement, initiative, and leadership. New funding from DOE OHEP allowed us to introduce a fourth focus area–Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning–to join the existing areas of Hardware-Software Co-Design, Collaborative Software Infrastructure, and High-Performance Software and Algorithms. Read more about this year’s cohort in the “Trainees” tab in the top menu.
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Student applications are open for WATCHEP training program
We are pleased to announce that the selection process for the 2026-2027 WATCHEP training cohort has started. The 18-month 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 October 31, 2025 will be considered for selection to the cohort starting on January 1, 2026 and ending on June 30, 2027. There may be a possibility of extension to a full 2-year term, subject to funding availability.