Geometry Processing Summer Institute 2021
Abstract
Support from this grant was used to run the first ever Summer Geometry Institute (SGI; formerly Geometry Processing Summer Institute) in 2021. SGI was a six-week summer program for undergraduate and early master's students, providing training and early research experiences in applied geometry. SGI set out to accomplish the following objectives: spark collaboration among students and researchers in geometry processing, launch inter-university research projects in geometry processing involving team members across broad levels of seniority (undergraduate, graduate, faculty, industrial researcher), introduce students to geometry processing research and development, and diversify the pipeline of students entering geometry processing research, in terms of gender, race, socioeconomic background, and home institution. In its first offering, the major goal of SGI was to develop a model for online research-based education that would bring a diverse cohort of students into the field. The role of this particular funding was to provide financial support to SGI Fellows to cover the cost of participating full-time in the program for 6 weeks. This aspect was critical to the success of SGI in accomplishing its mission targeting participants from underrepresented and underserved groups, many of whom would not have been able to participate without this support. Accomplishments: SGI 2021 was overwhelmingly successful in achieving its technical and community-oriented goals. The program is on a path toward becoming a mainstay of the geometry processing community, and already has affected the size and composition of the incoming graduate student body in geometry processing research. Moreover, MIT has embraced SGI as a model program for efforts aiming to improve aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in computing research and graduate recruiting.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1200915
Entities
People
- Justin Solomon
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology