MSCB Student Shefali Umrania Awarded ACM SIGHPC/Intel Fellowship

Carnegie Mellon University MSCB student Shefali Umrania has been named one of 12 students to win a 2017 ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowship.

A partnership between Intel and ACM SIGHPC, the fellowship aims to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in computational and data science graduate programs worldwide by providing $15,000 annually for study anywhere in the world.

Nominees spanned a multitude of disciplines, including students from 25 countries. The nominations were evaluated based on nominees’ overall potential for excellence in data science and/or computational science, and the extent to which they will serve as leaders and role models to increase diversity in the workplace.

More information about the fellowship can be found at SIGPHC’s website.

Congratulations Shefali!