STEM@Starlight: Cyber Infrastructure, NSF Opportunities and Building Research Computing Programs

Jim R. Bottum
Research Professor Emeritus, Clemson University
James R. “Jim” Bottum is a research professor emeritus in the Clemson University Emeritus College. Prior to his retirement in July 2019, he was the founding director of the Center of Excellence in Next Generation Computing and Creativity, as well as a research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. An Internet2 Presidential Fellow, he consults with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) on a National Science Foundation grant to improve cyberinfrastructure at our nation’s tribal colleges and universities. Bottum formerly served at the vice provost and chief information officer for Clemson Computing and Information Technology. He led Clemson’s efforts to build a state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure for education, research and service. These efforts resulted in Clemson becoming a Top 100 supercomputing site in the world, linking Clemson to the national research infrastructure and bridging academia and IT staff together on innovative initiatives.