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The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.

30 Under 30: Young Scientists Who Are Changing The World

February 11th, 2015 / in awards, policy, Research News / by Helen Wright

The Forbes 30 Under 30, is a tally of the brightest stars in 20 different fields under the age of 30. What these young men and women have accomplished in their lifetime is astonishing.

Now is the time to be young and ambitious!

Here are just a few examples:

Sophie Milam, 26, Chief Engineer at HI-SEAS, designs control systems for so-called tensegrity robots (held together by tension).

Elizabeth Beattie, 24, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, designed the Titan Arm, an exoskeleton that gives the wearer an extra forty pounds of bicep strength.

John Mittermeier, 29, a Ph.D. candidate at Oxford University, is applying big data analytics to conserving endangered species.

Three of the 20 fields include Science, Enterprise Technology, and Consumer Technology.

To see the full list of 30 Under 30 in all 20 fields, click here.