Abstract
Research computing infrastructure—one component of what the National Science Foundation (NSF) terms cyberinfrastructure (CI)—has led the world in transformational ways, but with considerable gaps in services for software and data capabilities. Moreover, the composition of the people supporting and utilizing the cyberinfrastructure does not sufficiently represent the diversity of society. The scale of the challenge is reflected in what the NSF leadership and National Science Board (NSB) terms the “missing millions”—those who are yet to be engaged for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce so that it
reflects the racial, ethic, and gender representation in the general population. Broadening the accessibility of CI investments to reach the missing millions promises tremendous gains for the national research enterprise and its impacts on society.