Welcome to theWelcome to the

18th Annual Awards Ceremony18th Annual Awards CeremonyApril 22, 2008April 22, 2008

You took the ChallengeYou took the Challenge

and completed the marathon!and completed the marathon!

And we are proud of you all!And we are proud of you all!

Master of CeremoniesMaster of Ceremonies

Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing Challenge

Board of Directors and Interim CIO at NMSU

Presentation of the FinalistsPresentation of the Finalists

David Kratzer, ConsultDavid Kratzer, Consult

The FinalistsThe Finalists

Team 2 Albuquerque Academy

Team 3 Albuquerque Academy

Team 6 Albuquerque Academy

Team 7 Albuquerque Academy

Team 49 La Cueva/St. Pius

Team 61 Los Alamos Mid

Team 56 Los Alamos High

Team 82 Sandia Prep

Team 83 Sandia Prep

Welcome to Los Alamos Welcome to Los Alamos

National Laboratory National Laboratory

Dr. Terry WallaceDr. Terry Wallace

The Principal Associate Director ofThe Principal Associate Director of

Science, Technology, and EngineeringScience, Technology, and Engineering

First Year Challenge TeachersFirst Year Challenge Teachers

Jose Quiroz, Artesia

Maureen Psalia-Dombrowski, Los Alamos

LeAnne Salazar-Montoya, LA

Andrea Spence, Los Alamos

Zeynep Unal, Los Alamos

Presented by Celia Einhorn, Consult

Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Environmental Modeling Award

Presented by David Janecky, LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Environmental Modeling Award

Winners: Team 16, Barranca Mesa Elementary,

Global Warning: It's Not Cool

Team Members: George Barnum, Eric Begnaund,

Mohit Dubey, Ben Liu, Mengzhe Zhao

Teacher: Andrea Spence

Project Mentor: Dr. Michael L. Begnaud

Society of Technical CommunicationSociety of Technical Communication

Best Written Report

Presented by Kathy Pallis and Sue King

Society of Technical CommunicationSociety of Technical Communication

Winners: Team 82, Sandia Prep

Project: “Comparing Numerical Integration Methods”

Team Members: Alex Clement, Amy Clement, Greg Fenchel, Jeff Fenchel, Jayson Lynch

Teacher: Neil McBeth

Mentor: Mark Smith

Best HTML Final ReportBest HTML Final Report

Presented by Michael Friestad,

New Mexico Internet Professionals Association

Best HTML Final ReportBest HTML Final Report

Winner: Team 15, Aspen Elementary, Project: Cryptography Study

Team Members: Dhaivet Pandya, Colin Redman and Matthew Ticknor

Teacher: Zeynep Unal

Project Mentor: Elizabeth Cooper

Recognition of JudgesRecognition of Judges

Mike Trahan and Eleanor Walther,Sandia National Laboratories,

Principal Members of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats

Community Focus AwardCommunity Focus Award

Presented by Nick Bennett

Grass Roots Consulting

Community Focus AwardCommunity Focus Award

Winners: Team 90, Socorro High

Project: “The Unbeatable Speed Limit”

Team Members: Omar Soliman, Alan Benalil,

Mariah Deters, Carly Nowicki,

Teacher: Bala Settu

Project Mentor: LD Landis

Best Use of StarLogo AwardBest Use of StarLogo Award

Presented by Irene Lee,

Santa Fe Institute

Best Use of StarLogo AwardBest Use of StarLogo AwardWinner: Team 59, Los Alamos Middle

School

Project “River Otters and their Effect on the Riverine Ecosystems”

Team Members: Thomas Henderson, Johnny Jacobs, Steven McCrory, Jack Mockler, Simon Redman, and Marie-Luise Schmidt

Teacher: LeAnn Salazar

Project Mentor: Rueben Guadiana

Best Challenge ProcessBest Challenge Process

Presented by Eleanor Walther, Sandia

National Labs

Best Challenge ProcessBest Challenge Process

Winner: Team 42, Freedom High

Project: “Cosmic Shooting Gallery”

Team Members: Tanner Wood, Ryan

Mayfield, Matt Royo

Teacher: Joseph Vertrees

Science is Fun!Science is Fun!

Presented by Tom Laub, Sandia National Labs

Science is Fun!Science is Fun!Winner: Team 83, Sandia Prep

Project: “Modeling the Hydrogen Atom”

Team Members: Alessandra Anderson, Kaitlyn

Hughes

Teacher: Neil McBeth

Mentor: Robert Anderson

Students’ Choice AwardStudents’ Choice Awardfor Favorite Projectfor Favorite Project

Presented by Tony Giancola, representing

NMITSA

Students’ Choice AwardStudents’ Choice AwardWinners: Team 59, Los Alamos Middle

Project: “River Otters and Their Effect on Riverine Ecosystems”

Team Members: Thomas Henderson, Johnny Jacobs, Steven McCrory, Jack Mockler, Simon Redman, Marie-Luise Schmidt

Teacher: LeAnn Salazar

Project Mentor: Rueben Guadiana

Teachers’ Choice AwardTeachers’ Choice Awardfor Favorite Projectfor Favorite Project

Presented by Chris Neubauer,

Representative Udall's Office

Teachers’ Choice AwardTeachers’ Choice Award

Winners: Team 68, Melrose High

Project: “Oryx Population at the White Sands Missile Range”

Team Members: Kyle Jacobs, Richard Rush, Randall Rush

Teacher: Alan Daugherty

Mentor: Rebecca Raulie

Santa Fe New Mexican Award Santa Fe New Mexican Award for Best Professional Presentationfor Best Professional Presentation

Presented by Henry Lopez,from Santa Fe's locally owned, independent daily newspaper.

Santa Fe New Mexican Award Santa Fe New Mexican Award for Best Professional Presentationfor Best Professional Presentation

Winners: Team 48, Jackson Middle School

Project:“Home Remedies vs Prescriptions”

Team Members: Matt Jannakos, Chris Winter, Nick Shortencarier

Teacher: Karen Glennon

Project Mentors: Dale Henderson, Betsy Frederick, Nick Bennett

Cray High Performance Award Cray High Performance Award

Presented by Mike Davis of Cray, Inc.

Cray High Performance Award Cray High Performance Award

Winner: Team 49, La Cueva and St. Pius,

Project: “An Analysis of Direct Simulation

Monte Carlo”

Team Members: Erika DeBenedictis and Tony

Huang

CHECS Internet Research AwardCHECS Internet Research Award

Presented by Shaun Cooper,

NM CHECS

CHECS Internet Research AwardCHECS Internet Research Award

Winners: Team 81, Rio Rancho Mid-High

Project: “Modeling the NASA Dawn Ion Propulsion Spacecraft”

Team Members: Destiny Tamboer, Ryan Cortez, Jerett Jones, Luis Maura, Alissandra Rogers

Teacher: Debra Loftin

Project Mentor: Nick Bennett

CHECS Teamwork AwardCHECS Teamwork Award

Presented by Shaun Cooper,

NM CHECS

CHECS Teamwork AwardCHECS Teamwork AwardWinners: Team 59, Los Alamos Middle School

Project: “River Otters and Their Effect on Riverine Ecosystems”

Team Members: Thomas Henderson, Johnny Jacobs, Steven McCrory, Jack Mockler, Simon Redman, Marie-Luise Schmidt

Teacher: LeAnn Salazar

Project Mentor: Rueben Guadiana

We would also like to welcome We would also like to welcome

Representative Jimmie HallRepresentative Jimmie Hall

from Albuquerque andfrom Albuquerque and

Veronica Rodriquez fromVeronica Rodriquez from

Senator Domenici's office.Senator Domenici's office.

Special Mentor AwardSpecial Mentor Award

Successful teams say having theSuccessful teams say having the

correct mentor makes all the correct mentor makes all the

difference in their project work.difference in their project work.

Presented by Jackson Middle SchoolPresented by Jackson Middle School

Special Mentor AwardSpecial Mentor Award

Winner: Nick Bennett,

Grass Roots Consulting

Technical Poster AwardTechnical Poster Award

Presented by Mike Topliff,

NMTech

(Last year's winner pictured.)

Technical Poster AwardTechnical Poster Award

Winners: Team 61, Los Alamos Middle School

Project: “Turn Up the Heat, Energy Efficiency through Smart Wall Design”

Team Members: Rachel Robey, Jessie Bohn

Teacher: LeAnn Salazar

Mentor: Robert Robey

(Cover for the 2008-2009 Final Reports)

Graphical Poster AwardGraphical Poster Award

Presented by Shaun Cooper, NMSU

(Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2008-2009)

Graphical Poster AwardGraphical Poster Award

Winners: Team 85, Santa Fe Indian School

Project: “Scan of the Past II”

Team Member: Daniel Pedro

(Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2008-2009)

Sandia National Laboratories’Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity and Innovation AwardCreativity and Innovation Award

Presented by John Mitchiner,

Senior Manager for Computation Science, R & D

Sandia National Laboratories’Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity and Innovation AwardCreativity and Innovation Award

Winners: Team 85, Santa Fe Indian School

Project: “Scan of the Past II”

Team Members: Daniel Pedro

Teacher: Rhonda Ward-Martinez, Sally Phelps

Project Mentor: Stephen Guerin

New Mexico Network for New Mexico Network for Women in Science and EngineeringWomen in Science and Engineering

Presented by Eleanor Walther

Principal Member Technical Staff

Sandia National Laboratories

Emergent Threats

New Mexico Network for New Mexico Network for Women in Science and EngineeringWomen in Science and Engineering

Winners: Team 55, Los Alamos High

Project: “Polar Warming”

Team Members: Shelby Anderson, Emily TenCate

Teacher: Diane Medford

Project Mentor: Mark Anderson, James TenCate

Computer Forensics andComputer Forensics and Encryption Award Encryption Award

Presented by iniCom Networks

Awarded by Maryjo Daniel,

Math and Science Bureau, PED

Computer Forensics andComputer Forensics and Encryption Award Encryption Award

Winners: Team 15, Aspen Elementary,

Project: “Cryptography Studies: Caesar Cipher”

Team Members: Dhaivat Pandya, Colin

Redman, Matthew Ticknor

Teacher: Zeynep Unal

Project Mentor: Elizabeth Cooper

Sponsor RecognitionSponsor Recognition

Shaun Cooper, NMSU and Supercomputing

Challenge Board of Directors.

Let's hear it for all our SPONSORSlisted on our webpage!!!!!!

Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School AwardMiddle School Award

Presented by Bob Robey,

Consult

Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School AwardMiddle School Award

Winner: Projects GUTS Team:

Alexis, Betsy, Caroline, Celia, Dale, Greg, Irene, Janet, Josh, Lisa, Maureen, Nick, Paige, and Talaya

Governor’s AwardGovernor’s Award

Presented by Shaun Cooper

Board of Directors

Supercomputing Challenge

Governor’s AwardGovernor’s Award

Winner:

Bob Robey, LANL,

tireless champion for the Challenge!

Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners

Presented by Willard Smith, Tennessee State

University and NASA, but first...

Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners

Let's honor Willard.

Here are some words from

Betsy Frederick, Consult.

Computer, Computational, and Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences Division Statistical Sciences Division

Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National Laboratory

Presented by Willard Smith

Thanks, thanks, and more thanks!

For the generous funding of Challenge

scholarships

Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners

Intel Corporation Scholarship

Presented by John G Miner,

High Performance Computing

Analyst

Hot Off the Press:Hot Off the Press:

NM CAC Award by IntelNM CAC Award by IntelThree Research Projects

UNM, NM Tech, NMSU

One faculty member, one

graduate student and one

Challenge student

Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners

Brandon Oselio, ASU or NMSU

Daniel Pedro, UNM;

Phillip de la Rosa, ENMU

Alex Sifuentes, ENUM

Vlado Ovtcharov, UNM

Alan Benalil, NMT

Omar Soliman, NMT

Jessica MacKinnon, NMSU

Danielle Charley, NAU

Tracey Franklin, Dartmouth or Rice

Miquela Trujillo, NMSU

Sarah Garduno, NMSU

Jayson Lynch, MIT or CalTech

Punit Shah, UPenn or MIT

And now, the moment we have all And now, the moment we have all

been waiting for….been waiting for….

Willard Smith, the envelopes please.

Third PlaceThird Place

Team 2: Albuquerque Academy

Project: “Nanoscale Self-Assembly”

Team Members: Michael Wang, Ari Shaw-Faber

Teacher: Jim Mims

Project Mentor: Yifeng Wang, Ph.D

Second PlaceSecond Place

Team 61: Los Alamos Middle School

Project: “Turn Up the Heat, Energy Efficiency

through Smart Wall Design”

Team Members: Rachel Robey, Jessie Bohn

Teacher: LeAnn Salazar

Project Mentor: Robert Robey

First PlaceFirst PlaceTeam 49: 49: La Cueva/Saint Pius X

Project: “An Analysis of Direct Simulation Monte

Carlo And Its Application to Simulating

Supersonic Shockwaves”

Team Members: Tony Huang, Erika DeBenedictis,

Project Mentor: Dr. Erik DeBenedictis,

Dr. Dan H. Huang, Dr. Michail Gallis

First Place Winners

Project Overview

The Last WordThe Last Word

David Kratzer, ConsultDavid Kratzer, Consult

New Mexico’s Best breakfast burritos will be New Mexico’s Best breakfast burritos will be

served in the kitchen behind the auditorium served in the kitchen behind the auditorium

after the awards ceremony.after the awards ceremony.

Choose from: Bacon Green CheeseChoose from: Bacon Green Cheese

Bacon Red CheeseBacon Red Cheese

Red or Green VeggieRed or Green Veggie

No chile burritosNo chile burritos

with chips, cookies, fruit and drinks.with chips, cookies, fruit and drinks.