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Welcome to theWelcome to the19th Annual Awards Ceremony19th Annual Awards Ceremony
April 21, 2009April 21, 2009
You Took the Challenge!You Took the Challenge!
And we are proud of you all!
Master of CeremoniesMaster of Ceremonies
Dr. Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing Challenge
Board of Directors and CIO at NMSU
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Duncan McBranch, Deputy Dr. Duncan McBranch, Deputy
Principal Associate DirectorPrincipal Associate Director
A Welcome to the Mid school A Welcome to the Mid school
GUTS clubs GUTS clubs
GUTS stands for Growing Up GUTS stands for Growing Up
Thinking ScientificallyThinking ScientificallyProject GUTS is... is...
Presentation of the FinalistsPresentation of the Finalists
David Kratzer, ConsultDavid Kratzer, Consult
The FinalistsThe FinalistsDesert Academy Team 35 Desert Academy Team 35
La Cueva Team 4La Cueva Team 4Los Alamos High Team 52Los Alamos High Team 52Los Alamos High Team 55Los Alamos High Team 55Los Alamos Mid Team 65Los Alamos Mid Team 65Manzano High Team 66 Manzano High Team 66 Melrose High Team 71Melrose High Team 71Sandia Prep Team 95Sandia Prep Team 95Silver High Team 98Silver High Team 98
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Environmental Modeling Award
Presenter, David Janecky, LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Environmental Modeling Award
Winners: “Where Oh Where Did The Jumping
Mice Go?” Team 16, Aspen ElementaryJacob HolesingerEmma MartinsTalia Dreicer Sponsor: Zeynep UnalMentors: Jared Dreicer
Society of Technical CommunicationSociety of Technical Communication
Written Report presented by
Kathy Pallis and Sue King
Society for Technical CommunicationSociety for Technical Communication
Winners: “A Novel Approach to Asteroid
Identification Using Image Processing of
Existing Data” Team 4, La Cueva HighErika DeBenedictisChris HongTony HuangMentor: Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
Encryption AwardEncryption Award
Presented by Dr. Lorie Liebrock, NMT,
NM CAC, Challenge Board Member
Encryption Award Encryption Award
Winners: “The Implementation and
Optimization of the RSA Encryption
Method” Team 35, Desert AcademyColton McDonaldC. Rose Morris-WrightAvery RowlisonBjørn SwensonMentor: S. Thomas Christie
Best Web Presentation ofBest Web Presentation of
Final ReportFinal Report
Presented by Michele Jacquez-Ortiz,
Senator Udall's staff
Best Web Presentation of Best Web Presentation of
Final ReportFinal ReportWinners: “Universally Accessible Distributed
Computing on Public, Heterogeneous Networks, Applied to the Search for Mersenne Primes” Team 105, Monte del Sol Charter School & Capshaw Middle School
Max BondHarsha DoddaSponsor: Natalie MartinoMentor: Nick Bennett
Recognition of JudgesRecognition of Judges
Mike Trahan, Sandia National Laboratories, Principal
Member of the Technical Staff, Laser &
Computational Initiatives.
Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories,
Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Emergent
Threats.
Best Agent-Based Modeling ProjectBest Agent-Based Modeling Project
Presented by Irene Lee,
Project GUTS, Santa Fe Institute
Best Agent-Based Modeling ProjectBest Agent-Based Modeling ProjectWinners: “The Control and Spread of Wildfires”
Team 71, Melrose HighKyle JacobsAngel LuceroRichard RushRamon ArenivarSponsors: Alan DaughertyRebecca Raulie
Community Focus AwardCommunity Focus Award
Presented by Nick Bennett,
Grass Roots Consulting
Community Focus AwardCommunity Focus Award
Winners: “Get on the Bus --- Simple or Not?”
Team 45, Los Alamos High SchoolIssac KohSponsor: Aik-Siong Koh
Crowd FavoriteCrowd Favorite
Presented by Francisco Vigil, graduating
senior from McCurdy High, and Deb
Loftin, Teacher Member of the Board
Crowd FavoriteCrowd Favorite
Winners: “Hawk EyE” Team 76,
Melrose HighBrandon MitchellBrian HemmingerQuinton FloresVictoria NorthrupSponsors: Alan DaughertyRebecca RaulieMentor: Brent Mitchell
Albuquerque Journal Award Albuquerque Journal Award for Best Professional Presentationfor Best Professional Presentation
Presented by Raam Wong
Albuquerque Journal
Journal Award Journal Award for Best Professional Presentationfor Best Professional Presentation
Winner: “Astrophysical N-Body Simulations of Star Clusters” Team 61, Los Alamos Middle School
Sam BatyPeter ArmijoSponsor: Robert DryjaMentors: Christopher FryerStephen Diehl
Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School AwardMiddle School Award
Presented by Julia Maccini,
Senator Bingaman's Office
Winner: “Rocky Planet Formation as the Universe Ages” Team 18, Aspen Elementary
Devon ConradsonSponsor: Zeynep UnalMentor: Steven Conradson
Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School AwardMiddle School Award
Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senator Jeff Bingaman's Video MessageVideo Message
Cray High Performance Award Cray High Performance Award
Presented by Mike Davis and
Victor Kuhns of Cray, Inc.
Cray High Performance Award Cray High Performance Award
Winners: “A Novel Approach to Asteroid
Identification Using Image Processing of
Existing Data” Team 4, La Cueva HighErika DeBenedictisChris HongTony HuangMentor: Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
CHECS Research AwardCHECS Research Award
Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper,
NM CHECS
CHECS Research AwardCHECS Research Award
Winners: “Elliptic Curve Computations”
Team 66, Manzano High SchoolKristin CordwellChen ZhaoSponsor: Stephen SchumMentor: William Cordwell
CHECS Teamwork AwardCHECS Teamwork Award
Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper,
NM CHECS
CHECS Teamwork AwardCHECS Teamwork Award
Winners: “Interplanetary Travel in a Closed Ecosystem” Team 15, Aspen Elementary
Colin RedmanMatthew TicknorMichael Englert-EricksonDhaivat PandyaSponsor: Zeynep UnalMentors: Elizabeth CooperJim Redman
Best Computational Science Best Computational Science
AwardAward
Presented by Mike Trahan,
Sandia National Labs
Best Computational Science Best Computational Science
AwardAward
Winners: “A Novel Approach to Asteroid
Identification Using Image Processing of
Existing Data” Team 4, La Cueva HighErika DeBenedictisChris HongTony HuangMentor: Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
Teacher Appreciation AwardTeacher Appreciation Award
Presented by Randall Rush
Teacher AppreciationTeacher Appreciation
Winners: Alan Daugherty and
Beckey Raulie, Melrose High
Technical Poster AwardTechnical Poster Award
Presented by Mike Trahan,
Sandia National Labs
Technical Poster AwardTechnical Poster Award
Winners: “Programming Agents to Locate Items in Buildings” Team 75, Melrose High School
Randall RushKaleb BroomeSponsors: Alan DaughertyRebecca Raulie
Graphical Poster AwardGraphical Poster Award
Presented by
Dr. Shaun Cooper, NMSU
Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2009-2010
Graphical Poster AwardGraphical Poster Award
Winners: “Modeling the Sun-Earth-Moon
System” Team 98, Silver High SchoolPowell BrownTed BenakisJohn McCauleySponsor: Peggy LarischMentors: Berry EstesReid Wistort
Sandia National Laboratories’Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity and Innovation AwardCreativity and Innovation Award
Presented by Dr. Tom Laub,
Sandia National Labs
Sandia National Laboratories’Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity and Innovation AwardCreativity and Innovation Award
Winners: “Machine Vision and Alternative Game Control” Team 106, Monte del Sol Charter School
Tenzin Lekden LungtokCole TuffliSponsor: Natalie MartinoMentors: Stephen GuerinJohn Paul Gonzales
New Mexico Network for New Mexico Network for Women in Science and EngineeringWomen in Science and Engineering
Presented by Dr. Eleanor Walther,
Sandia National Labs
New Mexico Network for New Mexico Network for Women in Science and EngineeringWomen in Science and Engineering
Winners: Kristin Cordwell, Manzano
High, "Elliptic Curve Computations"
Dr. Berry Estes Memorial AwardDr. Berry Estes Memorial Award
Presented by
Teri Roberts, LANL
Dr. Berry Estes Memorial AwardDr. Berry Estes Memorial Award
Winners: “Modeling the Sun-
Earth-Moon System”
Team 98, Silver HighPowell BrownTed BenakisJohn McCauleySponsor: Peggy LarischMentors: Reid WistortBerry Estes
Challenge Teacher SponsorsChallenge Teacher Sponsors
Presented by the
Challenge Girls
Best Use of Multiple Best Use of Multiple Languages AwardLanguages Award
Presented by John Paul Gonzales, Project GUTS
Best Use of Multiple Best Use of Multiple Languages AwardLanguages Award
Winners: “Magnetosphere Particle Interaction” Team 68, McCurdy High
Brandon RamirezDennis TrujilloFrancisco VigilSponsors: John Paul LorenzenIrina CislaruMentors: Michelle ThomsenRobert Robey
Passion for Science AwardPassion for Science Award
Presented by Dr. Eleanor Walther,Sandia National Labs
Passion for Science AwardPassion for Science Award
Winner: “Fractal Illuminations” Team 41, Freedom High
Amy RonanDavid MontoyaShelby ParkerDonny KruseHolly CampbellSponsor/Mentor: Joe Vertrees
Judges Special AwardJudges Special Awardfor Biotechfor Biotech
Presented by Dr. Cleve Moler, MatLab
Judges Special AwardJudges Special Awardfor Biotechfor Biotech
Winner: “Vibrational Spectroscopy and Normal Mode Analysis Applied to Human Prion Protein E200K”
Team 95, Sandia Preparatory SchoolJeff FenchelChristopher ParzyckEvan HughesSponsor: Neil McBethMentor: Mark Fleharty
Sponsor RecognitionSponsor Recognition
Let's hear it for all our sponsors
listed on our web page!
Congratulations from WolframCongratulations from Wolfram
Research Research
Look for a special offer of the Look for a special offer of the
student license of Mathematicastudent license of Mathematica
in your email.in your email.
Governor’s AwardGovernor’s Award
Presented by Bob Robey, past
recipient of the Governor's Award
Governor’s AwardGovernor’s Award
Winner: Tom Laub, Sandia National Labs
Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners
Presented by Willard Smith, Retired
from Tennessee State
University and NASA
Division of Computer, Division of Computer, Computational, and Statistical Computational, and Statistical
Sciences DivisionSciences DivisionLos Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National Laboratory
Thanks, thanks, and more thanks!
For the generous funding of
Challenge scholarships
Scholarship WinnersScholarship Winners
And now, the moment we have all And now, the moment we have all
been waiting for….been waiting for….
Bill Blackler, the envelopes
please.
Third PlaceThird Place“Energy Efficiency through Smart
Wall Design”Team 65, Los Alamos Middle School
Rachel RobeyGabe Montoya
Sponsor: Bob DryjaMentors: Bob Robey
Derrick Montoya
Second PlaceSecond Place“Elliptic Curve Computations”
Team 66, Manzano High School
Kristin CordwellChen Zhao
Sponsor: Stephen SchumMentor: William Cordwell
First PlaceFirst Place“A Novel Approach to Asteroid
Identification Using Image Processing of Existing Data”
Team 4, La Cueva High School
Erika DeBenedictisChris HongTony Huang
Mentor: Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
The Last WordThe Last Word
David Kratzer, ConsultDavid Kratzer, Consult
Delicious burritos will be served in Delicious burritos will be served in
the kitchen behind the auditorium the kitchen behind the auditorium
after the awards ceremony.after the awards ceremony.
Your choice of Bacon/Green,
Ham/Red, Sausage/Red or
Veggie/Green
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