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