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Welcome to the 18th Annual Awards Ceremony April 22, 2008

Welcome to the 18th Annual Awards Ceremony April 22, 2008. And we are proud of you all!. You took the Challenge and completed the marathon!. Master of Ceremonies. Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing Challenge Board of Directors and Interim CIO at NMSU. Presentation of the Finalists

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Welcome to the 18th Annual Awards Ceremony April 22, 2008

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  1. Welcome to the18th Annual Awards Ceremony April 22, 2008

  2. And we are proud of you all! You took the Challenge and completed the marathon!

  3. Master of Ceremonies Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing ChallengeBoard of Directors and Interim CIO at NMSU

  4. Presentation of the Finalists David Kratzer, Consult

  5. The 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

  6. Welcome to Los Alamos National Laboratory Dr. Terry Wallace The Principal Associate Director ofScience, Technology, and Engineering

  7. First 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

  8. Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Presented by David Janecky, LANL

  9. Los Alamos National Laboratory 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

  10. Society of Technical Communication Best Written Report Presented by Kathy Pallis and Sue King

  11. Society 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

  12. Best HTML Final Report Presented by Michael Friestad, New Mexico Internet Professionals Association

  13. Best 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

  14. Recognition of Judges Mike Trahan and Eleanor Walther,Sandia National Laboratories,Principal Members of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats

  15. Community Focus Award Presented by Nick Bennett Grass Roots Consulting

  16. Community 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

  17. Best Use of StarLogo Award Presented by Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute

  18. Best Use of StarLogo Award Winner: 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

  19. Best Challenge Process Presented by Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Labs

  20. Best Challenge Process Winner: Team 42, Freedom High Project: “Cosmic Shooting Gallery” Team Members: Tanner Wood, Ryan Mayfield, Matt Royo Teacher: Joseph Vertrees

  21. Science is Fun! Presented by Tom Laub, Sandia National Labs

  22. 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

  23. Students’ Choice Awardfor Favorite Project Presented by Tony Giancola, representing NMITSA

  24. Students’ Choice Award Winners: 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

  25. Teachers’ Choice Awardfor Favorite Project Presented by Chris Neubauer,Representative Udall's Office

  26. Teachers’ 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

  27. Santa Fe New Mexican Award for Best Professional Presentation Presented by Henry Lopez,from Santa Fe's locally owned, independent daily newspaper.

  28. Santa Fe New Mexican Award for 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

  29. Cray High Performance Award Presented by Mike Davis of Cray, Inc.

  30. 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

  31. CHECS Internet Research Award Presented by Shaun Cooper, NM CHECS

  32. CHECS 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

  33. CHECS Teamwork Award Presented by Shaun Cooper, NM CHECS

  34. CHECS Teamwork Award Winners: 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

  35. We would also like to welcome Representative Jimmie Hallfrom Albuquerque andVeronica Rodriquez fromSenator Domenici's office.

  36. Special Mentor Award Successful teams say having the correct mentor makes all the difference in their project work. Presented by Jackson Middle School

  37. Special Mentor Award Winner: Nick Bennett,Grass Roots Consulting

  38. Technical Poster Award Presented by Mike Topliff, NMTech(Last year's winner pictured.)

  39. Technical Poster Award (Cover for the 2008-2009 Final Reports) 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

  40. Graphical Poster Award (Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2008-2009) Presented by Shaun Cooper, NMSU

  41. Graphical Poster Award (Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2008-2009) Winners: Team 85, Santa Fe Indian School Project: “Scan of the Past II” Team Member: Daniel Pedro

  42. Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity and Innovation Award Presented by John Mitchiner, Senior Manager for Computation Science, R & D

  43. Sandia National Laboratories’Creativity 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

  44. New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering Presented by Eleanor Walther Principal Member Technical Staff Sandia National Laboratories Emergent Threats

  45. New Mexico Network for Women 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

  46. Computer Forensics and Encryption Award Presented by iniCom Networks Awarded by Maryjo Daniel,Math and Science Bureau, PED

  47. Computer Forensics and 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

  48. Sponsor Recognition Shaun Cooper, NMSU and Supercomputing Challenge Board of Directors. Let's hear it for all our SPONSORS listed on our webpage!!!

  49. Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award Presented by Bob Robey, Consult

  50. Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award Winner: Projects GUTS Team: Alexis, Betsy, Caroline, Celia, Dale, Greg, Irene, Janet, Josh, Lisa, Maureen, Nick, Paige, and Talaya

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