Welcome to the 20th Annual Awards Ceremony April 27, 2010

1. Welcome to the 20th Annual Awards Ceremony April 27, 2010

2.      We are proud of each of you! You took the Challenge!

3. Master of Ceremonies Dr. Shaun Cooper, NMSU CIO Supercomputing Challenge  Board of Directors 

4. Welcome Isaac E. Richardson Deputy Director   Los Alamos  National Laboratory

5. Congratulations to Challenge   First-Year Schools Edgewood Elementary & Middle Schools, Creative Education Preparatory Institute #1, Cleveland HS, Deming HS, Hatch HS, Quemado HS, Red Mountain MS, and Tibbetts Jr. High

6. Presentation of the Finalists! David Kratzer, Consult

7. The Finalists Team 5 Albuquerque Academy The Metropolis Algorithm and Nanometer-Scale Pattern Formation Michael Wang Jack Ingalls

8. The Finalists Team 36 Desert Academy Arbitrary Precision Integers on the Cell Processor Megan Belzner Matt Rohr Bjorn Swenson

9. The Finalists Team 37 Desert Academy The Spread of the Black Death in London Katie Boot Sara Hartse

10. The Finalists Team 65 Los Alamos High The Holy Grail of Adam’s Ale Gabriel Montoya Rachel Robey Orli Shlachter Orion Staples

11. The Finalists Team 69 Los Alamos High Enlightenment: Metropolis-Hastings Ray Prediction Model in 3D Space Kathy Lin, Jake Poston, Ryan Marcus, Dov Shlachter

12. The Finalists Team 70 Los Alamos High To Kill a Flocking Bird Peter Ahrens Stephanie Djidjev Vicky Wang Mei Liu

13. The Finalists Team 84 McCurdy High Particle-Atmosphere Interaction Dennis Trujillo Oliver Galvan Brandon Ricci

14. The Finalists Team 99 Melrose High Control and Spread of Wildfires II Richard Rush Kyle Jacobs Randall Rush

15. Intel Science Talent Search Winner Erika DeBenedictis Albuquerque Academy

16. Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Presenter, David Janecky, Los Alamos National Laboratory

17. Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Modeling Award Winner: Team 79 Los Alamos Middle School Alien River Cloggers Jacob Holesinger Kevin Tao

18. Dr. Robin Bush Award for Best Epidemic Model Presented by: John Paul Gonzales

19. Dr. Robin Bush Award for Best Epidemic Model Winner: Team 37 The Spread of Black Death in London Katie Boot Sara Hartse

20. Magellan Award Presented by: Bob & Peggy Robey

21. Magellan Award Winner: Jerry Esquivel, Creative Education Preparatory Institute #1

22. Best Web Presentation of Final Report Presented by Michele Jacquez-Ortiz, Senator Udall's staff

23. Best Web Presentation of Final Report Winners: Team 13 Artesia High School Classroom Behavior Cristina Villa Nayeli Ramirez Brenna Arredondo

24. Recognition of Judges • Michael Trahan • Sandia National Laboratories, • Principal Member of the Technical Staff, • Laser and Computational Initiatives. • Dr. Eleanor Walther, • Sandia National Laboratories, • Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats.

26. Best Agent Based Modeling Project Presented by Irene Lee, Project GUTS / Santa Fe Institute

27. Best Agent Based Modeling Project Winner: Team 37 Desert Academy The Spread of the Black Death in London Sara Hartse, Katie Boot

28. Crowd Favorite for Outstanding Project Presenter: Nico Marrero

29. Crowd Favorite for Outstanding Project Winner: Team 99 Melrose High

30. Community Focus Award Presented by Nick Bennett, Grass Roots Consulting

31. Community Focus Award Winner: Team 102 Navajo Preparatory School The Latest Buzz About Bees Alexis Archambault Ariel Nephew Wilfred Jumbo

32. Best Professional Presentation Presented by Hailey Heinz Albuquerque Journal

33. Albuquerque Journal Award Best Professional Presentation Winner: Team 68 Los Alamos High School Astrophysical N-Body Simulations of Star Clusters Sam Baty and Peter Armijo

34. Video Greeting Senator Jeff Bingaman

35. Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award Presenter: Andrew Black, Senator Bingaman's Office

36. Senator Jeff Bingaman Middle School Award Winner: Team 53 Los Alamos Homeschool Ariel Koh and Aline Parliman

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

38. Cray High Performance Computing Award Winner: Team 36 Desert Academy Arbitrary Precision Integers Megan Belzner Matt Rohr Bjorn Swenson

39. Newcomers Award Presenters: Bob & Peggy Robey

40. Newcomers Award Winner: Laura Larisch, Quemado High School

41. CHECS Research Award Presented by Dr. Gilbert Gonzales, CIO of UNM and President, NM CHECS

42. CHECS Research Award Winner: Team 70 Los Alamos High School To Kill a Flocking Bird Peter Ahrens, Stephanie Djidjev, Vicky Wang, Mei Liu

43. CHECS Teamwork Award Presented by Dr. Gilbert Gonzales, CIO of UNM and President, NM CHECS

44. CHECS Teamwork Award Winner: Team 107 Quemado High School & Silver High School Jose Mora and Austin Nightengale

45. Teacher Appreciation Awards Presented by: Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Labs

46. Teacher Appreciation Awards Winner: Karen Glennon, Jackson Middle School Albuquerque

47. Teacher Appreciation Awards Winner: Creighton Edington, Deming High School Deming

48. Technical Poster Award Cover of 2009-2010 Final Reports Presented by Jennifer Catechis, Ben Ray Lujan’s office

49. Technical Poster Award Winner: Team 65 Los Alamos High

50. Graphical Poster Award Supercomputing Challenge Logo for 2010-2011 Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper, CIO, NMSU