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17th Annual Awards Day Ceremony
April 24, 2007
And we are proud of you all!
You Took the Challenge!
Master of Ceremonies
Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing Challenge
Board of Directors and NMSU
A Welcome to Los Alamos
National Laboratory from
Dr. Anna Zurek,
Deputy Principal Associate Director for
Science, Technology, and Engineering.
Presentation of the Finalists
Gina Fisk, LANL
Betsy Frederick, Consult
The Finalists
Team 7 Albuquerque Academy
Team 51 Los Alamos High
Team 8 Albuquerque Academy
Team 52 Los Alamos High
Team 32 Eldorado / Manzano
Team 82 Oñate High
Team 38 Homeschool, Manzano,
Team 83 Oñate High
St.Pius
Team 44 Las Cruces
Team 94 Sandia Prep
First Year in the Challenge
Presented by Betsy Frederick and Celia Einhorn
First Year in the Challenge
Karen Glennon, Jackson Middle School
Jennifer Keller, Eldorado High School
Rey Martinez, Home school
Mary Neikirk, Santa Fe Indian School
Terry Nickerson, Academy for Technology and the Classics
Balu Settu, Socorro High School
Champion Teachers
Presented by Betsy Frederick and Celia Einhorn
Champion Teachers
Jimmy Crawford, Lovington High School
Randy Gaylor, Artesia High School
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Environmental Modeling Award
Presenter, David Janecky, LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Environmental Modeling Award
Team 1 Academy for Technology and the Classics
Society of Technical Communication
Best Written Report presented by Judy Prono
Society of Technical Communication
Team 38: Home school, Manzano, St. Pius X
Best HTML Final Report
Presented by Peter Yanke, BX Internet
Best HTML Final Report
Team 7 Albuquerque Academy
Teacher Appreciation Award
Presented by Punit Shah
Teacher Appreciation Award
Jim Mims of Albuquerque Academy
Computer Forensics and
Encryption Award
Presented by Jon Hill, iniCom Networks
Computer Forensics and
Encryption Award
Team 16 Artesia High School
Recognition of Judges
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Mike Trahan, Sandia National Laboratories, Principal
Member of the Technical Staff, Laser & Computational
Initiatives.
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Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories, Principal
Member of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats.
Community Focus Award
Presented by Betsy Frederick, Supercomputing Challenge
Community Focus Award
Team 72 Navajo Preparatory School
Best Use of StarLogo Award
Presented by Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute
Best Use of StarLogo Award
Team 22 Bosque School
MathWorks Rising Star Award
Presented by Cleve Moler, President MathWorks
MathWorks Rising Star Award
Team 8 Albuquerque Academy
Students’ Choice Award
for Favorite Project
Presented by Rick Scott, NM Public Education
Department, Math & Science Bureau Chief.
Students’ Choice Award
for Favorite Project
Team 68 Melrose High School
Tribune Lighthouse Award
for Best Professional Presentation
Presented by Phill Casaus, Albuquerque Tribune
Tribune Lighthouse Award
for Best Professional Presentation
Team 94 Sandia Preparatory School
Senator Jeff Bingaman's
Middle School Award
Presented by Gloria Zamora,
Senator Bingaman's Office
Senator Jeff Bingaman's
Middle School Award
Team 22 Bosque School
Team 91 Rio Rancho Mid-High
Cray High Performance Award
Presented by Mike Davis of Cray, Inc.
Cray High Performance Award
Team 7 Albuquerque Academy
CHECS Internet Research Award
Presented by Max Baca, NM CHECS
CHECS Internet Research Award
Team 53 Los Alamos High School
CHECS Teamwork Award
Presented by Max Baca, NM CHECS
CHECS Teamwork Award
Team 94 Sandia Preparatory School
Technical Poster Award
(Cover for the 2006-2007 Final Reports)
Presented by Shaun Cooper, NMSU
and Challenge Board of Directors
Technical Poster Award
(Cover for the 2006-2007 Final Reports)
Team 68 Melrose High School
Graphical Poster Award
(Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2007-2008)
Presented by Shaun Cooper, NMSU and Supercomputing
Challenge Board of Directors.
Graphical Poster Award
(Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2007-2008)
Team 49 Las Cruces High School
Sandia National Laboratories’
Creativity and Innovation Award
Presented by Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories,
Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats.
Sandia National Laboratories’
Creativity and Innovation Award
Team 60 Manzano High School
New Mexico Network for
Women in Science and Engineering
Presented by Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories,
Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Emergent Threats.
New Mexico Network for
Women in Science and Engineering
Team 95 Sandia Preparatory School
Sponsor Recognition
Shaun Cooper, NMSU and Supercomputing Challenge
Board of Directors.
Let's hear it for all our sponsors,
listed on our webpage!!!
Consult Award for Service
Presented by David Kratzer, Supercomputing Challenge
Consult Award for Service
Bill Blackler, President of the Board of the Supercomputing
Challenge
Overcoming Adversity Award
Presented by Celia Einhorn, Supercomputing Challenge
Overcoming Adversity Award
Team 40 Jackson Middle School
Governor’s Award
Presented by Bill Blackler, President of the Board of the
Supercomputing Challenge
Governor’s Award
Eleanor Walther, tireless champion for the Challenge!
Division of Computing and
Computational Science,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Presented by Willard Smith and accepted by Gina Fisk
Thanks, thanks, and more thanks!
For the generous funding of Challenge scholarships
Scholarship Winners
Presented by Willard Smith, Tennessee State University
and NASA
Supercomputing Challenge Sponsors
 Let's
hear it for all our sponsors, listed on
our webpage!!!
And now, the moment we have all
been waiting for….
Bill Blackler, the envelopes please.
Fourth Place
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Team 94 Sandia Preparatory School
Examining the Evolution of Social Behaviors
Alexander Clement, Amelia Clement, Gregory Fenchel,
Jeffrey Fenchel and Jayson Lynch.
Third Place
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Team 51 Los Alamos High School
Compressible Fluid Dynamics
Jonathan Robey and Dov Shlachter
Second Place
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Team 52 Los Alamos High School
E. coli in Hostile Environments
Stoyana Alexandrova and Iliana Alexandrova
First Place
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Team 38 Home school, Manzano, St. Pius X
Optimizing Trajectories
Kristin Cordwell, Erika DeBenedictis and Brian Lott.
The Last Word
David Kratzer, Consult
Box Lunches will be served in the kitchen behind the
auditorium after the award ceremony.
Turkey & Cheese Sandwich
Ham & Cheese Sandwich
Veggie Sandwich
with Chips, Cookies, Drinks and Fruit.