16th Annual Awards Day Ceremony

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• 16th Annual Awards Day Ceremony
• April 25, 2006

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You Took the Challenge!

• And we are proud of you!

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Master of Ceremonies

• Shaun Cooper,
• Supercomputing Challenge
• Board of Directors , NMSU

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Board of Directors

• Bill Blackler, President
• Larry Donahue, Vice President
• David Kratzer, Secretary
• Joe Watts, Treasurer
• Shaun Cooper
• Celia Einhorn

Betsy Frederick Marianne Granoff Irene
Lee Willard Smith Mike Topliff Molly Tovar
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Welcome to the Los Alamos National Laboratory
from Dr. Buck Thompson
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Welcome our Special Guests
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Presentation of the Finalist Teams

• Gina Fisk, LANL
• Betsy Frederick, Consult

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Finalist Team

• Team 05 - Albuquerque Academy
• Wesley Smalls
• The Multi-Dimensional
  Encryption of Data
• Sponsoring Teacher Jim
  Mims
• Project Mentor Jim Mims

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Finalist Team

• Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
• Julia Silva, Alan Hshieh
  and Daniel Parrott
• Can You See the Hot Spots?
• Sponsoring Teacher Greg
  Marez
• Project Mentor Dr. Puneet
  Ghei

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Finalist Team

• Team 47 - Las Cruces High
• Jonathan Lee Annua, Billy
  Downs,
• Vincent Maestas and Andrei
  Klypin
• Simulation of Planetary
  Formation by Particle Accretion
• Sponsoring Teacher
  Gregory Marez
• Project Mentor Gregory
  Marez

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Finalist Team

• Team 54 Manzano High School
• Kristin Cordwell and
  Chen Zhao
• Finding Inverses in a
  Finite Project
• Mentor Dr. William
  Cordwell
• Sponsoring Teacher
  Stephen Schum
• Project Mentor Stephen
  Schum

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Finalist Team

• Team 73 - Onate High School
• Brittany Atteberry, Mihyun
  Hong, Jane Kim,
• Erica Swenson and Natalie
  Wells
• Hydrogen Vehicles and Their
  Atmospheric Effect
• Sponsoring Teachers
  Josefina Dominguez and
• Donald Downs
• Challenge Mentor Eleanor
  Walther

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Finalist Team

• Team 75 - Onate High School
• Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett
  Beckett,
• Meghan Scott, Kevin
  Christeson
• Expanding on the
  Pythagorean Theorem
• Sponsoring Teachers
  Donald Downs
• and
  Josefina Dominguez

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Finalist Team

• Team 77 - Rio Rancho High
• Christopher Morrison and
  Nicholas Kutac
• Analytical Fire Modeling
  Fire in its Environment
• Sponsoring Teachers Debbie
  Loftin and
• Janet
  Penevolpe
• Project Mentor Nick Bennett

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Finalist Team

• Team 94 - Santa Fe Indian School
• Eveli Abeyta
• An Herbaceous Vegetation
  Study
• Sponsoring Teachers Kate
  Sallah, Sally Phelps
• and Matt
  Pecos
• Project Mentors Irene
  Lee and Gabe Coysleon

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Finalist Team

• Team 97 - Shiprock High School
• Martha Hughes, Polito
  Walters, Andrew Yazzie
• The Invasive Russian Olive
• Sponsoring Teachers Mary
  Herrmann, Vernetta Noble
• Project Mentors Gary
  Hathorn and Irene Lee

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Finalist Team

• Team 126 - St. Pius X High School
• Matthew Paiz, Ryan Loyd
  and Mark Wunsch
• Dynamic Software
  Evolution
• Sponsoring Teacher
  Kerrie Sena
• Project Mentor James
  Carrie

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Special Thanks to the Division of Computing and
Computational Science, Los Alamos National Lab

• For scholarships and sponsorship of the 2006
  Challenge Summer Teacher Institute

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental
Modeling Award

• Presented by David Janecky, LANL

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental
Modeling Award

• Team 94 - Santa Fe Indian School
• Eveli Abeyta
• Herbacious Vegetation
  Study

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The Society of Technical CommunicationBest
Written Report Award

• Presented by Judy Prono

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The Society of Technical CommunicationBest
Written Report Award

• Team 77 - Rio Rancho High School
• Chris Morrison Nicholas
  Kutac
• Analytical Fire Modeling
  
• Fire in its
  environment

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iniCom NetworksBest HTML Final Report

• Presented by Jon Hill

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iniCom NetworksBest HTML Final Report

• Team 06 - Albuquerque Academy
• Karalyn Baca,
• Franklin
  Orndorff-Plunket,
• Punit Shah
• Preventing Inbreeding

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BX InternetMultimedia Award

• Presented by Peter Yanke

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BX InternetMultimedia Award

• Team 105 - Shiprock High School
• Lache Yazzie
• Dakota Dee
• Jeralea Hillgartner
• Red Tide

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SC Teacher Appreciation Award

• Presented to Kate Sallah
• nominated by Eveli Abeyta
• of Santa Fe Indian School

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SC Teacher Appreciation Award

• Presented to Debbie Loftin
• nominated by Nicholas Kutac
• of Rio Rancho High

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SC Teacher Appreciation Award

• Presented to Neil McBeth
• nominated by Garrett Lewis
• of Sandia Preparatory School

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SC Teacher Appreciation Award

• Presented to Hanh Nguyen
• nominated by Omar Solliman
• of Socorro High School

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1st Year in the ChallengeTeachers Award

• David Bailey, Santa Fe School for the Arts
• Randy Gaylord and Jim Orth, Artesia High
  School
• Greg Marez, Las Cruces High School
• Diane Medford, Los Alamos High School
• Hahn Nguyen, Socorro High School
• Marie Levy Ryan, Albuquerque High School

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Recognition of Judges

• Mike Trahan, Sandia National Laboratories
• Eleanor Walther, Sandia National Laboratories

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Best Use of StarLogo Award

• Presented by
• Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute
• Supercomputing Challenge Board

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Best Use of StarLogo Award

• Team 97 - Shiprock High School
• Martha Hughes
• Polito Walters
• Andrew Yazzie
• The Invasive Russian
  Olive

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Ben Lujan Leadership Award
Shaun Cooper, Presenter
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Ben Lujan Leadership Award
Shaun Cooper, Presenter

• Recipients Irene Lee
• Nick Bennett

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Teachers Choice

• Presented by Catherine Cross Maple,
• Public Education Department

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Teachers Choice

• Team 97 - Shiprock High School
• Martha Hughes
• Polito Walters
• Andrew Yazzie
• The Invasive Russian
  Olive

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Students Choice

• Presented by Heather Lovato, NMITSA

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Students Choice

• Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
• Alan Hshieh
• Julia Silva
• Daniel Parrott
• Can You See the Hot
  Spots?

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Tribune Lighthouse Award Best Professional
Presentation

• Presented by Phill Casaus, Albuquerque Tribune

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Tribune Lighthouse Award Best Professional
Presentation

• Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
• Alan Hshieh
• Julia Silva
• Daniel Parrott
• Can You See the Hot
  Spots?

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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award

• Presented by Helen Maestas,
• Senator Bingaman's Office

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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award

• Team 80 - Rio Rancho Mid-High School
• Alex Baker
• Gunther Wong
• Modeling Air Flow over
  an Airfoil

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High Performance Computing Award

• Presented by Mike Davis, Cray Incorporated

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High Performance Computing Award

• Team 54 - Manzano High School
• Kristin Cordwell
• Chen Zhao
• Finding Inverses in a
  Finite Field

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CHECS Research Award

• Presented by Duane Elms, CHECS

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CHECS Research Award

• Team 70 - Navajo Preparatory School
• Raquel Hill
• Rochelle Vandever
• The Travelling Virus

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CHECS Teamwork Award

• Presented by Duane Elms, CHECS

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CHECS Teamwork Award

• Team 73 - Onate High School
• Brittany Atteberry,
  Mihyun Hong, Jane Kim,
• Erica Swenson, and Natalie Wells
• Hydrogen Vehicles and
  their Atmospheric Effect

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Women in Science and Engineering Best Project
by a woman or a team of women

• Presented by Eleanor Walther,
• NMNWSE, Sandia National Labs

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Women in Science and Engineering Best Project
by a woman or a team of women

• Team 101 - Shiprock High School
• Josephine Begay,
  Rochelle Begay
• Jerrin Nez, Karina
  Todechine, and
• Tierra Todechine
• Teacher Vernetta Noble
• Unwanted

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Science is Fun Award

• Presented by Shaun Cooper,
• Supercomputing Challenge
• Board of Directors , NMSU

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Science is Fun Award

• Team 57 - McCurdy High School
• Sarah Armstrong, Joseph Kobe,
• Vanessa Trujillo, Juan Antonio Vigil
• Computer Modeling of an Asymmetric Capacitor

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Technical Poster Award

• Presented by Shaun Cooper

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Technical Poster Award

• Team 28 - Eldorado / Manzano High School
• Stephanie McAllister
• Vincent Moore
• Statistical Analysis of
  Parallel Code

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Graphical Poster Award

• Presented by Shaun Cooper

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Graphical Poster Award

• Team 06 - Albuquerque Academy
• Karalyn Baca,
• Franklin
  Orndorff-Plunket,
• Punit Shah
• Preventing Inbreeding

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Creativity Innovation Award

• Presented by Arthur Ratzel and Michael Vahle of
• Sandia National
  Laboratories

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Creativity Innovation Award

• Team 75 - Onate High School
• Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett
  Beckett,
• Meghan Scott, and Kevin
  Christeson
• Expanding on the
  Pythagorean Theorem

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Supercomputing Challenge Sponsors

• You have met our sponsors who are with us
  this morning. Our other sponsors are on our
  webpage. Lets have a good round of applause for
  all of our sponsors.

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Governor's Award

• Presenter, David Kratzer, LANL, Consult

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Governor's Award

• Presenter, David Kratzer, LANL, Consult
• Recipient Dr. Richard Allen, Sandia, UNM

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Scholarship Winners

• Presented by Willard Smith,
• Tennessee State University and NASA

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Scholarship Winners

• William Downs, Las Cruces
• NMSU Engineering, 2500

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Scholarship Winners

• Kyle Kitzpatrick, Onate,
• Intel Scholarship, 2500

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Scholarship Winners

• Michael Scott, Melrose
• ENMU, 2000
• Monte Mitzelfelt Memorial Scholarship, 1000

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Scholarship Winners

• Nicholas Kutac, Rio Rancho
• LANL, 10,000

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Scholarship Winners

• Stephanie McAllister, Manzano,
• LANL, 10,000

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Scholarship Winners

• Matthew Paiz, St. Pius X High School
• LANL, 5000

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Scholarship Winners

• Ryan Loyd, St. Pius X High School
• LANL, 5000

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Scholarship Winners

• Mark Wunsch, St. Pius X High School
• LANL, 5000

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Scholarship Winners

• Raquel Hill, Navajo Prep
• UNM, 2500

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Scholarship Winners

• Rochelle Vander, Navajo Prep
• NMSU, 2500

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Scholarship Winners

• Jane Kim, Onate
• LANL, 5000

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Scholarship Winners

• Samantha Stutz, Los Alamos,
• LANL, 10,000 a year for 4 years

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Honorable Mentions

• Presented by Shaun Cooper

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Honorable Mentions

• Team 77 - Rio Rancho High
• Christopher Morrison and
  Nicholas Kutac
• Analytical Fire Modeling
  Fire in its Environment
• Sponsoring Teachers Debbie
  Loftin and
• Janet
  Penevolpe
• Project Mentor Nick Bennett

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Honorable Mentions

• Team 126 - St. Pius X High School
• Ryan Loyd, Matthew Paiz,
  and Mark Wunsch
• Dynamic Software
  Evolution
• Mentor James Carrie

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Honorable Mentions

• Team 75 - Onate High School
• Kyle Fitzpatrick, Brett
  Beckett,
• Meghan Scott, and Kevin
  Christeson
• Expanding on the
  Pythagorean Theorem

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Second Place Winners

• Regis Pecos, Chief of Staff
• for the House Speaker, Presenter

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Second Place Winners

• Team 43 - Las Cruces High School
• Julia Silva, Alan Hshieh
  and Daniel Parrott
• Can You See the Hot Spots?
• Sponsoring Teacher Greg
  Marez
• Project Mentor Dr. Puneet
  Ghei

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First Place Winners!

• Bill Blackler, President of the Supercomputing
  Challenge Board of Directors, presenter

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First Place Winners!

• Team 54 Manzano High School
• Kristin Cordwell and
  Chen Zhao
• Finding Inverses in a
  Finite Project
• Mentor Dr. William
  Cordwell
• Sponsoring Teacher
  Stephen Schum
• Project Mentor Stephen
  Schum

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Judges Special Recognition Awards

• Integrating Computation into Anthropology

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Judges Special Recognition Awards

• Integrating Computation into Anthropology
• Team 92 Santa Fe Indian School
• Daniel
  Pedro
• Scan of
  the Past
• Teacher
  Kate Sallah
• Project
  Mentor Irene Lee

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Judges Special Recognition Awards

• The Extra Mile Award

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Judges Special Recognition Awards

• The Extra Mile Award
• Team 59 Melrose High School
• Amanda Russell, Jessica
  Cano
• Toby Turner, Lorenzo Lopez
• Fruit Flies
• Teachers Alan
  Daugherty, Beckie Raulie

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Judges Special Service Award
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Judges Special Service Award

• Eleanor Walther
• For her commitment to excellence in judging.

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First Place Winners Project Overview
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David KratzerClosing Remarks
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Box Lunches will be served in the kitchen behind
the auditorium after the award ceremony

• Fresh Roast Chicken WrapProvolone, avocado,
  lettuce tomato with basil mayo in a
  tomato-basil wrap Ham Cheese SandwichLettuce,
  sliced tomato with mayonnaise and mustard on the
  side Club SandwichHam, bacon, lettuce, sliced
  tomato with mayonnaise and mustard on the
  side Veggie Cheese WrapMunster cheese,
  guacamole, sprouts red bell peppers with basil
  mayo in a tomato-basil wrap