Welcome to the

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Welcome to the 19th Annual Awards Ceremony April
21, 2009
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And we are proud of you all!
You Took the Challenge!
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Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Shaun Cooper, Supercomputing Challenge Board
of Directors and CIO at NMSU
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Dr. Duncan
McBranch, Deputy Principal Associate Director
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A Welcome to the Mid school GUTS clubs GUTS
stands for Growing Up Thinking Scientifically Proj
ect GUTS is...
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Presentation of the Finalists David
Kratzer, Consult
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The Finalists
Desert Academy Team 35 La Cueva Team 4 Los
Alamos High Team 52 Los Alamos High Team 55 Los
Alamos Mid Team 65 Manzano High Team 66 Melrose
High Team 71 Sandia Prep Team 95 Silver High Team
98
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental
Modeling Award
Presenter, David Janecky, LANL
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental
Modeling Award

• Winners Where Oh Where Did The Jumping Mice
  Go? Team 16, Aspen Elementary
• Jacob Holesinger
• Emma Martins
• Talia Dreicer
• Sponsor Zeynep Unal
• Mentors Jared Dreicer

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Society of Technical Communication
Written Report presented by Kathy Pallis and
Sue King
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Society for Technical Communication
Winners A Novel Approach to Asteroid
Identification Using Image Processing of Existing
Data Team 4, La Cueva High Erika
DeBenedictis Chris Hong Tony Huang Mentor
Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
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Encryption Award
Presented by Dr. Lorie Liebrock, NMT, NM CAC,
Challenge Board Member
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Encryption Award
Winners The Implementation and Optimization of
the RSA Encryption Method Team 35, Desert
Academy Colton McDonald C. Rose
Morris-Wright Avery Rowlison Bjørn
Swenson Mentor S. Thomas Christie
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Best Web Presentation of Final Report
Presented by Michele Jacquez-Ortiz, Senator
Udall's staff
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Best Web Presentation of Final Report
Winners 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 Bond Harsha
Dodda Sponsor Natalie Martino Mentor Nick
Bennett
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Recognition 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.

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Best Agent-Based Modeling Project
Presented by Irene Lee, Project GUTS, Santa Fe
Institute
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Best Agent-Based Modeling Project
Winners The Control and Spread of Wildfires
Team 71, Melrose High Kyle Jacobs Angel
Lucero Richard Rush Ramon Arenivar Sponsors
Alan Daugherty Rebecca Raulie
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Community Focus Award
Presented by Nick Bennett, Grass Roots Consulting
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Community Focus Award
Winners Get on the Bus --- Simple or Not? Team
45, Los Alamos High School Issac Koh Sponsor
Aik-Siong Koh
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Crowd Favorite
Presented by Francisco Vigil, graduating senior
from McCurdy High, and Deb Loftin, Teacher Member
of the Board
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Crowd Favorite
Winners Hawk EyE Team 76, Melrose
High Brandon Mitchell Brian
Hemminger Quinton Flores Victoria
Northrup Sponsors Alan Daugherty Rebecca
Raulie Mentor Brent Mitchell
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Albuquerque Journal Award for Best Professional
Presentation
Presented by Raam Wong Albuquerque Journal
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Journal Award for Best Professional Presentation
Winner Astrophysical N-Body Simulations of Star
Clusters Team 61, Los Alamos Middle School Sam
Baty Peter Armijo Sponsor Robert
Dryja Mentors Christopher Fryer Stephen Diehl
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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award
Presented by Julia Maccini, Senator Bingaman's
Office
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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Middle School Award
Winner Rocky Planet Formation as the Universe
Ages Team 18, Aspen Elementary Devon
Conradson Sponsor Zeynep Unal Mentor Steven
Conradson
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Senator Jeff Bingaman's Video Message
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Cray High Performance Award
Presented by Mike Davis and Victor Kuhns of
Cray, Inc.
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Cray High Performance Award

• Winners A Novel Approach to Asteroid
  Identification Using Image Processing of Existing
  Data Team 4, La Cueva High
• Erika DeBenedictis
• Chris Hong
• Tony Huang
• Mentor Dr. Erik DeBenedictis

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CHECS Research Award
Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper, NM CHECS
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CHECS Research Award
Winners Elliptic Curve ComputationsTeam 66,
Manzano High School Kristin Cordwell Chen
Zhao Sponsor Stephen Schum Mentor William
Cordwell
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CHECS Teamwork Award
Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper, NM CHECS
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CHECS Teamwork Award
Winners Interplanetary Travel in a Closed
Ecosystem Team 15, Aspen Elementary Colin
Redman Matthew Ticknor Michael
Englert-Erickson Dhaivat Pandya Sponsor
Zeynep Unal Mentors Elizabeth Cooper Jim
Redman
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Best Computational Science Award
Presented by Mike Trahan, Sandia National Labs
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Best Computational Science Award

• Winners A Novel Approach to Asteroid
  Identification Using Image Processing of Existing
  Data Team 4, La Cueva High
• Erika DeBenedictis
• Chris Hong
• Tony Huang
• Mentor Dr. Erik DeBenedictis

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Teacher Appreciation Award
Presented by Randall Rush
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Teacher Appreciation
Winners Alan Daugherty and Beckey Raulie,
Melrose High
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Technical Poster Award
Presented by Mike Trahan, Sandia National Labs
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Technical Poster Award
Winners Programming Agents to Locate Items in
Buildings Team 75, Melrose High School Randall
Rush Kaleb Broome Sponsors Alan
Daugherty Rebecca Raulie
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Graphical Poster Award
Supercomputing Challenge Logo for the 2009-2010
Presented by Dr. Shaun Cooper, NMSU
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Graphical Poster Award
Winners Modeling the Sun-Earth-Moon System
Team 98, Silver High School Powell Brown Ted
Benakis John McCauley Sponsor Peggy
Larisch Mentors Berry Estes Reid Wistort
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Sandia National LaboratoriesCreativity and
Innovation Award
Presented by Dr. Tom Laub, Sandia National Labs
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Sandia National LaboratoriesCreativity and
Innovation Award
Winners Machine Vision and Alternative Game
Control Team 106, Monte del Sol Charter
School Tenzin Lekden Lungtok Cole
Tuffli Sponsor Natalie Martino Mentors
Stephen Guerin John Paul Gonzales
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New Mexico Network for Women in Science and
Engineering
Presented by Dr. Eleanor Walther, Sandia
National Labs
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New Mexico Network for Women in Science and
Engineering
Winners Kristin Cordwell, Manzano High,
"Elliptic Curve Computations"
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Dr. Berry Estes Memorial Award
Presented by Teri Roberts, LANL
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Dr. Berry Estes Memorial Award
Winners Modeling the Sun-Earth-Moon System
Team 98, Silver High Powell Brown Ted
Benakis John McCauley Sponsor Peggy
Larisch Mentors Reid Wistort Berry Estes
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Challenge Teacher Sponsors
Presented by the Challenge Girls
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Best Use of Multiple Languages Award
Presented by John Paul Gonzales, Project GUTS
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Best Use of Multiple Languages Award
Winners Magnetosphere Particle Interaction
Team 68, McCurdy High Brandon
Ramirez Dennis Trujillo Francisco
Vigil Sponsors John Paul Lorenzen Irina
Cislaru Mentors Michelle Thomsen Robert
Robey
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Passion for Science Award
Presented by Dr. Eleanor Walther, Sandia National
Labs
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Passion for Science Award
Winner Fractal Illuminations Team 41, Freedom
High Amy Ronan David Montoya Shelby
Parker Donny Kruse Holly Campbell Sponsor/Me
ntor Joe Vertrees
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Judges Special Awardfor Biotech
Presented by Dr. Cleve Moler, MatLab
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Judges Special Awardfor Biotech
Winner Vibrational Spectroscopy and Normal Mode
Analysis Applied to Human Prion Protein
E200K Team 95, Sandia Preparatory School Jeff
Fenchel Christopher Parzyck Evan
Hughes Sponsor Neil McBeth Mentor Mark
Fleharty
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Sponsor Recognition
Let's hear it for all our sponsors listed on our
web page!
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Congratulations from Wolfram Research Look
for a special offer of the student license of
Mathematica in your email.
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Governors Award
Presented by Bob Robey, past recipient of the
Governor's Award
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Governors Award
Winner Tom Laub, Sandia National Labs
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Scholarship Winners
Presented by Willard Smith, Retired from
Tennessee State University and NASA
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Division of Computer, Computational, and
Statistical Sciences DivisionLos Alamos National
Laboratory
Thanks, thanks, and more thanks! For the generous
funding of Challenge scholarships
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Scholarship Winners
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And now, the moment we have all been waiting
for.
Bill Blackler, the envelopes please.
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Third Place
Energy Efficiency through Smart Wall
Design Team 65, Los Alamos Middle School Rachel
Robey Gabe Montoya Sponsor Bob Dryja Mentors
Bob Robey Derrick Montoya
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Second Place
Elliptic Curve Computations Team 66, Manzano
High School Kristin Cordwell Chen Zhao Sponsor
Stephen Schum Mentor William Cordwell
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First Place
A Novel Approach to Asteroid Identification
Using Image Processing of Existing Data Team
4, La Cueva High School Erika DeBenedictis Chris
Hong Tony Huang Mentor Dr. Erik DeBenedictis
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The Last WordDavid Kratzer, Consult
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Delicious burritos will be served in the kitchen
behind the auditorium after the awards ceremony.
Your choice of Bacon/Green, Ham/Red, Sausage/Red
or Veggie/Green