Colorado's new crop of young
computer experts showed their most clever work at the
Colorado Computational Science Fair on Saturday, May
18, at NCAR. The 45 projects on view were created by 76 students from
17 high schools around the state. Colorado research laboratories and
universities provided the 18 judges. The fair was cohosted by Colorado
State University and NCAR. Each project was entered in one of three categories: computational science, visualization, or information technology (such as applications for the World Wide Web). Above, Jefferson High School student Ben Hunt demonstrates his computational science project on model rocket telemetry.
The projects were on display to the public in the morning, and
the awards ceremony and two talks took place in the afternoon. Keynote
speaker John Sloan (right), who heads the High Performance Section
of NCAR's Scientific Computing Division, presented "Power Curves,
Singularities, and the Brave Newer World." Pat Burns,
co-director of Westnet, presented "Back on Track
to the NII."
Students at George Washington High School (in Denver) and Gunnison High School took first-place prizes. For the rest of the winners, see the sidebar, "Colorado Computational Science Fair winners by category."