XSEDE Scholars Program

— Includes travel grants for the SC11 supercomputing conference in Seattle WA Nov 12 – 16 2011!

Applications due Fri Sep 30 2011

http://bit.ly/xsede_2011

An outstanding student opportunity in the computational sciences!

Supercomputers, data collections, new tools, digital services, increased productivity for thousands of scientists around the world.

Sound exciting? Apply to become an XSEDE Scholar today!

XSEDE is a five-year, $121 million project supported by the National Science Foundation that replaces and expands on the NSF’s TeraGrid project.

More than 10,000 scientists used the TeraGrid to complete thousands of research projects, at no cost to the scientists.

XSEDE continues that same sort of work — only in more detail, generating more knowledge, and improving our world in an even broader range of fields.

You can become involved in XSEDE, too, if selected as a Scholar.

XSEDE Scholars will:

• Attend the SC11 (supercomputing) conference in Seattle, November 12-16, 2011, through travel grants.
• Meet other XSEDE Scholars in special sessions at SC11.
• Participate in at least four activities with other Scholars during the year (e.g., technical training, content-based and mentoring webinars).
• Network with leaders in the XSEDE research community.
• Learn about research, internships, and career opportunities.

The XSEDE Scholars Program is directed by Richard Tapia and managed by Alice Fisher, Rice University.

Apply now at:

http://bit.ly/xsede_2011

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, September 30, 2011

Underrepresented minority undergraduate or graduate students interested in the computational sciences are especially

encouraged to apply for the year-long program.

Questions about the XSEDE Scholars?

Contact Alice Fisher: afisher@rice.edu

The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is supported by the National Science Foundation.

XSEDE is led by the University of Illinois’ National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The partnership includes: Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pittsburgh, Cornell University, Indiana University, JüSupercomputing Centre, National Center for Atmospheric Research, The Ohio State University, Purdue University, Rice University, Shodor Education Foundation, Southeastern Universities Research Association, University of California Berkeley, University of California San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Tennessee Knoxville, University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Virginia.

Find out more about XSEDE at:

https://www.xsede.org/

Invitation for Nominations
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) Nominations
due Wed Oct 5 2011
PAESMEM@nsf.gov

PAESMEM recognizes outstanding mentors and mentoring programs that enhance the participation of individuals who might not otherwise have considered or had access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including persons with disabilities, women, and minorities.

Awardees serve as exemplars to their colleagues and leaders in the national effort to develop the nation’s human resources in STEM.

Who is eligible?

Individuals who arc U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents, and U.S. organizations and companies.

Mentors and mentoring programs from a variety of contexts — academia, corporate, government, non-profit — are all welcome.

What are the criteria?

At least five years of outstanding mentoring to a significant number of persons who might not otherwise have considered or had access to opportunities in STEM (including persons with disabilities, women, and minorities) who are either:

• Students at the K-12, undergraduate or graduate education level,

or

• Early career scientists, mathematicians, or engineers who have completed their degree in the past three years.

What is required?

A description and documentation of the mentoring methods and procedures of the individual or organizational nominee, and letters supporting the nomination (a maximum of 5).

What is the award?

$10,000 honorary award and an invitation to Washington D.C. for recognition events, meetings with policy leaders, and professional development workshops.

How do I nominate?

Anyone can nominate a person (including themselves) or organization.

When is the deadline?

Nominations are due by Wednesday October 5, 2011.

For more information or to submit a nomination, please visit:

http://www.nsf.gov/

or contact:

Division of Undergraduate Education
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 835, Arlington, VA 22230
PAESMEM@nsf.gov

WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:  Sept 26-28, 2011

This workshop will focus on the use of advanced computational and programming methodologies in the development of (1) land-use, hydrological,  ocean, and/or air models that are used to address the effect of megacity development on the regional and the world-wide environment and (2) models to predict and assess the resistance of structures to blast damage.

Programming models to be discussed will include the use of global address space programming models such as Coarray Fortran, and Unified Parallel C, and the Message Passing Interface Library and partitioning libraries in large parallel applications.

Presenters will include V. Balaji, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory-Princeton University, T. Clune, NASA-Goddard Institute of Space Studies, G. Karypis, University of Minnesota, R. Numrich, College of Staten Island, Uwe Kuster, HLRS.

Additional information is also available at:

http://www.csi.cuny.edu/cunyhpc/workshops.php

Advanced registration is required.

Parking for the workshop will be available on the campus of the College of Staten Island.

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