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CRC Annual Award for Computational Science and Visualization for 2018

About the Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of computational sciences and visualization. Such contributions may include, but are not limited to: 1) applications of high performance computation and/or visualization technology; 2) development of algorithms, codes, software environments or other tools for better using high performance computing and/or visualization. The nominated work need not have been done using CRC hardware or software.

Previous Winners

2017 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Douglas Duhaime, College of Arts and Letters
    advisor: Prof. Matthew Wilkens
  • Lei Li, College of Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Kapil Khandelwal
  • Xufei Wu, College of Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Tengfei Lou
  • Triet Nguyen-Beck, College of Science
    advisor: Prof. John Parkhill

2016 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Eric Hansen, Chemistry and Biochemistry 
    advisor: Prof. Olaf Wiest
  • Brian S. Yoo, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn
  • Teng Zhang, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 
    advisor: Prof. Tengfei Luo

2015 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Christopher Paolucci, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. William Schneider
  • Aparna Bhattacharya, Physics
    advisor: Prof. David Bennett
  • Matthias Wolf and Anna Woodard, Physics
    advisors: Prof. Mike Hildreth and Prof. Kevin Lannon

2014 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Xin (Cynthia) Tong, Psychology
    advisor: Prof. Zhiyong Zhang
  • Geoffrey Siwo, Biological Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Michael Ferdig
  • Aaron Donahue, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Joannes Westerink

2013 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Jason Bray, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. William Schneider
  • Patrick Kerr, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Joannes Westerink
  • Zachary Terranova, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Steven Corcelli

2012 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Chad D. Meyer, Physics
    advisor: Prof. Dinshaw Balsara
  • Ryan Lichtenwalter, Computer Science and Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Nitesh Chawla
  • Gianluca Puliti, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Samual Paolucci

2011 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Prashant Deshlahra, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisors: Prof. Eduardo Wolf and Prof. William Schneider
  • Qi Lao, Computer Science and Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Aaron Striegel
  • Yao Shen, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Olaf Wiest

2010 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Joshua Enszer, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Mark Stadtherr
  • Karsten Steinhaeuser, Computer Science and Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Nitesh Chawla
  • Xinghai Zhao, Physics
    advisor: Prof. Grant Mathews

2009 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Saivenkataraman Jayaraman, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn
  • Drew Johnson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisory: Prof. Olaf Wiest
  • Luke Simoni, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisors: Prof. Joan Brennecke and Prof. Mark Stadtherr

2008 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Cesar A. Hidalgo, Physics
    advisor: Prof. Laslo Barabasi
  • Rachel B. Getman, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. William F. Schneider
  • Charles F. Vardeman II, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. J. Daniel Gezelter

2007 Sponsored by Center for Research Computing

  • Robert Bruggner, Biological Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Frank Collins
  • Manish Kelkar, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn

2006 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Christopher B. Harrison, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Olaf Wiest
  • Ethan J. Kubatko, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Joannes Westerink
  • James P. Larentzos, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn

2005 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Christopher J. Fennel, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Daniel Gezelter
  • David M. Eike, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn
  • Jeffrey R. Spies, Psychology
    advisor: Prof. Steven Boker

2004 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

2003 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Matthew Meineke, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Daniel Gezelter
  • Jesse Feyen, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
    advisor: Prof. Joannes Westerink
  • Eric Covey, Psychology
    advisor: Prof. Steven Boker

2002 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Gaurav Arya, Chemical Engineering
    advisor: Prof. Edward Maginn
  • Jonas Oxgaard, Chemistry and Biochemistry
    advisor: Prof. Olaf Wiest

2001 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Chris Monico, Mathematics
  • Jeff Squyres, CSE

2000 Sponsored by SGI, a leader in high performance computing and visualization technology

  • Timothy Gallant, Arts and Letters
    advisor: Prof. Paul Down
  • Marianna Safronova, Physics
    advisor: Prof. Walter Johnson
  • Yiannis Kaznessis, Chemical Engineering
    advisors: Prof. Edward Maginn and Prof. Davide Hill