1996 Undergraduate Computational Science Education Awards
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- Subject: [mg3815] 1996 Undergraduate Computational Science Education Awards
- From: tlm at ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro)
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 00:56:53 -0400
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION AWARD This announcement invites participation in in the 1996 Undergraduate Computational Science Education Awards. The awards are geared towards faculty or members of the private sector developing innovative methods for teaching computational science and engineering at the undergraduate level. Awards will be given for the best project descriptions submitted, and the details of the winning projects will be published in an electronic forum. PROGRAM GOAL: To encourage broad use of Computational Science in undergraduate education. DEFINITION OF COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE: Computational science and engineering, and its extensions into other areas of scholarship, is the use of contemporary computer technology to explore and advance the state of knowledge. A distinguishing feature of computational science is its multidisciplinary focus on applications while elucidating a computational technique, whether numerical or symbolic. Computational science emphasizes the use of the computer as an essential tool to solve problems in many disciplines. PROJECT GUIDELINES: A project submission would typically include computational science materials, methods, and modules for demonstrating computational science in the classroom. Its scope could be as small as a single concept or as large as an entire course. Descriptions of previous award winners may be viewed on the World-Wide Web at http://uces.ameslab.gov/uces/awards/ SIZE OF AWARD: The US Department of Energy will provide award winners with a $1,000 cash grant, plus travel funds of up to $1,000 to attend an awards banquet. Additional prizes will be provided by private sponsors. SELECTION CRITERIA: Proposals are sought from a wide variety of fields and will be evaluated using the following criteria: * use of computational science as a problem-solving tool * educational impact, * effectiveness of presentation, including clear statements of audience, pedagogical objective, computational problem, model, method, computer implementation, and strategies for assessing solutions * innovation and breadth of appeal. SCHEDULE: Instructors should submit proposals electronically in ascii text to ugcsa at uep.ameslab.gov by June 1, 1996. Notification of awards is expected to be made in July. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Interested educators are strongly urged to visit the web site http://uces.ameslab.gov/uces/awards for descriptions of prior winning entries, application materials, and additional information on program policies and guidelines For questions about the awards program send electronic mail to ugcsa at uep.ameslab.gov or contact the project coordinator, Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II tlm at ameslab.gov (PH) 515-294-9779 SPONSORSHIP: These awards are sponsored by the Department of Energy through the Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division, and administered through the Applied Mathematical Sciences Division of the Ames Laboratory. The Ames Laboratory is a government owned contractor operated facility of the US Department of Energy operated by Iowa State University. Additional Sponsors: TELOS/Springer-Verlag IEEE Computer Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Jones and Bartlett Publishers John Wiley and Sons Publishers --------------------- Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II Two-wheeled theoretical physicist Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-9779 Ames Laboratory 515-432-9142 (home) Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm at ameslab.gov Project Coordinator: Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences http://uces.ameslab.gov/ ==== [MESSAGE SEPARATOR] ====