April 21-22, 2014 – Los Alamos, New Mexico

More than 250 New Mexico students and their teachers will be at Los Alamos National Laboratory for the 24th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony. “The goal of the year-long competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics, and instill enthusiasm for science in middle- and high-school students, their families and communities,” said David Kratzer of the Laboratory’s High Performance Computer Systems group and LANL’s coordinator of the Supercomputing Challenge. About 70 teams of students from elementary, middle, and high school are expected at the event. While at the Laboratory, students will present their projects and take part in tours, talks, and demonstrations with Laboratory scientists. The Challenge is project-based learning geared to teaching a wide range of skills: research, writing, teamwork, time management, oral presentations and computer programming. Any New Mexico middle school or high-school student is eligible to enter the Supercomputing Challenge. To read further, please visit https://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2014/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.php.