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SC08 Education Program Schedule & Materials

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Plenary Sessions

• Education Panel: Building on Success – Steve Gordon (OSC), Wolfgang Christian (Davidson College), Bob Panoff (Shodor), Henry Neeman (University of Oklahoma), Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School), Kent Robertson (Shodor), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University), Joe Smith (Forest Hills Central High School)
• Using the Next Generation of Information Technology to Launch a Process of Continuous Improvement in Education – Henry Kelly (Federation of American Scientists)

Biology Sessions

• Many Biological Problems Can Be Taught from Desktop to Grid – Jeff Krause (Shodor)
• Pathways – Eric Jakobsson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Jeff Krause (Shodor)
• Finding the Common Roots of Probability and Calculus: Applications to Modeling Population Dynamics – Eric Jakobsson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Center for Supercomputing Applications)
• Distributed Discrete-Event Epidemic Simulations with EPISIMS – Doug Roberts (RTI International)
• Agent-Based Modeling of Disease Spread with MATLAB’s Parallel Computing Toolbox and gridMathemetica – Diglio Simoni (RTI International)
• The Biology and Algorithms of Sequence Alignment and Phylogenetic Tree Construction – Gloria Rendon (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• One to Many and Many to Many Sequence Comparisons: BLAST-ing to Metagenomics – Ananth Kalyanaraman (Washington State University)
• Pattern Discovery and Pattern Matching in Biological Sequences: Finding Meaning by Finding Motifs and Domains – Eric Jakobsson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Jeff Krause (Shodor)
• System Dynamics Modeling of Chemical and Enzyme Kinetics Using Vensim PLE, MATLAB, and GNU Octave – Jeff Krause (Shodor)
• Realistic Simulation and Visualization of Enzyme Reactions with Mcell and DReAMM – Joel Stiles (National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)
• Behaviors of Biological Network Motifs and the Modular Nature of Biological Networks – Jeff Krause (Shodor)

Chemistry Sessions

• Computational Chemistry Education (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Pathways – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Molecular Visualization (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Molecular Modeling (Level 1, Beginner) – Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Molecular Modeling with WebMO (Level 2, Intermediate) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Molecular Dynamics (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Chemical Kinetics (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston)
• Chemical Kinetics with Excel and Vensim PLE (Level 2, Intermediate) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Chemistry Education Software (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Chemistry Databases (Level 1, Beginner) – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
• Computational Chemistry Education - Revisited – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston), Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)

Distance Education

• New Technologies for Distance Education – Kathy Hoellen (Clemson University), Suzie Medders (Clemson University)

Engineering Sessions

• Introducing Computational Science in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Ashok Krishnamurthy (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Stevenson (Clemson University)
• Pathways – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
• Introductory Modeling Examples for Engineers, Engineering – James Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Stevenson (Clemson University)
• Intermediate Modeling Skills for Engineers: Image Processing Examples with MATLAB (Part 1) – Ashok Krishnamurthy (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
• Intermediate Modeling Skills for Engineers: CFD Examples (Part 2) – James Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
• Intermediate Modeling Skills for Engineers: Mechanical Engineering Examples (Part 3) – Dan Warner (Clemson University)
• Using Parallel MATLAB to Solve More Complex Engineering Problems (Part 1) – Ashok Krishnamurthy (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Siddarth Samsi (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
• Using Parallel MATLAB to Solve More Complex Engineering Problems (Part 2) – Ashok Krishnamurthy (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Siddarth Samsi (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
• Exploring Computational Science Projects for Undergraduate Engineers (Part 1) – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), James Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Siddarth Samsi (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Stevenson (Clemson University), Dan Warner (Clemson University)
• Exploring Computational Science Projects for Undergraduate Engineers (Part 2) – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), James Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Siddarth Samsi (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Stevenson (Clemson University), Dan Warner (Clemson University)
• Exploring Computational Science Projects for Undergraduate Engineers (Part 3) – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), James Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Siddarth Samsi (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Steve Stevenson (Clemson University), Dan Warner (Clemson University)

K-12 Sessions

• STEM and the Computational Science Initiative – Bonnie Sutton (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), Ray Rose (Mentornet), Manorama Talaiver (Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices)
• Pathways – Bonnie Sutton (The George Educational Lucas Educational Foundation), Thomas Loughran (University of Notre Dame), Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School)
• Using the Next Generation of Information Technology to Launch a Process of Continuous Improvement in Education – Henry Kelly (Federation of American Scientists)
• Mathematical Modeling using Real-World Data – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School), Scott Sinex (Prince George’s Community College, Maryland Virtual High School)
• CMIST – Connecting Concepts Across the Curriculum – Jenda Domaracki (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center), Pallavi Ishwad (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)
• Collaboration Tools for K–12 eScience – Adam Frey (Wikispaces), Thomas Loughran (University of Notre Dame)
• Video in the 21st Century Classroom – Kent Robertson (Shodor)
• Turning Multivariable Models into Interactive Animated Simulations – Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School), Scott Sinex (Prince George’s Community College, Maryland Virtual High School)
• Introduction to VoiceThreads for Teachers & Students – Kent Robertson (Shodor)
• Advanced Models – Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School), Scott Sinex (Prince George’s Community College, Maryland Virtual High School)
• Discovering Data in the Classroom – Diane Baxter (San Diego Supercomputing Center), Jeff Sale (San Diego Supercomputing Center)
• Mash–ups for K–12 eScience – Tim Hardt (Washington High School), Jeff Sale (San Diego Supercomputing Center), Stephanie Stevenson (Fort Caroline Middle School)
• Collaboration Bazaar – Thomas Loughran (University of Notre Dame)

Learning & Physical Challenges Education (LPCE) Sessions

• Learning and Physical Challenges Education, Room 9B: Introduction to Scientific Visualization – Jana Lollis (North Carolina School for the Deaf), Jonathan Stuart–Moore (Shodor)
• Pathways – Robert Panoff (Shodor)
• Introduction of DEAF STEM, Learning and Physical Challenges Education – Kent Robertson (Shodor)
• ASL-STEM Forum: Building Sign Language for Science and Technology through an Electronic Community – Richard Ladner (University of Washington)
• Introduction to Computational Science – Robert Panoff (Shodor)
• System & Agent Modeling for Learning and Physical Challenges Education – Robert Panoff (Shodor), Kent Robertson (Shodor)
• Wikis In, Out of, and Between Classrooms – Kent Robertson (Shodor)

Parallel, Distributed, & Grid Sessions

• Supercomputing in Plain English – Henry Neeman (University of Oklahoma), Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
• Pathways – Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
• MPI: Introduction and Advanced – Tom Murphy (Contra Costa College), Kay Wanous (University of Northern Iowa)
• OpenMP: Introduction – Christian Trefftz (Grand Valley State University), Greg Wolffe (Grand Valley State University)
• Benchmarking and Tuning Methodologies and Tools for Parallel Programs – Paul Gray (University of Northern Iowa), Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
• TeraGrid & HPC University Resources – Brad Armosky (Texas Advanced Computing Center), Scott Lathrop (Blue Waters and TeraGrid)
• Using Open Science Grid Resources – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago)
• Modeling and Simulation – Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (Earlham College), Brad Johnson-Stalhunt (Earlham College)
• CUDA Introductions – Christian Trefftz (Grand Valley State University), Greg Wolffe (Grand Valley State University)
• GNU, Intel, & TotalView Tools – Paul Gray (University of Northern Iowa), Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
• GNU & Intel Scientific Libraries – Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
• SPRNG Introductions – Michael Mascagni (Florida State University)

Physics Sessions

• Physics: From Spreadsheets to Clusters – Robert Panoff (Shodor)
• Pathways – Dave Joiner (Kean University)
• A Survey of Computational Physics – Rubin Landau (Oregon State University)
• Easy Java Simulations and the Open Source Physics Project – Mario Belloni (Davidson College), Wolfgang Christian (Davidson College)
• Easy Java Simulations and the Open Source Physics Project (Part 2) – Mario Belloni (Davidson College), Wolfgang Christian (Davidson College)
• Digital Libraries and HPC Physics Education – Mario Belloni (Davidson College), Norman Chonacky (Yale University), Wolfgang Christian (Davidson College), Richard Gass (University of Cincinnati), Dave Joiner (Kean University), Rubin Landau (Oregon State University), Robert Panoff (Shodor)
• N-body Physics Problems Solved with Message Passing (Part 1) – Norman Chonacky (Yale University), Dave Joiner (Kean University)
• N-body Physics Problems Solved with Message Passing (Part 2) – Norman Chonacky (Yale University), Dave Joiner (Kean University)
• Stochastic Statistics in Physics – Norman Chonacky (Yale University), David Joiner (Kean University)
• Wave Problems in Quantum Mechanics (Part 1) – Richard Gass (University of Cincinnati)
• Wave Problems in Quantum Mechanics (Part 2) – Richard Gass (University of Cincinnati)

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