The SC07 Education Program will be held Saturday, November 10th, through Tuesday, November 13th in Reno, Nevada.
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SC07 Education Program Schedule

Saturday, November 10, 2007

7:00 – 8:00 am Full Buffet Breakfast (Room D1-D3)
 
8:30 – 10:00 am Plenary Session (Room E1-E3)
8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome – Scott Lathrop (University of Chicago) & Becky Verastegui (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
8:45 – 9:15 am Keynote – Chad Thompson (Krell Institute)
Research on the Effectiveness of Computational Science Education
9:15 – 9:45 am Computational Science Concept Map – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
9:45 – 10:00 am Desktop to Grid Computing Examples Across the Disciplines – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
 
10:00 – 10:30 am Break
 
10:30 – 12:00 pm Parallel Sessions
Desktop to grid computing examples across the disciplines with hands-on activities for each domain
  • Environmental Science (Room E1-E3) – Paul Gray (University of Northern Iowa)
  • Chemistry (Room D4) – Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
  • Biology (Room D5) – Jeff Krause (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Physics (Room D6) – Dave Joiner (Kean University) & Rubin Landau (Oregon State University)
  • Mathematics (Room D7) – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Parallel Computing (Room D9) – Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (Room D10)– Jim Giuliani (Ohio Supercomputer Center) & Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch (Room D1-D3)
 
1:30 – 3:00 pm Plenary Session (Room E1-E3)
1:30 – 2:30 pm Invited Talk – Rubin Landau (Oregon State University)
Computational Science for All
2:30 – 3:00 pm Award Winner Announcements
UCES Awards – Chuck Swanson (University of Minnesota) & John Ziebarth (Krell Institute)
Verona Awards – Susan Ragan (Maryland Virtual High School)
Panoff Awards – Scott Lathrop (University of Chicago)
Vendor Donations – Steve Dunlop (Purdue University)
 
3:00 - 3:00 pm Break
 
3:30 – 4:15 pm Plenary Session (Room E1-E3)
Pathways Reports with discussion of interdisciplinary impact
  • Physics – Norman Chonacky (Yale University) & Richard Gass (University of Cincinatti)
  • Chemistry – Clyde Metz (College of Charleston) & Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
  • Biology – Jeff Krause (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences – Steve Beck (Louisiana State University), Vernon Burton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) & Ahmed Lacevic (Social Explorer)
4:30 – 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions
Breakout discussion groups to address needs and directions of Pathways
  • Chemistry (Room D4) – Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
  • Biology (Room D5) – Jeff Krause (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Physics (Room D6) – Dave Joiner (Kean University) & Rubin Landau (Oregon State University)
  • Mathematics (Room D7) – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Computer Science (Room D9) – Paul Gray (University of Northern Iowa) & Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
  • Engineering (Room D10) – Steve Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center) & Steve Stevenson (Clemson University)
5:00 – 6:00 pm BOFS
 
7:00 – 9:00 pm Education Poster & Reception at Nugget Hotel (Pavilion E, Second Floor in West Tower of Nugget Hotel)

Sunday, November 11, 2007

7:00 – 8:00 am Full Buffet Breakfast (Room D1-D3)
 
8:30 – 10:00 am Plenary Session (Room E1-E3)
8:30 – 9:30 am Invited Talk – Thom Dunning (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
9:30 – 10:00 am Computational Science Education – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
The vision, the challenges & the plans
 
10:00 – 10:30 am Break
 
10:30 – 12:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • Introduction to 3D Scientific Visualization (Room E1-E3) – Jeff Sale (University of California, San Diego)
  • LPCE - High Performance Computing for Everyone Regardless of Disability (Room D4) – Richard Lander (University of Washington)
  • Agent Systems (Room D5) – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Systems Dynamics (Room D6) – Dave Joiner (Kean University)
  • Numerical Systems (Room D7) – Dan Warner (Clemson University)
  • Grid Computing (Room D9) – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago), Ben Clifford (University of Chicago), Mike Wilde (Argonne National Laboratory)
  • Nano-based Science Education (Room D10) – Gerhard Klimeck (Purdue University)
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch (Room D1-D3)
 
1:30 – 3:00 pm Parallel Sessions, continuation of 10:30 sessions
  • Visualization (Room E1-E3) – Jeff Sale (University of California, San Diego)
  • LPCE (Room D4) – Christopher Lee (AMAC, University of Georgia)
  • Systems (Room D5) – Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Systems Dynamics (Room D6) – Dave Joiner (Kean University)
  • Numerical Systems (Room D7) – Dan Warner (Clemson University)
  • Grid Computing (Room D9) – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago), Ben Clifford (University of Chicago), Mike Wilde (Argonne National Laboratory)
  • Nano-based Science Education (Room D10) – Gerhard Klimeck (Purdue University)
3:00 – 3:30 pm Break
 
3:30 – 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • GIS & Mash-ups (Room E1-E3) – Jeff Sale (University of California, San Diego)
  • LPCE (Room D4) – Kent Robertson (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • Assessment of Learning (Room D5) – Gypsy Abbott (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  • Maya (Room D6)
  • Easy Java Simulations/OSP (Room D7) – Wolfgang Christian (Davidson College)
  • Grid Computing, continuation from earlier session (Room D9) – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago), Ben Clifford (University of Chicago), Mike Wilde (Argonne National Laboratory)
  • MetaVerses (Room D10) – Tom Murphy (Contra Costa College), Charlie Peck (Earlham College), Jessie Puls (University of Northern Iowa)
5:00 – 6:00 pm BOFS
 
6:00 – 7:00 pm Open Time
 
7:00 – 9:00 pm Exhibitor’s Party

Monday, November 12, 2007

7:00 – 8:00 am Full Buffet Breakfast (Room D1-D3)
 
8:30 – 10:00 am SC07 Conference Keynote Session - Neil Gershenfeld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Student Competition (Room D10)
 
8:30 - 10:00 am Plenary Session (Rooms E1-E3)
8:30 - 9:00 am Empowering students as computational science professionals - Angela Shiflet (Wofford College)
9:00 - 9:15 am DOD Programs - Valerie Thomas (DOD HPC Modernization Program)
9:15 - 10:00 am SC07 Conference Highlights
Exhibits - Cherri Pancake (Oregon State University)
Broader Engagement - Jennifer Teig von Hoffman (Boston University)
SCinet - Jackie Kern (National Center for Supercomputing Applications)
Cluster Challenge - Brent Gorda (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Tech Program - Harvey Wasserman (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Break
 
10:30 - 12:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • Chemistry (Room E1-E3) - Clyde Metz (College of Charlestone) & Shawn Sendlinger (North Carolina Central University)
  • Biology (Room D4) - Jeff Krause (Shodor)
  • Physics (Room D5) - Dave Joiner (Kean University) & Rubin Landau (Oregon State University)
  • Computer Science (Room D6) - Tom Murphy (Contra Costa College) & Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
  • Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (Room D7) - Steve Beck (Louisiana State University, Vernon Burton (NCSA, University of Illinois) & Ahmed Lacevic (Social Explorer)
  • Computation to Enable, Enlighten, and Enliven Mathematics Education (Room D9) - Bob Panoff (Shodor) & Angela Shiflet (Wofford College)
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (Room D1-D3)
 
1:00 - 1:30 pm Group Photo
1:30 - 3:00 pm Parallel Sessions, continuation of 10:30 sessions
  • Chemistry (Room E1-E3) - Clyde Metz & Shawn Sendlinger
  • Biology (Room D4) - Jeff Krause
  • Physics (Room D5) - Dave Joiner & Rubin Landau
  • Computer Science (Room D6) - Tom Murphy amp; Charlie Peck
  • Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (Room D7) - Steve Beck, Vernon Burton & Ahmed Lacevic
  • Mathematics (Room D9) - Bob Panoff & Angela Shiflet
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 - 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • Getting Started with TeraGrid Resources and Science Gateways (Room D4) - Nancy Wilkins-Diehr (San Diego Supercomputer Center), Brad Armosky and Chris Hempel (Texas Advanced Computing Center)
  • Matlab Tutorial (Room D5) - Cleve Moler (Mathworks)
  • Web 2.0 for e-science (Room D6) - Geoffrey Fox and Marlon Pierce (Indiana University
  • Condor (Room D7) - Renato Figueiredo (University of Florida) and Henry Neeman (Oklahoma University)
5:00 - 6:00 pm Computational Science, A Better Model for Science Education? Panel: Rubin Landau (Oregon State University), Angela Shiflet (Wofford College), Jose Munoz (NSF), Bob Panoff (Shodor), Brent Gorda (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Yan Xu (Microsoft), Tom Murphy (Contra Costa College)
6:00 - 7:00 pm Open Time
7:00 - 9:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opening Gala (Reno-Sparks Convention Center Exhibit Hall)

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

7:00 – 8:00 am Full Buffet Breakfast (Room D1-D3)
 
8:30 – 10:00 am SC07 Conference Keynote Session - Neil Gershenfeld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
10:00 – 10:30 am Break
 
10:30 – 12:00 pm Teachers Have Their Say About Computational Science & STEM – Bonnie Bracey (George Mason University) & Raymond Rose (Rose & Smith Associates)
 
10:30 – 12:00 pm Plenary Session (E1-E3)
10:30 – 11:00 am Invited Talk – Raja Kushalnagar (University of Houston)
Perceptions of deaf and hard of hearing students of computer science, the barriers faced during classes and job searches & their resulting adaptations and choices
11:00 – 11:30 am Announce Student Competition Award Winners – Paul Gray (University of Northern Iowa)
11:30 – 12:00 pm Next Steps – Scott Lathrop (University of Chicago) & Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
Summer workshops, campus visits, SC08, mentoring
 
11:00 – 12:00 pm Blue Collar Computing (D9) - Ashok Krishnamurthy (Ohio Supercomputer Center)
 
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch (Room D1-D3)
 
1:30 – 3:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • HPC University Resources & CSERD-NSDL Resources (Room E1-E3) – Mary Ann Leung (e-SciTek, LLC), Laura McGinnis (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center) & Bob Panoff (Shodor Education Foundation)
  • I2U2 (Room D4) – Thomas Loughran (University of Notre Dame)
  • BCCD (Room D5) – Dave Joiner (Kean University)
  • Getting Started Using Open Science Grid Resources (Room D6) – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago), Ben Clifford (University of Chicago), Mike Wilde (Argonne National Laboratory)
  • Collaboration Tools (Room D7) – Kevin Hunter (Earlham College) & Charlie Peck (Earlham College)
  • K-12 Program, Exhibit Floor Tour (Room D10) – Bonnie Bracey (George Mason University) & Raymond Rose (Rose & Smith Associates)
3:00 – 3:30 pm Break
 
3:30 – 5:00 pm Parallel Sessions
  • Computational Models in Science Teaching (Room E1-E3) – Jenda Domaracki (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center), Pallavi Ishwad (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center) & Joel Stiles (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)
  • GISolve (Room D4) – Shaowen Wang (National Center for Supercomputer Applications)
  • Getting Started Using Open Science Grid Resources, Continuation of 1:30 session (Room D6) – Alina Bejan (University of Chicago), Ben Clifford (University of Chicago), Mike Wilde (Argonne National Laboratory)
  • K-12 Program, Gathering Resources (Room D10) – Bonnie Bracey (George Mason University) & Raymond Rose (Rose & Associates)
5:00 pm Education Program Adjourns