2004 Workshops

For persons interested in an in-depth introduction to dynamic modeling and bioinformatics, with a focus on their use in the undergraduate biology classroom. Participants new to computational science or those who have attended an interdisciplinary workshop are encouraged to attend.

This workshop will focus on the methods, applications, and educational uses of molecular modeling and related computational techniques suitable for the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. Discussions of various computational chemistry topics will be followed by hands-on exercises. Participants will be expected to develop and present a case study suitable for use in classroom lecture, laboratory, web study, or individual study.

This workshop is an in-depth application of the concepts covered in an introductory workshop to prepare educational materials ready for use in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. Participants will be expected to develop and present one or more case studies suitable for use in classroom lecture, laboratory, web study, or individual study. Participants are expected to have previously attended one of the introductory NCSI/CCCE workshops, or to have experience in the educational applications of computational chemistry.

This workshop will cover various ways that computers can be used to enhance and expand the educational experience of undergraduates enrolled in the chemistry curriculum. Discussions and hands-on laboratory exercises on visualization, simulation, molecular modeling, and mathematical software will be presented. Participants will be expected to develop and present a case study suitable for use in classroom lecture, laboratory, web study, or individual study.

For persons interested in incorporating computational physics tools and techniques into their undergraduate courses.

For persons interested in using computational science tools and techniques in content courses designed for pre-service teachers. The focus will be on using computational science to support national math and science standards. The general level will be the same as for the first look -- persons new to computational science or who have attended a short workshop are encouraged to apply. Community college faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

For persons who have attended a previous NCSI workshop and are ready to accomplish significant curriculum development. These workshops will have minimal formal instruction, tayloring all minisessions to particular needs of participants. Participants will be expected to prepare and refine materials for use in their undergraduate classes.

For persons interested in an in-depth introduction to computational science tools and techniques as may be applied in undergraduate math and science courses. This level is recommended for persons new to the notion of computational science as well as those who have attended one of the short (1-3 day) workshops such as a Supercomputing meeting or a NCSI campus visit, but still feel they need a detailed introduction.

The parallel computing workshops will focus on using parallel and cluster computing in an educational setting as well as teaching issues in parallel computing. Examples suitable for classroom use will be presented, and source code will be made available. Further examples using publicly available research codes will be used. Cluster installation tools designed for educational institutions will be presented. Participants will get an introduction to programming using the most common protocol, Message Passing Interface (MPI).

For persons interested in an in-depth introduction to computational science tools and techniques as may be applied in undergraduate math and science courses. This level is recommended for persons who have some experience with computational science education tools and techniques and who would like a refresher with more time to work on projects than in the first look.

SC2004, the leading conference on high performance computing, networking and storage, will be held in the brand new David L. Lawrence Convention Center (http://www.pittsburghcc.com/html/introduction.html) in Pittsburgh on November 6-12, 2004.