UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD PROGRAM
UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD PROGRAM
The Undergraduate Computational Science Awards are geared towards faculty (or members of the private sector) developing innovative and effective projects for teaching computational science and engineering at the undergraduate level. Each year cash awards and formal recognition are presented to persons who have made significant contributions to the nascent field of computational science. We encourage submission of new or existing materials which meet the following criteria:
To encourage broad use of Computational Science in undergraduate education.
Computational science is the use of contemporary computer technology in an essential way to advance the state of knowledge in a particular applications discipline. The distinguishing aspect of computational science is in its focus on applications drawn from a scientific or engineering discipline.
Computational science emphasizes the use of the computer as an essential tool to solve problems in many disciplines. Projects in computational science might include computer predictions of environmental changes, structural responses to earthquakes, multidimensional international monetary fluctuations, population dynamics, natural language processing, and others. Computational science should not be confused with computer science which focuses on the hardware and software aspects of the computer itself.
A project submission would typically include new or existing computational science materials, methods, and modules for demonstrating computational science in the classroom. Its scope could be as small as the illustration of a single concept, or as large as an entire course; however, in keeping with the inherent nature of computational science, any submission should address one or more well defined computational problems.
Descriptions of previous award winners, on-line application materials, and program guidelines may be viewed on the World Wide Web at http://www.krellinst.org/UCES/awards/
We are looking for proposals from a wide variety of fields which meet the following criteria:
Although supplemental materials may be submitted, the selection process will primarily be based on the online application form. It is anticipated that a submission will be fairly short (approximately 1000 words) and focused on the selection criteria above. A format for submissions and further instructions can be found at http://www.krellinst.org/UCES/awards/
Eligibility for the cash awards is limited to people working within the United States at the time of their submission. However, educators working in other countries are encouraged to make submissions. International submissions will be judged in the same pool and award winners will receive professional recognition.
