Frederick A. Howes Scholar Award
The Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science award was established to honor the late Frederick Anthony Howes (pictured left) who managed the Applied Mathematical Science Program in the U.S. Department of Energy during the 1990s. Dr. Howes was highly respected and admired for his energy, dedication and personal integrity.
To honor Dr. Howes' memory and his dedication to the DOE CSGF program, one or two alumni are chosen each calendar year as a Howes Scholar. This award is bestowed upon a recent graduate of the DOE CSGF program who has shown outstanding leadership, character and technical achievement in the field of computational science. It includes a substantial cash award, a crystal paperweight and the distinction of being named a Howes Scholar.
Read more about Howes Scholar award eligibility and the nomination process.
Recent Winner
2011 Scholar – Alejandro Rodriguez
Dr. Alejandro Rodgriguez, a DOE CSGF fellow from 2006 to 2010, was named the 2011 Howes Scholar. A June 2010 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Rodriguez is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the MIT Department of Mathematics. Recognized for the Howes honor at the 2011 DOE CSGF Annual Conference, Rodriguez gave a presentation entitled Understanding Electromagnetic Fluctuations in Microstructured Geometries.
Past Winners
Since the award's inception in 2001, the following members of the DOE CSGF community have been recognized as Howes Scholars:
- Julianne Chung, 2010
- David Potere, 2009
- Mala Radhakrishnan, 2008
- Jaydeep Bardhan and Kristen Grauman, 2007
- Kevin Chu and Matthew Wolinsky, 2006
- Ryan Elliott and Judith Hill, 2005
- Collin Wick, 2004
- Oliver Fringer and Jon Wilkening, 2003
- Mayya Tokman and Jeffrey Hittinger, 2001
Read more about past winners.
