Krell Institute News

May 2009 :

Department of Energy Awards Five Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowships
Recognizing an ever-increasing demand for scientists highly-trained in areas of interest to stewardship science, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration founded the Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) in 2006.  Now in its fourth year, five new fellows are being welcomed into the program.
Read more in the press release.

Department of Energy Awards 16 Computational Science Graduate Fellowships
In 1991, in an effort to address the shortage of computational scientists in the United States, the Department of Energy developed an innovative fellowship program. Now in its eighteenth year, the Department of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) continues its commitment to training the next generation of scientific leaders as it welcomes 16 new students to the program.
Read more in the press release.

February 2009:

The Krell Institute Welcomes Lisa Kollasch as Corporate Communications Coordinator
The Krell Institute today announces that Lisa Kollasch has joined the organization as corporate communications coordinator.  In this role Lisa will develop branded materials to support existing projects and solicit new business, author and disseminate news releases, provide strategic support in the redesign of Krell's corporate websites, and direct the organization's communications efforts related to their new K-12 energy efficiency program.
Read more in the press release.

December 2008:

The Krell Institute Welcomes Tom Bonney as Web Designer
The Krell Institute today announces that Tom Bonney has joined the organization as web designer.  In this role Tom will be responsible for developing new architecture and design for the company's existing corporate and client websites, taking steps to ensure search engine optimization, and integrating off- and on-line marketing strategies to develop additional modules and functionality.
Read more in the press release.

September 2008 :

David Markowitz, a neuroscientist at Princeton University and one of the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellows (CSGF), has recently had published a paper published in the June 11, 2008 issue of the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

The paper is entitled “Rate specific synchrony: Using noisy oscillations to detect equally active neurons” [available by subscription here.]

Read his DOE CSGF profile here.

We congratulate David on his success.

June 2008 :

Dr. Mary Ann Leung, an alumna of the Department of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program administered by Krell, has joined Krell as its new Program Manager. Read the news release here.

May 2008 :

Dr. Mala Radhakrishnan has been named the winner of the 2008 CSGF Howes Scholar Award.  The award will be presented to Dr. Radhakrishnan at the 2008 Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference.  Read more in the press release.

Krell announces the awarding of the US Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowships (CSGF) for the 2008-2009 academic year. [press release]

Krell announces the awarding of the US Department of Energy Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowships (SSGF) for the 2008-2009 academic year. [press release]

April 2008 :

Krell Institute is a charter member of the Great Lakes Consortium on Petascale Computation, a collaboration among dozens of universities, colleges, research laboratories, and research institutes from around the country. Read about it in the press release.

Krell was cited in a resource letter in the latest issue of the American Journal of Physics, a double issue devoted to computation and computer-based instruction.

Krell Institute emphasizes the development of computational workforce and communicating science. See computational fellowship programs, Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences (UCES) Award, computational science and engineering education undergraduate programs listing, www.krellinst.org
 

March 2008 :

Krell has hired Tina Garnaat as Meeting Assistant. Read the press release