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- From: domik@wilkinson.cs.colorado.edu (Gitta Domik)
- Subject: High-Performance Scientific Computing -- workshop for Undergrads
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:01:10 GMT
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- Summer Workshop for Undergraduates
- High-Performance Scientific Computing
- University of Colorado, May 24 - June 4, 1993
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- This residential workshop is designed for upper division undergraduate
- students who are interested in learning about the use of supercomputers,
- high-performance workstations, and visualization in scientific
- computing. Workshop participants will use a Connection Machine (CM-2),
- a Cray Y-MP, DEC 5000 and SGI Indigo workstations, AVS and IDL (scientific
- visualization tools) for solving problems in molecular dynamics,
- wave motion, and visualization of data. Note that this is not a
- visualization workshop but rather a workshop to show how visualization
- in used and applied.
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- Participants will reside in Kittredge Residence Halls on the University campus.
- Classes and laboratory sessions will be held in the Engineering Center
- located nearby. Residence expenses (room and board) will be paid by
- a grant from the National Science Foundation. Transportation expenses will
- not be covered.
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- Attendance at the workshop will be limited to sixteen students. Selection
- of participants will be based on the following criteria:
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- Statement of interest. This statement describes
- why the applicant is interested in participating in the workshop,
- relevant academic experience and interests, and long-range goals.
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- Letter of recommendation by faculty member. This letter should be
- written by a faculty member who has served as the student's
- academic advisor or teacher. It should describe the student's
- strengths, academic performance, and potential for achievement.
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- Satisfying the prerequisites. The prerequisites are experience with
- the Unix operating system, two semesters of calculus, one semester of
- numerical analysis, two semesters of courses in physical or biological
- science.
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- Some course materials are available by anonymous FTP from cs.colorado.edu
- in directory /pub/cs/HPSC.
-
- Inquiries and applications should be sent to: Professor Elizabeth Jessup,
- Dept. of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0430;
- tel. (303) 492-0211; e-mail jessup@cs.colorado.edu.
-
- APPLICATION DEADLINE MARCH 31
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- There is no application form, but your application letter should include
- the following:
-
- = Name
- = Affiliation and position or class
- = Mailing address
- = Phone number
- = Email address
- =
- = Statement of interest as described in the announcement.
- = A description of your relevant background including your experience
- = with the prerequisites listed in the announcement.
- = The letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
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