U-Compute

U-Compute

U-Compute for Global Climate Change
What could you do locally to make a difference globally?

U-Compute is a free program, starting on July 20 with a two-week workshop and continuing throughout the year with monthly activities. Students and teachers in math, science, technology applications, and computer science should apply.

About U-Compute

U-Compute is a year-round program for rising high school juniors and seniors and teachers of science, mathematics, and technology applications. Students choose challenges related to global climate change that affect their community and our world (such as renewable energy sources and clean drinking water) and work on solutions. Teachers will learn to integrate a higher level of computing in their lesson plans and labs. The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin provides a work place and computing resources for U-Compute.

U-Compute activities

Spending two weeks at TACC, students will work in small teams to choose challenges related to global climate change, and work on solutions. Teachers will explore HPC in everyday life and learn how it enables scientists to make breakthrough discoveries in global climate change. Teachers will also work with U-Compute students as mentors, and produce new lesson plans, or revise their existing plans, to integrate technology into how students learn. TACC and UT Austin scientists will mentor the teams, giving them the opportunity to work on their solutions with TACC’s advanced computing and visualization resources. On the final day of U-Compute, each team will lead a short presentation about their challenge, their solution, and discuss any new questions generated by their research.

Students and Teachers: Join U-Compute this summer!

With a supercomputer and imaginative problem solving, you can compute a piece of the solution for a top ten challenge we face on our planet. Spend a few days with other high school thinkers like you. At the Texas Advanced Computing Center, you will learn to use computing and supercomputing tools to work on challenges that interest you, and take huge steps into 21st century science and computing.

When	July 20 – July 31, 2009, followed by support over the following fall and spring.
Where	Texas Advanced Computing Center, J.J. Pickle Research Campus of The University of Texas at Austin Research Office Complex 1.101, J.J. Pickle Research Campus 10100 Burnet Road (R8700) Austin, Texas 78758-4497
Who	Grades 10-12 students: especially students who are female, African American, or Hispanic. Teachers: Math, Technology Applications, and Science.
Primary TEKS	Math, Science, and Technology Applications Problem solving enhanced by applying technology is the overarching objective: Applying tools & technology to solve real-life problems, visualizing & analyzing actual scientific data. Math: Algebra II, Geometry, and Precalculus Science Skills: Facets of the scientific process/method, critical thinking, and scientific problem solving. Science Knowledge: Primarily GMO, Environmental Systems, Aquatic Science, and Physics. Technology Applications: Primarily Computer Science knowledge & skills across foundations, information acquisition, problem solving, and communication.

For more information contact Brad Armosky, Education Program Coordinator, barmosky@tacc.utexas.edu, 512-232-9277.