2004 Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science Announced

Contact: Shelly Olsan
515-956-3696
shelly@krellinst.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2004

Ames, IA — Dr. Collin Wick of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been named this year’s Frederick A. Howes Scholar in Computational Science.

The Howes Scholar award was established to honor the late Frederick Anthony Howes 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.

One of Howes’ responsibilities was to oversee the Department of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) program. He was extremely committed to this program, which supports graduate students in computational science. The program is unique in that it requires candidates to take courses in mathematics, computer science and an applications discipline, such as physics or engineering. The CSGF program currently supports over 70 graduate students and is administered by the Krell Institute.

To honor his memory and his dedication to the Department of Energy’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program, one CSGF fellow (or occasionally two fellows) is chosen each calendar year as a Howes Scholar. This award provides the recipient(s) with a substantial cash award, a plaque, and the distinction of being named a Howes Scholar.

A CSGF fellow is eligible to be named the Howes Scholar if he/she has completed all the requirements for his/her Ph.D. program while being supported by the CSGF program, or by having merited support by the CSGF program for the maximum number of years permitted.

Dr. Wick was a CSGF fellow from 2000-2003. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2003 with a Ph.D. in chemistry. He then did postdoctoral work at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, until July of this year, when he obtained a position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Dr. Wick received his award at the 2004 CSGF Fellows’ conference which was held July 19-22 in Washington, DC. At the award ceremony he gave a presentation entitled “Simulating PEO melts using connectivity-altering Monte Carlo” [you can view the presentation here].

For more information on the Howes Scholar award, please contact the Krell Institute at 515-956-3696 or send email to Barbara Helland at helland@krellinst.org .  For more information on the CSGF program, visit the CSGF website or send email to Rachel Huisman at rachel@krellinst.org .

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