7:48 a.m., Oct. 16, 2009----University of Delaware student Philip Saponaro and Omar Padron, a student from Keane University, have been awarded the Dr. Robert M. Panoff Award from the SC09 Education Program of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis.

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Saponaro and Padron conducted research at UD this summer, working with Michela Taufer, assistant professor of computer and information sciences.

The Panoff Awards promote “excellence in student-driven exploration in science made possible through the use of computation” and recognize “students who have woven insight and discovery together through the use of computational modeling, simulation and/or data analysis.”

Saponaro and Padron have been invited to attend the SC09 conference, to be held Nov. 14-20 in Portland, Ore.

At UD, the students worked on improving numerical reproducibility and stability in large-scale numerical simulations on Global Processing Units. “They did terrific teamwork, and they deserve this prestigious recognition,” Taufer said.

Saponaro was a UD Summer Scholar, supported by one of Taufer's grants, which included research experience for undergraduates.

Padron received support from the Computer Research Association's Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Article by Sue Moncure