Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma physics and new materials.
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 27, 2010—A trio of students from Melrose High School captured the top prize in the 20th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory. The report "Control and Spread of Wildfires II" by brothers Richard and Randall Rush and Kyle Jacobs built upon previous research by the team and added a new variable, topography, to the computer model as a factor contributing to the behavior of wildfire. Each student receives a check for $1,000. The team also received the Crowd Favorite Award—and $100—as selected by student participants, teachers, and mentors. Two Los Alamos High School teams captured second and third place. "The Holy Grail of Adam's Ale" received second place, and "To Kill a Flocking Bird" captured the third-place prize. The Supercomputing Challenge is open to any New Mexico high-school or middle-school student.
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