First Digital Arts and Technology Camp Taking Place This Week
Sixteen high-school juniors and seniors are spending the week at CCT to participate in the Digital Arts and Technology Camp. The camp, created by Stacey Simmons and Stephen David Beck, along with Education and Outreach Manager Katie Lea, gives the students in-depth exposure to the techniques showcased in the Red Stick International Animation Festival.
Throughout the week, students will live in the LSU dorms and take courses in visual art, animation, storyboarding and scriptwriting, among other topics. At the end of the week, each student at the camp will have the chance to produce a five-second animated segment using Flash.
The students are taking classes in the CCT Imaginarium as well as the LCAT laboratory in the Shaw Center for the Arts downtown. The students also will get to participate in various fun activities in the evenings, including a Friday-night trip to see the latest Pixar animated film, "Ratatouille."
The camp began with a welcome reception Sunday night at the faculty club. Red Stick Festival Director Stacey Simmons greeted the students and gave them a preview of what they would learn during the week. Lea also welcomed the students and thanked them for participating in the camp.
CCT will host another summer camp for July 30 through Aug. 3, a High-Performance Computing Boot Camp, also called the Beowulf Boot Camp. That camp will be led by CCT Chief Scientist Thomas Sterling and will introduce a group of high-school students to basics of high-performance computing. Those students will learn how to build their own computer cluster, and take those clusters back to their high school classrooms to use for further research.
CCT in the News
Development effort
06-24-07/The Advocate
LSU's Center for Computation and Technology will lead six state universities' effort to create a state-of-the-art research collaboration that will boost the state's scientific and economic development efforts.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/8135802.html?index=52&c=y Aspiring Filmmakers Learn About Animation
06-26-2007/The Advocate
Aspiring young moviemakers are using just about anything to give form to their self-made animated shorts during art and animation camp this month.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/8174507.html Pats on the Back • LSU Highlights features a story on CCT's Animation Collaboration, part of the Red Stick International Animation Festival. This story is part of the University's homepage and will be displayed to Web visitors during the summer semester. View the story at: http://www.lsu.edu/highlights/2007/06/cct.html • After speaking at Thai National Grid Project workshop, Daniel S. Katz appeared in the ThaiRat newspaper. This newspaper, heavily circulated throughout Thailand, referred to Katz and other colleagues as world-class experts in advanced computing technologies in high-performance and grid computing. • The following teams helped launch a benchmark for Queen Bee, the new LONI supercomputer located in downtown Baton Rouge. After much hard work and dedication, Queen Bee is ranked among the top 25 of global supercomputers. LSU Team: Sam White, Josh Abadie, Bob Leche, Carl Brandt, Honggao Liu Network Folks: Kenny Welshons, Lonnie Leger, Ben Blundell ISB (Information Systems Building): Chuck Denstorff, David Lemoine, Randy Walker, and others Trifusion: Eric Roles Omar Salinas, William Hanna Cisco: Joe Moreno MLT (Dell Contractors): Phillip Henry Steve Martin, Jamal Kaid, and others Dell Team: Russ D. Gordon, Laura Stevens, Carmen Jaimez, Neil Williams Lectures This Week: • The CCT Colloquium Series, held each Friday at 3 p.m. in Johnston 338, will return in the fall with Shantenu Jha in charge of the speaker line-up. If you have a speaker wish list, please send it to Shantenu at sjha@cct.lsu.edu. • There are no lectures scheduled this week. Please Note: • The deadline for compliance with the LSU Visual Identity Program is June 30. More than a year ago, the University introduced a new and comprehensive visual identity system to present a consistent and unified brand image. With this deadline approaching, all parts of campus are reminded to order new business system items (envelopes, letterhead, business cards, etc.) and to recycle any old materials after June 30. All promotional and printed items for CCT must have the correct logo from this point forward. Graphic Services will be checking items for compliance and will not print items containing logos that do not comply with the policy. Also, since Graphic Services is busy printing revised materials for many sections of campus, if you will need any items printed in the coming month, it is best to send your request in early. More information about the University's policy and downloadable versions of the LSU logo are available at www.lsu.edu/pa. If you have any questions or wish to receive a copy of the LSU/CCT logo, please contact CCT Manager of Public Relations Kristen Sunde at 225-578-3469 or ksunde@cct.lsu.edu. • The Louisiana Small Business Development Center's Technology Center at LSU's E. J. Ourso College of Business and the LSU Libraries are teaming up to host two workshops about patents. The workshops are scheduled for July 7 and August 4, 2007 from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and will be held in Room 230-B of Middleton Library. The patent workshops are designed for inventors and researchers who need basic information about patents and search techniques. There will be a patent and trademark attorney on hand to answer questions from attendees. Although the workshops are free and open to the public, registration is required and seating is limited. For more information, or to register, visit www.lsbdc.org/events.aspx, e-mail acarrasq@lsu.edu, or call LSU Libraries at 225-578-4680. • LSU's Trek the MRT employee wellness challenge began two weeks ago. If you are participating, please remember to record your steps daily and report your weekly totals to your team captain. • A Post-Katrina forum, "Gulf States Alliance: Network Science and Recovery," will take place at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 19-21, 2007. This forum is sponsored by the National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Programs in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Forum registration is free and includes forum-sponsored meals, and breaks. Space is limited so participants are strongly urged to pre-register in order for forum planners to know in advance how many will be in attendance. The deadline for pre-registration is July 25, 2007. For more information and to register, please visit: http://forum2007.laepscor.org. • If you have any news for the CCT Weekly, please e-mail PR Manager Kristen Sunde directly at ksunde@cct.lsu.edu. Upcoming Grant Deadlines: CCT's Grant Manager Carrie Brinkley has accepted a position with LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration as Assistant Director - Grants & Contracts at the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute and will be leaving the center. Until a new grant manager is selected, CCT Education and Outreach Manager Katie Lea will be the contact for grant activities. Measurement, Science and Engineering
Research Grants Programs
June 29 2007 10 a.m.
At Most $ 150,000.00 available
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12347&mode=VIEW Communications and Networking Technology
June 29 2007 10 a.m.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12359 Lars Onsager Prize
July 01 2007 10:15 a.m.
At Most $ 15,000.00 available
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/onsager.cfm NSF Biological Databases and Informatics
NSF BD&I
July 09 2007 5 p.m.
A Portion Of $ 7,000,000.00 available
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05577/nsf05577.htm NSF Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
NSF MCB
July 12 2007 5 p.m.
http://www.nsf.gov/bio/mcb/about.jspSupport%20is%20provided%20for%20basic%20research%20and%20related%20activities%20that
06-24-07/The Advocate
LSU's Center for Computation and Technology will lead six state universities' effort to create a state-of-the-art research collaboration that will boost the state's scientific and economic development efforts.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/8135802.html?index=52&c=y Aspiring Filmmakers Learn About Animation
06-26-2007/The Advocate
Aspiring young moviemakers are using just about anything to give form to their self-made animated shorts during art and animation camp this month.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/8174507.html Pats on the Back • LSU Highlights features a story on CCT's Animation Collaboration, part of the Red Stick International Animation Festival. This story is part of the University's homepage and will be displayed to Web visitors during the summer semester. View the story at: http://www.lsu.edu/highlights/2007/06/cct.html • After speaking at Thai National Grid Project workshop, Daniel S. Katz appeared in the ThaiRat newspaper. This newspaper, heavily circulated throughout Thailand, referred to Katz and other colleagues as world-class experts in advanced computing technologies in high-performance and grid computing. • The following teams helped launch a benchmark for Queen Bee, the new LONI supercomputer located in downtown Baton Rouge. After much hard work and dedication, Queen Bee is ranked among the top 25 of global supercomputers. LSU Team: Sam White, Josh Abadie, Bob Leche, Carl Brandt, Honggao Liu Network Folks: Kenny Welshons, Lonnie Leger, Ben Blundell ISB (Information Systems Building): Chuck Denstorff, David Lemoine, Randy Walker, and others Trifusion: Eric Roles Omar Salinas, William Hanna Cisco: Joe Moreno MLT (Dell Contractors): Phillip Henry Steve Martin, Jamal Kaid, and others Dell Team: Russ D. Gordon, Laura Stevens, Carmen Jaimez, Neil Williams Lectures This Week: • The CCT Colloquium Series, held each Friday at 3 p.m. in Johnston 338, will return in the fall with Shantenu Jha in charge of the speaker line-up. If you have a speaker wish list, please send it to Shantenu at sjha@cct.lsu.edu. • There are no lectures scheduled this week. Please Note: • The deadline for compliance with the LSU Visual Identity Program is June 30. More than a year ago, the University introduced a new and comprehensive visual identity system to present a consistent and unified brand image. With this deadline approaching, all parts of campus are reminded to order new business system items (envelopes, letterhead, business cards, etc.) and to recycle any old materials after June 30. All promotional and printed items for CCT must have the correct logo from this point forward. Graphic Services will be checking items for compliance and will not print items containing logos that do not comply with the policy. Also, since Graphic Services is busy printing revised materials for many sections of campus, if you will need any items printed in the coming month, it is best to send your request in early. More information about the University's policy and downloadable versions of the LSU logo are available at www.lsu.edu/pa. If you have any questions or wish to receive a copy of the LSU/CCT logo, please contact CCT Manager of Public Relations Kristen Sunde at 225-578-3469 or ksunde@cct.lsu.edu. • The Louisiana Small Business Development Center's Technology Center at LSU's E. J. Ourso College of Business and the LSU Libraries are teaming up to host two workshops about patents. The workshops are scheduled for July 7 and August 4, 2007 from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and will be held in Room 230-B of Middleton Library. The patent workshops are designed for inventors and researchers who need basic information about patents and search techniques. There will be a patent and trademark attorney on hand to answer questions from attendees. Although the workshops are free and open to the public, registration is required and seating is limited. For more information, or to register, visit www.lsbdc.org/events.aspx, e-mail acarrasq@lsu.edu, or call LSU Libraries at 225-578-4680. • LSU's Trek the MRT employee wellness challenge began two weeks ago. If you are participating, please remember to record your steps daily and report your weekly totals to your team captain. • A Post-Katrina forum, "Gulf States Alliance: Network Science and Recovery," will take place at the Beau Rivage Hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 19-21, 2007. This forum is sponsored by the National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Programs in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Forum registration is free and includes forum-sponsored meals, and breaks. Space is limited so participants are strongly urged to pre-register in order for forum planners to know in advance how many will be in attendance. The deadline for pre-registration is July 25, 2007. For more information and to register, please visit: http://forum2007.laepscor.org. • If you have any news for the CCT Weekly, please e-mail PR Manager Kristen Sunde directly at ksunde@cct.lsu.edu. Upcoming Grant Deadlines: CCT's Grant Manager Carrie Brinkley has accepted a position with LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration as Assistant Director - Grants & Contracts at the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute and will be leaving the center. Until a new grant manager is selected, CCT Education and Outreach Manager Katie Lea will be the contact for grant activities. Measurement, Science and Engineering
Research Grants Programs
June 29 2007 10 a.m.
At Most $ 150,000.00 available
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12347&mode=VIEW Communications and Networking Technology
June 29 2007 10 a.m.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12359 Lars Onsager Prize
July 01 2007 10:15 a.m.
At Most $ 15,000.00 available
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/onsager.cfm NSF Biological Databases and Informatics
NSF BD&I
July 09 2007 5 p.m.
A Portion Of $ 7,000,000.00 available
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05577/nsf05577.htm NSF Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
NSF MCB
July 12 2007 5 p.m.
http://www.nsf.gov/bio/mcb/about.jspSupport%20is%20provided%20for%20basic%20research%20and%20related%20activities%20that
Publish Date:
06-26-2007
