Student earns spot in Army High Performance Computing summer program
Electrical engineering sophomore Kevin Thompson will participate in the Army High Performance Computing Research Center's 2009 Summer Institute.
Kevin Thompson, a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering at NMSU, has been accepted into the Army High Performance Computing Research Center's 2009 Summer Institute for Undergraduates in Computational Science and Engineering at Stanford University.
“The Army High Performance Computing Research Center Summer School is a very prestigious program that only accepts the top students from across the country. Kevin is one of our best engineering students and it is a great honor for NMSU to have him accepted,” said electrical engineering professor Steven Stochaj.
Thompson, who is a Las Cruces native, graduated second in his class of 436 from Las Cruces High School in 2007, where he was active in marching band, the National Honor Society, and the Boy Scouts. He anticipates graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from NMSU in May 2011.
The objectives of the AHPCRC summer institute are to provide training and hands-on experience in the use of computational techniques for science and engineering students, and to prepare those who choose to pursue graduate studies in technology areas dependent upon computational science and engineering. The program curriculum combines short courses in computational engineering methods concentrating on structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, and computer programming for parallel clusters, with a research experience working with one of the AHPCRC research groups at Stanford University.
“I’ve always been interested in new technology. I think this program will be a very good experience for me and help me to decide exactly what I want to pursue. I plan to get a master’s degree in an electronics-related field and help to progress technology as best I can,” said Thompson.
Thompson has worked for NMSU Housing and Residential Life for the past academic year as a Crimson Scholar Residential Mentor in the Honors College dormitory. He was recently elected secretary of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society, and is vice president of administration for the student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Linda Fresques
May 5, 2009