The three-month summer practicum assignment that all DOE CSGF participants must complete is much more than a requirement.  In fact, it is a tremendous opportunity to enter a Department of Energy national laboratory and pick the brains of world-class scientists who have access to extreme computing power.

Sometimes the practicum experience leads a fellow down a new path of discovery.  Other times, the experience offers the right person to mentor a fellow into a new way of thinking about her research.  And almost all of the time, the experience offers the fellows a new sense of excitement about computational science and their futures as promising, young scientists.

	Dances with Computers Sommer Gentry Sandia National Laboratories - California
	Puzzling Out the Secrets of Life Julian Mintseris Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	Looking Back 500 Years to Predict Tomorrow’s Weather Matthew Wolinsky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
	In the Zone Richard Katz Argonne National Laboratory