PhD Fellowships in CSC at Old Dominion University

Ph.D.  Fellowships  in CSC at Old Dominion  University

We are recruiting  two  Ph.D. candidates with research interests  in 
Parallel Computing,  Algorithms, and/or  Scientific Computing,
to join the CSCAPES Institute funded by the Department of Energy's Office 
of Science.

The CSCAPES (Combinatorial Scientific Computing and Petascale Simulations) 
Institute, centered at Old Dominion University,
also includes researchers from Sandia and Argonne National Laboratories, 
and Ohio State  and Colorado State Universities.
We have received funding for the CSCAPES Institute for five years. The 
research involves developing algorithms for  combinatorial problems 
arising in
scientific computing, such as load-balancing, graph coloring, graph 
matching, and automatic differentiation,  on  tera- and peta-scale 
computers.
Students will be guided in their research by Alex Pothen, Assefaw 
Gebremedhin, and Florin Dobrian.
They  will have the opportunity to work at  Argonne and Sandia Labs during 
 the summers, and will  be co-mentored by Lab scientists.
Students will benefit from joint seminars  with CSCAPES member 
institutions and partner organizations through the Access Grid,
as well as joint workshops with other SciDAC research groups.
Further information about the project is available at 
http://www.cscapes.org.

Applicants should hold a Master's  degree or equivalent in computer 
science or computational mathematics.
Exceptionally well-qualified students with Bachelor's degrees will also be 
considered. Excellent academic performance and letters of recommendation 
attesting to
research ability and motivation  are required. The research  fellowships 
include a competitive stipend, supplemented by full tuition remission and 
funds for
participating in conferences. Students will be able to pursue their 
studies in  the Computer Science or Mathematics departments depending on 
educational background
and interest. Further information about the departments are available at 
http://www.cs.odu.edu and http://www.math.odu.edu.

The application deadline is January 15, 2007 for students who wish to be 
considered  for the  Fall 2007 semester (or Summer 2007).
Applications  should include a completed graduate application, three 
recommendation letters, a brief research statement, and a CV.
See http://admissions.odu.edu/home.php for templates for the application 
and recommendation letter. Applications could be completed online 
(preferred)
or submitted as hardcopy.  For questions  about these positions, please 
contact Alex Pothen (http://www.cs.odu.edu/~pothen, Email: pothen "at" 
cs.odu.edu).

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