Ames, IA (November 15, 2005) – The Krell Institute is pleased to announce the 2005 Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program Excellence in Writing award winners.

Ian Parrish, Princeton University, was the first place winner for his essay entitled “Not Enough Milk in the Milky Way.”  He received his award and $1000 cash prize during an awards luncheon in Seattle, Washington on November 14, 2005. The award was presented by Dr. Walt Polansky, Senior Technical Advisor in the Department of Energy’s Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (OASCR).

Honorable Mention was awarded to Mala Radhakrishnan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for her essay entitled “The Dream of a Drug-Designing Machine: Prospects, Progress, and Challenges.”  Honorable Mention was also awarded to Kristine Cochran, University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign, for her essay “Shades of Right.”  The Honorable Mention recipients received $500 for their winning essays.

The DOE CSGF is proud to recognize outstanding Computational Science Graduate Fellows who have completed a non-technical writing composition on a topic in computational science ranging from 700-1000 words.  In addition to recognition and a cash prize, the winners will receive the opportunity to work with a professional science writer to critique and polish their essays.