Los Alamos National Laboratory included the Supercomputing Challenge in its 2025 look back at community connection. This is the Challenge section from that roundup, with LANL’s photo and blurb.
Mentoring future computer scientists with the Supercomputing Challenge
The Laboratory made headlines in 2025, thanks to the unveiling of the Venado supercomputer and an increasing emphasis on artificial intelligence. But how does the Lab prepare local students for careers in this rapidly growing field? With the Supercomputing Challenge, of course, organized via a collaboration between the Laboratory, the New Mexico Consortium, Sandia National Laboratories and PNM. Completing its 35th year in 2025, the yearlong project allows middle- and high school student teams from across New Mexico to compete for scholarships as they learn coding skills and teamwork. Since its inception, more than 12,000 students have participated.