The basic mission of the MCS Division is increase scientific productivity in the 21st century by providing intellectual and technical leadership in the computing sciences -- computer science, applied computational mathematics, and computational science. Projects in the division range from algorithm development and software design in core areas such as optimization, to exploration of new technologies such as distributed (Grid) computing and bioinformatics, to numerical simulations in challenging areas such as climate modeling. http://www.mcs.anl.gov Argonne National Laboratory Pavan Balaji, a computer scientist in Argonne’s MCS Division, was selected as a TEDxMidwest Emerging Leader, the only one of 25 honorees from a national laboratory. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=966 On May 14-15, Argonne will host a two-day symposium to celebrate many of the visionaries who initiated and contributed to Argonne’s history of advancing parallel computing and computational science. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=968 Computing pioneer and renowned computer scientist Paul Messina received high honors, as Indiana University president Michael McRobbie presented him with the distinguished Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=956 Ian Foster, Argonne Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago, will present "Science as Voyage" at the first-ever TEDxCERN conference in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=954 Q&A with Senior Computational Scientist Lois Curfman McInnes. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=964 Special issue of International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications highlights multiphysics research. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=962 As part of Big Data Week in Chicago, Joe Insley, principal software development specialist at Argonne, gave a talk about how the lab is using its supercomputer Mira to create visualizations that crunch data at a galactic size and monst http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=958 Argonne National Laboratory was recently ranked the fifth-best place for postdocs to work by The Scientist, a life sciences magazine. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=943 Margaret Butler, a former senior computer scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and long-time director of the National Energy Software Center (formerly the Argonne Code Center), passed away March 8, 2013.  http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=937 What is the best possible power grid configuration for our nation? How can we balance the increasing demands for power while minimizing costs and avoiding waste of resources? An Argonne team led by computational mathematician Mihai Anitescu will use http://www.mcs.anl.gov/news/detail.php?id=939