Eric Hydrick, a computer science major, won a full scholarship to include accommodations and air fare to attend a one week conference on grid computing. The conference will be held at South Padre Island from July 10-July 16. The workshop consists of scientists from GriPhyn, iVDGL, the Grid Center, NCSA, and UTB/TSC. Eric will work with some of the world’s leading experts in grid computing, through a blend of lectures, discussions, and hands-on computing exercises completed on large-scale grid hardware and software resources.