The links provided below are to help you research, find potential employment, and get involved with modeling and simulation. Our sponsors and partners from across government and industry are listed as well as the academic organizations that can help you with your chosen degree path. Also included are educational resources for K-12 students, educational resources for teachers, and free modeling and simulation tools that can help a student of any age get started.

Smackdown Resources

High Level Architecture
Matlab
Assembla
Smackdown WIKI
The Florida Hotel

Sponsors/Partners

AEgis Technologies
AIHEC – American Indian Higher Education Consortium
ForwardSim
NASA – National Aeronautical and Space Administration
Pitch Technologies
SISO – Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization
VT MÄK
CHL – Creative Humanics Laboratory (Linkedin)

Universities and Colleges

LSU – Louisiana State University
MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
UAH – The University of Alabama Huntsville
IAIA – The Institute of American Indian Arts
ASU – Arizona State University
The University of Genoa
The University of Bordeaux

Professional Organizations

IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
SCS – Society for Modeling and Simulation International
National Center for Simulation  
Liophant
Alabama Modeling and Simulation Council
SimSummit  
Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center

Programming Resources For Beginners

Introduction to Computer Science: Programming Methodology (Stanford) – Mehran Sahami

Introduction to Computer Science: Programming Paradigms (Stanford) – Jerry Cain

Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using C, PHP, and JavaScript (Harvard) – David Malan

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (MIT)

Resources for Educators

Workshop Lessons

iRobot’s Roomba: Exploring Trajectory Optimization Using Simulation, Catherine Murray and Kelly Graveson, Boston, MA

Stress and Strength Testing, Joe Herrington and Jessica Findlay, Boston, MA

FLY: Flight sim Life Application for Youth, Melinda Skinner and Kim Rumsey, Colorado Springs, CO

Using Simulation and Modeling to Understand Trajectory Problems Launch Abort Systems (LAS), Emery Atkinson and Carol McKinney, Miami, FL

Free/Open Source M&S Tools (for all age groups)

Blender
Modeling and Simulation Tools for Education Reform
Phun
Google SketchUp
PhET Interactive Simulations
Scratch
Edheads
StarLogo TNG
Gamestar Mechanic
Alice
Kodu Game Lab
XNA
Digispired
GeoGebra
Net Frog
SCORE Interactive Science
Nano for Kids

Engineering, Modeling, and Simulation Classroom Activities

eGFI

Engineer Your Life and Engineer for Life Facebook page

Teach Engineering

Engineering is Elementary Project

Illumin

Engineering Pathway

Junior Engineering Technical Society

Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education

PBS Teachers STEM Education Resource Center

TryEngineering

Intel Computer Clubhouse Network

PTC Schools Program

Autodesk Design Academy

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies

MESA Schools Program

Project Lead the Way

NASA – Aerospace Activities and Lessons

K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook

Lesson Planet Aviation and Aerospace Lesson Plans