Congratulations to SCI Institute Alumnus Thiago Ize for receiving a Technical Achievement Oscar for his work on ray tracing: To Marcos Fajardo for the creative vision and original implementation of the Arnold Renderer, and to Chris Kulla, Alan King, Thiago Ize and Clifford Stein for their highly optimized geometry engine and novel ray-tracing algorithms which […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Rob MacLeod for being elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). After very careful consideration, including the most rigorous and selective review process in AIMBE’s history, Rob was among an impressive group who were elected to the 2017 Class of the College of Fellows.
Read MoreCongratulations to Laura Lediaev, who won the Utah Rendering Competition for the third year in a row. Laura’s entry, titled Christmas Teapots, was the overall winner and receiver of the audience choice award. The rendering is based on creating time-varying composites of light layers in order to simulate the effect of twinkling Christmas lights and […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Miriah Meyer, who receive this year’s University of Utah Distinguished Alumni Award. To celebrate the founding of the University of Utah in 1850, the Alumni Association each year recognizes alumni and honorary alumni who have excelled professionally, served the local and national communities, and supported the university in its mission. A reception and […]
Read MoreSCI Institute Technical Exchange (SCI X) was created to strengthen the interactions between the SCI Institute and other academic researchers, and also those companies conducting or wishing to conduct research with the University and inspire them to increase their collaborative efforts in research and new product development. SCI X is intended to provide its guests […]
Read MoreAn image of the ulnar-mammary syndrome, visualized with FluoRender, was chosen for the cover of Disease Models and Mechanisms. CIBC Collaborator, Gabrielle Kardon’s article can be found here in it’s entirety. Development of a subset of forelimb muscles and their attachment sites requires the ulnar-mammary syndrome gene Tbx3. Mary P. Colasanto, Shai Eyal, Payam Mohassel, […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the latest release of FluoRender, version 2.20, which incorporates improvements, bug fixes, and new features. You can download FluoRender here New Features: Clustering algorithms. Three clustering algorithms for segmentation are added: expectation-maximization on Gaussian mixture, DBSCAN, and k-means. Users can use these methods in the “Component” window. Improved tracking algorithms. […]
Read MoreAlex Lex, Bei Wang Phillips, and Chris Johnson were chosen to present at the Future in Review Conference held at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah. What is Future in Review? Hosted by Mark Anderson, founder and publisher of the Strategic News Service™, the Future in Review® (FiRe) conference exposes world experts and participants […]
Read MoreUtah engineers co-developing space simulation software for planetariums and home computers. Sept. 7, 2016 – If space is the final frontier, OpenSpace could become the final frontier in space simulation software. Computer scientists from the University of Utah will be working with researchers from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering and the American Museum […]
Read MoreChris Johnson speaks with ScienceNode on visualizations as a collaborative process of discovery, and a crucial step on path to knowledge. Read the full article here.
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