[4eyes] Prof Ted Kim to give Plous Lecture, May 12, 4 PM, McCune Conference Center,

[George Legrady]

A reminder to attend Prof Ted Kim's Pious Award Lecture: 

"Visual Effects in the 21st Century"
Monday, May 12, 2014 / 4:00 PM
McCune Conference Room Humanities and Social Science Building

In the 20th century, film became a pervasive form of media. Many technologies aided this spread, including computer generated images (CGI). In this talk, I look back at the genesis of CGI, examine their present state (including my own research), and try to extrapolate into the future. What did CGI enable that would otherwise have been impossible? Was it democratizing or plutocratizing? Have we already seen everything that CGI can do? What will movies look like in 100 years?

 http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2014/014123/future-effects

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Dr. Theodore Kim as the recipient of the 2013-14 Harold J. Plous Award. An Assistant Professor in the interdisciplinary Media Arts and Technology (MAT) program, Professor Kim has excelled in the criterion of “demonstrated outstanding performance or promise of performance as measured by creative action.” 

Dr. Kim has recently gained recognition in the motion picture art world by receiving one of the highest awards in this arena, a Scientific and Technical ‘Oscar’ Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (“SciTech Oscars”). This acknowledges the tremendous practical impact of Dr. Kim’s work and brings recognition to the campus. 

Dr Kim received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2006 and joined the UC Santa Barbara faculty in 2011. He is known internationally for his fluid simulation research, and in particular for designing an algorithm called “wavelet turbulence,” which allows computer simulations of smoke and fire to be intuitively controlled by artists to achieve an intended visual effect. His algorithm is used in film studios around the world, and has appeared in at least 27 feature films. In 2013 Professor Kim earned the NSF Career award for “Enabling Efficient Non-Linearities in Biomechanical Simulations.” The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards, given in support of the early career development of teacher-scholars deemed most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. 

 




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