NCSA Video on Demand archive, page 16

Mark Van Moer: Advanced Application Support Visualization Services at NCSA
Posted: May 26, 2011

NCSA visualization programmer Mark Van Moer describes how he and Dave Bock work with scientists to transform large amounts of numerical data into images so people can use their 'visual intuition' to better grasp what the data mean.

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Illinois researchers discuss value of NCSA collaboration
Posted: May 9, 2011

Several U of I researchers (Brian Jewett/atmospheric science, Shaowen Wang/geography, Jian Ma/biomedicine, Guy Garnett/music) and one of NCSA's Private Sector Partners (Keven Hofstetter/Caterpillar) discuss how they have benefited from working with NCSA over the years, and how they hope computer and data resources will improve their areas of practice in the future.

Running time: 39:14
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Founding NCSA director Smarr reminisces
Posted: April 12, 2011

NCSA's founding director, Larry Smarr, who now leads the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), spoke via a live video feed at a 25th anniversary celebration on March 2. Reminiscing about the spirit of exploration and innovation that NCSA embodied from its earliest days Smarr said, "I guess nobody said we couldn't do it...We were allowed to dream."

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The NeuroMaker: When science meets design
Posted: March 30, 2011

Johann Rischau, an Illinois graduate student in industrial design, worked with NCSA software developer Robert E. McGrath to create the NeuroMaker, which translates an individual's brainwaves into a unique pattern engraved on an object.

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Visualizations show Hurricane Katrina gaining power
Posted: March 23, 2011

Data-driven visualizations of 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina that were created by the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at NCSA are currently being shown at dome festivals in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal.

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