The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites you to the sixteenth annual

Marden Lecture on Mathematics

 

Math in the Movies

 

Presented by   Dr.Tony DeRose Senior Scientist and head of Research Pixar Animation Studios

 

            Film making is undergoing a digital revolution brought on by advances in areas such as computer technology, computational physics and computer graphics. This talk will provide a behind the scenes look at how fully digital films, such as Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles", are made, with particular emphasis on the role that mathematics plays in the revolution.

            Tony DeRose is currently a Senior Scientist and head of Research at Pixar Animation Studios. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985.  From 1985 to 1995 Dr. DeRose was a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington.  In 1998, he was a major contributor to the Oscar winning short film "Geri's game", and in 1999 he received the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award.

            The Marden Lectures were established by Morris and Miriam Marden. Dr. Marden was a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at UWM and was responsible for the inauguration of its graduate program, the first at the University. The Lectures are designed to bring distinguished mathematicians to UWM to speak to a general audience on a topic of mathematical interest. They have been given annually since 1989.

Thursday, March 10, 2005, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Bolton Hall, Bol 150

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

 This program is free and open to the public, for a map to Bolton Hall go to

http://www.uwm.edu/UWM/Map3/

Reception to follow in EMS E495A.

 

The lecture is sponsored by the Miriam and Morris Marden Fund and co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, the College of Letters and Science, and the College of Engineering.