Robert L. Cook

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Robert L. Cook (December 10, 1952) is a computer graphics researcher and developer, and the co-creator of the RenderMan rendering software. Cook was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and educated at Duke University and Cornell University. He is now Vice President of Software Engineering at Pixar Animation Studios.

[edit] Education

• B.S. in physics, 1973, Duke University, N.C.
• M.S. in computer graphics, 1981, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y

[edit] Awards

• 1987, ACM SIGGRAPH Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the fields of computer graphics and visual effects.
• 1999, Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
• 2001, Academy Award of Merit (Oscar) "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan."
• GATF InterTech Award
• MacWorld World Class Award
• Seybold Award for Excellence