Christopher R. Johnson
| Christopher R. Johnson | |
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| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Computer Science, Medical Imaging, Information Visualization |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
| Alma mater |
Wright State University University of Utah |
| Notable awards |
Governor's Medal for Science and Technology (1999) Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (2004) Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005) Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009) IEEE Visualization Career Award (2010) IEEE IPDPS Charles Babbage Award (2012) IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award (2013) |
Chris Johnson is the founding director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah where he is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Physics and Bioengineering. His research interests are in the areas of scientific computing and scientific visualization. Dr. Johnson founded the SCI research group in 1992, which has since grown to become the SCI Institute, employing over 200 faculty, staff, and students. Professor Johnson serves on several international journal editorial boards, as well as on advisory boards to several national and international research centers. In 2013 Professor Johnson was elected to the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA).
Awards
Professor Johnson was awarded a Young Investigator's (FIRST) Award from the NIH in 1992, the NSF National Young Investigator (NYI) Award in 1994, and the NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow (PFF) award from President Clinton in 1995. In 1996 he received a DOE Computational Science Award, and in 1997 received the Par Excellence Award from the University of Utah Alumni Association and the Presidential Teaching Scholar Award. In 1999, Professor Johnson was awarded the Governor's Medal for Science and Technology from Governor Michael Leavitt. In 2003 he received the Distinguished Professor Award from the University of Utah. In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. In 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2009 he was elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and received the Utah Cyber Pioneer Award. In 2010 Professor Johnson received the Rosenblatt Award from the University of Utah and the IEEE Visualization Career Award. In 2012 Professor Johnson received the IEEE IPDPS Charles Babbage Award. In 2013 Professor Johnson was awarded the IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award "For outstanding contributions and pioneering work introducing computing, simulation, and visualization into many areas of biomedicine."
Professor Johnson holds the following positions
- Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI).
- Co-Director, Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC).
- Distinguished Professor of Computer Science.
- Research Professor of Bioengineering.
- Adjunct Professor of Physics.
- Faculty Member, Computational Engineering and Science (CES) Program.
- Faculty Member, Brain Institute.
- Co-Founder, Visual Influence Inc.
- Co-Editor, The Visualization Handbook.
- Board of Directors, Computing Research Association (CRA).