Donna Cox

Donna J. Cox is an American artist and scientist, Professor of Art + Design; Director, Advanced Scientific Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC); Director, Visualization and Experimental Technologies at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA); and Director, edream (Illinois Emerging Digital Research and Education in Arts Media Institute). She is a recognized pioneer in computer art and scientific visualization.[1]

Biography

Donna Cox received a B.A. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1982, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in CGA at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1985.[2]

In 1985 she became a Visiting Assistant Professor at UIUC, in 1990 Associate Professor at the School of Art + Design, and in 1992 a Full Professor. In the same period she started as an Adjunct Professor and Research Artist/Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in 1985, became an Associate Director for Education in 1989, Co-Director, Scientific Communications and Media Systems in 1992, Director of the Virtual Director Group in 1997 and Director, Visualization and Experimental Technologies in 2002 and since 2006 Director, Advanced Scientific Visualization Laboratory at the NCSA. From 1989 to 1996 she was Project Leader/PI, Renaissance Experimental Lab, at the NCSA.[2]

Donna Cox is honored at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry as one of 40 selected modern-day Leonardo da Vinci's. In 2008 she receives first Michael Aiken Endowed Chair.[3]

Publications

Donna Cox has written several articles, chapters in books and papers. A selection:

References

  1. ↑ Donna J. Cox at intellectbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Professor Donna J. Cox. Abbreviated Vita, Last update September 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  3. ↑ NCSA's Donna Cox receives first Michael Aiken Endowed Chair released 03.10.08. Retrieved 10 July 2008.

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