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Christopher R. Johnson
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.
Chris Johnson directs the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) 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 155 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. 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 recevied 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, 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.
Courses I Teach:
Scientific Computation - CS 3200 - Spring 2010
Advanced Methods in Scientific Computing I
Advanced Methods in Scientific Computing II
Current Areas of Research:
Scientific Computing
Scientific Visualization
Image Analysis
Scientific Software Environments
Upcoming Invited Presentations:
Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, May, 2010.Departments of Physics and Mathematics, Wright State University, Dayton, May, 2010
For additional information about the (SCI) Institute contact:
Chris Johnson
Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Warnock Engineering Building
72 South Campus Central Dr., Room 3750
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9205
Email: crj@sci.utah.edu
Phone: (801) 581-7705 ( Deb Zemek , Assistant)
Fax: (801) 585-6513
Last modified: Tue Jun 16 16:25:23 MST 2009