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Christopher R. Johnson


Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI).
Co-Director, Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (NIH NCRR).
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.

Professor Johnson's research interests are in the area of scientific computing. Particular interests include inverse and imaging problems, adaptive methods, problem solving environments, numerical analysis, biomedical computing, and scientific visualization. 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 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 and in 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He directs the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. A brief overview of current SCI research projects is given below.


Courses I Teach:
Scientific Computation - CS 3200 - Spring 2008
Scientific Visualization
Advanced Methods in Scientific Computing I
Advanced Methods in Scientific Computing II

Current Research Projects:
Scientific Computing Scientific Visualization
Imaging Problem Solving Environments



Upcoming Invited Presentations:

 o University of Texas, Austin, January 2008.

 oCommon Ground: Making Meaning in the Arts and Sciences, University of Utah, February, 2008.

 o Workshop on Reduced Basis Methods, Oslo, Norway, May, 2008.

 o PARA 2008, Trondheim, Norway, May 13-16, 2008 (Plenary Speaker).

 o UK e-Science Conference 2008, Edinburgh, Scotland, September, 2008 (Plenary Speaker).


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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@cs.utah.edu
Phone: (801) 581-7705 ( Deb Zemek , Assistant)
Fax: (801) 585-6513

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