[Esip-viz] Visualization Colloquium January 19, 12-1 ET **TODAY**

[Kevin Ward]

Sorry for the late notice, but this colloquium should be of interest
to our group. It is at noon ET today and available via webcast
(hopefully that will work) and telephone (which would probably be of
little interest given the subject matter).

Kevin

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Education and Public Outreach Colloquium: Paul Morin

Visualization of the Earth Sciences; the Stereo, the Round, the Formal and
the Informal

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
12-1
Building 33, H114

This talk will be Webcast at:
http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx

NOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this
Webcast. Mac users will need the flip-4-mac plug-in, which can be downloaded
from here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/windows-media-player
/wmcomponents

Alternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing
1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.

Description:
Science visualization is an essential component of communicating science.
Dr. Morin will discuss a range of visualization techniques for Earth science
in the classroom and informal education spaces such as museums.

About our Speaker:
Paul Morin specializes in earth-science visualization at the University of
Minnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics and the National Center of
Earth Surface Dynamics. His interests have to do with the effect of artistic
technique and technology on the efficacy of visualizations in the hands of
students. Paul co-founded the GeoWall Consortium, a group of over 200
teaching institutions using visualization and stereo projection in the
classroom. Paul has been instrumental in bringing earth science
visualization to science museums around the world. He is a co-investigator
and co- developer of Water Planet, a 5,000 to 10,000 square foot traveling
exhibit about water's role in shaping Earth. He was a major contributor of
interactive visualizations to the NAGT-sponsored laboratory manual for
Physical Geology. For several years, he has been an NAGT distinguished
speaker, visiting universities and colleges to present talks on the role of
visualization in geology courses. He is regarded by many people as one of
the top visualization developers in the geosciences. Other professional
interests include the visualization of data sources that are traditionally
viewed as being too complex for students to understand, such as
three-dimensional spherical convection, seismic tomography, and
paleontology. He is currently the director of the Antarctic Geospatial
Information Center in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the
University of Minnesota.

Kevin Ward
NASA's Earth Observatory
Sigma Space Corporation
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Holli Riebeek, Sigma Space
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Earth Observatory/Terra Education & Public Outreach
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