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ACM SIGGRAPH HONORS GRAPHICS PIONEER FOR WORK IN ANIMATION

Brigham Young University Professor to Receive 2006 Achievement Award

NEW YORK, NY, June 20, 2006 -- ACM SIGGRAPH will award its 2006 Computer Graphics Achievement Award to Thomas W. Sederberg for his contributions to free-form deformation (FFD) and the use of algebraic geometry in geometric modeling. The Computer Graphics Achievement award is given each year for outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Sederberg, a professor in the Computer Science Department at Brigham Young University, and associate dean of BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, will receive his award at Siggraph 2006, July 30-August 3, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA.

Sederberg introduced FFD as an effective tool for modeling and animation. FFD became an essential technique in every major geometric model system, animation package, and production company. Other aspects of his work revealed surprising and important insights into the fundamental mathematics of the surfaces used in computer graphics. In papers published in 1984 and 1985, he introduced the idea of piecewise algebraic curves and surfaces, which led him and others to develop elegant techniques for representing surfaces using low-degree patches.

Sederberg has written extensively on a variety of other topics for the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Annual Conference Series, such as cartoon animation and a new geometric modeling tool called T-Splines. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, and B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from BYU.

About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org, is an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.

About ACM SIGGRAPH
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (www.siggraph.org) is an interdisciplinary community interested in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Members include researchers, developers and users from the technical, academic, business, and art communities. SIGGRAPH provides information to the computer graphics community through its annual conference, publications and the SIGGRAPH Video Review.


		newsroom siggraph 2006 acm The Association for Computing Machinery Advancing Computing as a Science & Profession Contact: Virginia Gold 212.626.0505 vgold@acm.org ACM SIGGRAPH HONORS GRAPHICS PIONEER FOR WORK IN ANIMATION Brigham Young University Professor to Receive 2006 Achievement Award NEW YORK, NY, June 20, 2006 -- ACM SIGGRAPH will award its 2006 Computer Graphics Achievement Award to Thomas W. Sederberg for his contributions to free-form deformation (FFD) and the use of algebraic geometry in geometric modeling. The Computer Graphics Achievement award is given each year for outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Sederberg, a professor in the Computer Science Department at Brigham Young University, and associate dean of BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, will receive his award at Siggraph 2006, July 30-August 3, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. Sederberg introduced FFD as an effective tool for modeling and animation. FFD became an essential technique in every major geometric model system, animation package, and production company. Other aspects of his work revealed surprising and important insights into the fundamental mathematics of the surfaces used in computer graphics. In papers published in 1984 and 1985, he introduced the idea of piecewise algebraic curves and surfaces, which led him and others to develop elegant techniques for representing surfaces using low-degree patches. Sederberg has written extensively on a variety of other topics for the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Annual Conference Series, such as cartoon animation and a new geometric modeling tool called T-Splines. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, and B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from BYU. About ACM ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org, is an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. About ACM SIGGRAPH The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (www.siggraph.org) is an interdisciplinary community interested in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Members include researchers, developers and users from the technical, academic, business, and art communities. SIGGRAPH provides information to the computer graphics community through its annual conference, publications and the SIGGRAPH Video Review.


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