Kenneth E. Torrance
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Cornell University, Professor
Location:
- Ithaca, New York, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH1995
Dr. Kenneth Torrance received his Bachelor’s (1961), Master’s (1962) and doctoral (1966) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, where he also served as Associate Dean of the College of Engineering.
A Fellow of the American Association of Mechanical Engineers and recipient of the 1994 ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award, he has nearly 90 publications in the fields of combustion, heat transfer, experimental and computational methods, and photorealistic image synthesis. Working with Dr. Donald Greenberg at Cornell University, he also guided and encouraged the early development of radiosity for image synthesis.
Award(s):
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
Type: [Technical Papers]
A framework for realistic image synthesis Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Torrance] [Shirley] [Arvo] [Lafortune] [Ferwerda] [Walter] [Trumbore] [Pattanaik] [Foo]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Non-linear approximation of reflectance functions Presenter(s): [Lafortune] [Foo] [Torrance] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A framework for the analysis of error in global illumination algorithms Presenter(s): [Arvo] [Torrance] [Smits]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A fast and accurate light reflection model Presenter(s): [He] [Heynen] [Phillips] [Torrance] [Salesin] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Predicting reflectance functions from complex surfaces Presenter(s): [Westin] [Arvo] [Torrance]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A comprehensive physical model for light reflection Presenter(s): [He] [Torrance] [Sillion] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]
Type: [Technical Papers]
The zonal method for calculating light intensities in the presence of a participating medium Presenter(s): [Rushmeier] [Torrance]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Modeling the interaction of light between diffuse surfaces Presenter(s): [Goral] [Torrance] [Greenberg] [Battaile]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A reflectance model for computer graphics Presenter(s): [Cook] [Torrance]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
Role(s):
If you find errors or omissions on your profile page, please contact us: historyarchives@siggraph.org
Did you know you can send us a photo of yourself and a bio and we will post it? Make sure the photo is at least 1000 x 1000 and send it to the email above along with the bio and we will add it to your page.
