Donna J. Cox
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Affiliation(s):
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Advanced Visualization Lab, School of Art & Design, Director
Location:
- Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2019
Donna J. Cox, MFA, PhD, Aiken Chair, is professor Art and Design, Director of Advanced Visualization Laboratory, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois. She’s an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the art of scientific data visualization. She and her collaborators thrill millions with stunning cinematic presentations of data for giant-screen productions including fulldome Solar Superstorms (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Hubble3D IMAX (Leonardo DiCaprio). Chicago Museum of Science and Industry named her among 40 modern-day DaVinci’s. IMERSA awarded her the 2017 lifetime achievement for lasting contributions to the big-screen community. She’s served as SIGGRAPH Director, Panels and Experimental Technologies Chairs. ACM SIGGRAPH honored her with the 2019 lifetime achievement award.
Experience Organizing Committee Chair:
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1990, "Beyond Scientific Visualization: Mapping Information"
- SIGGRAPH 1990, "What is Happening on the Hill?"
Experience Jury Member:
Award(s):
Art Paper(s):
Type: Art Paper
Author(s): Cox
Conference: SIGGRAPH 1989: Art Show
Artwork(s):
Animation/Video(s):
Visualization of an F3 Tornado Within a Simulated Supercell Thunderstorm
Director(s): [Patterson] [Cox]
Studio(s): [National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
[SVR Issue #150, Track #16]
Learning Presentation(s):
Type: [Posters]
Interactive Cinematic Scientific Visualization in Unity Presenter(s): [Shih] [Borkiewicz] [Christensen] [Cox]
Entry No.: [69]
[SIGGRAPH 2019]
Type: [Panels]
Untold HERstories: an Homage to SIGGRAPH Presenter(s): [Cox] [Sandor] [Fron]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 2019]
Type: [Panels]
Digital Domes: Theaters Without Borders Presenter(s): [Cox] [Lantz] [Wyatt] [Thompson]
Entry No.: [04]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]
Type: [Panels]
20XX.EDU: Grand Challenges in Education (Part 2) Presenter(s): [Barr] [Cox] [Foley] [van Dam] [Vesna] [Malina]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
Type: [Panels]
The CAVE and Beyond: VR Art in Museums and Galleries Presenter(s): [Cox] [Hörtner] [Sandin] [Sermon] [Shaw]
Entry No.: [10]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
Learning Moderator Presentation(s):
Role(s):
- Animation Director
- Art Paper Author
- Art Paper Reviewer
- Art Show Artist
- Art Show Jury Member
- Art Show Organizing Committee Member
- Awardee
- Computer Animation Jury Member
- Educator's Forum Presenter
- Emerging Technologies Jury Member
- Emerging Technologies Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
- Panel Presenter
- Panels Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
- Poster Presenter
