Jerry Tessendorf
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Cinesite, Research Scientist
Other Affiliation(s):
- Rhythm & Hues Studios
- Clemson University, School of Computing
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1999
Jerry Tessendorf is a researcher in remote sensing and computer graphics, specializing in natural phenomena and physics-based modeling and rendering. After receiving a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Brown University in 1984, he spent a decade researching the physics, optics, and radiative transfer behavior of oceans, clouds, and tissue. The emphasis of this research was on advanced data and image processing technologies for remotely sensing the environment. In 1994 Dr. Tessendorf began the development of the first software package to generate highly realistic oceanscapes for motion picture applications. This package has been used in a number of films, including Waterworld, Devil’s Advocate, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, What Dreams May Come, and extensively in Titanic. Presently at Clnesite Digital Studios, Dr. Tessendorf is developing new modeling and rendering approaches to handle a variety of physical phenomena, including hair rendering and dynamics, water surface and subsurface phenomena, and higher dimensional geometry.
Learning Presentation(s):

Type: [Posters]
Toward Validation of a Monte Carlo Rendering Technique Presenter(s): [Kilgo] [Tessendorf]
Entry No.: [92]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]

Type: [Panels]
An Evaluation of University Education as it Relates to the VFX, Animation and Game Industries Presenter(s): [Carpenter] [Parke] [House] [Tessendorf] [Walvoord] [Parrish] [Stenner] [Strittmatter] [Robinson]
Entry No.: [08]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]

Type: [Technical Papers]
Closest-Point Turbulence for Liquid Surfaces Presenter(s): [Kim] [Thuerey] [Tessendorf]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]

Type: [Courses]
Production Volume Rendering 2 Organizer(s): [Wrenninge]
Presenter(s): [Wrenninge] [Zafar] [Clinton] [Harding] [Graham] [Tessendorf] [Grant] [Bouthors]
Entry No.: [19]
[SIGGRAPH 2011]

Type: [Courses]
Volumetric Methods in Visual Effects Organizer(s): [Zafar]
Presenter(s): [Zafar] [Wrenninge] [Tessendorf] [Clinton] [Penney] [Clifford] [Graham]
Entry No.: [14]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]

Type: [Courses]
The Elements of Nature: Interactive and Realistic Techniques Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Deussen] [Fedkiw] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Roble] [Stam] [Tessendorf]
Entry No.: [31]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]

Type: [Courses]
Simulating Nature: Realistic and Interactive Techniques Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Deussen] [Fedkiw] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Stam] [Tessendorf]
Entry No.: [09]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]

Type: [Courses]
Simulating Nature: Realistic and Interactive Techniques Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Fedkiw] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Stam] [Tessendorf]
Entry No.: [47]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]

Type: [Courses]
Simulating Nature: From Theory to Practice Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Stam] [Tessendorf]
Entry No.: [25]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]

Type: [Courses]
Simulating Nature: From Theory to Application Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Foster] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Tessendorf] [Vincelette]
Entry No.: [26]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]