Nick Foster
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- University of Pennsylvania, Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1999
Nick Foster is a member of PDI’s Research and Development department. A graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Foster holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with an emphasis on animating liquids and gases. A recognized expert in the field of animating water for computer graphics, Foster has published several academic papers on the subject, and received a 1998 Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognising his work. Prior to pursuing his graduate degrees in the United States, Foster worked as a detector systems developer at a nuclear power station in Grenoble, France.
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Structural modeling of flames for a production environment](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2002-Technical-Papers-Lamorlette_Structural-Modeling-of-Flames-for-a-Production-Environment-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Structural modeling of flames for a production environment Presenter(s): [Lamorlette] [Foster]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Practical animation of liquids](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2001-Technical-Papers-Foster_Practical-Animation-of-Liquids-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Practical animation of liquids Presenter(s): [Foster] [Fedkiw]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
![Simulating Nature: From Theory to Application](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1999-26-Course-Cover-Simulating-Nature-From-Theory-to-Application-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Simulating Nature: From Theory to Application Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Ebert] [Foster] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Tessendorf] [Vincelette]
Entry No.: [26]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
![Modeling the motion of a hot, turbulent gas](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1997-Technical-Papers-Foster_Modeling-the-Motion-of-a-Hot-Turbulent-Gas-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Modeling the motion of a hot, turbulent gas Presenter(s): [Foster] [Metaxas]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
![Controlling Fluid Animation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1996-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Controlling Fluid Animation Presenter(s): [Foster] [Metaxas]
[SIGGRAPH 1996]
![Realistic Animation of Liquids](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1995-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Realistic Animation of Liquids Presenter(s): [Foster] [Metaxas]
[SIGGRAPH 1995]