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Public release date: 27-Jun-2012[ | E-mail |
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267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the mathematics underlying movie special effects at this free public event, July 11 at 6:15 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN27 June, 2012What do Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia, X-Men, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean have in common?
Simulated physics.
That's right. Making visual effects real for movie audiencesbe it Avatar's vast ocean surface or rising water levels in The Deathly Hallowsrequires quite a bit of physics and math. Physical equations and scientific computations are generated behind the scenes to ensure that the elements you see on the big screen obey the same laws of physics as their real counterparts.
One mathematician who helps ensure the credibility of such visual effects is Dr. Robert Bridson of the University of British Columbia. He will talk about the math and physics behind a broad range of 3D special effects used in movies and computer animations at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. The talk is targeted to a general audience and does not require expertise in mathematics or movie production; knowledge of high-school level mathematics is adequate.
The event is free and open to the public, and is part of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), being held July 9-13 right here in Minneapolis. Bridson's talk is this year's I. E. Block Community Lecture, organized by SIAM to inspire appreciation for mathematics and its influence on the world around us.
Dr. Bridson has worked on several blockbuster movies, including The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tin-Tin. He is co-creator of Naiad, a software that provides liquid and gas simulations at very high speeds with minimal processing power. The release of this software to studios worldwide has redefined the movie-industry standard for fluid simulations.
In addition to his silver screen exploits, Dr. Bridson is an internationally-known researcher in computer graphics and numerical simulation methods as well as a full-time professor of scientific computing and computer graphics at the University of British Columbia.
The SIAM Annual Meeting brings together applied mathematicians and computational scientists from all over the world, providing a broad view of state-of-the-art applications of their work through presentations, lectures, minisymposia, papers, and posters.
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About SIAM
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an international society of over 14,000 individual members, including applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members from 85 countries are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
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Public release date: 27-Jun-2012[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
karthika@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the mathematics underlying movie special effects at this free public event, July 11 at 6:15 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN27 June, 2012What do Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia, X-Men, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean have in common?
Simulated physics.
That's right. Making visual effects real for movie audiencesbe it Avatar's vast ocean surface or rising water levels in The Deathly Hallowsrequires quite a bit of physics and math. Physical equations and scientific computations are generated behind the scenes to ensure that the elements you see on the big screen obey the same laws of physics as their real counterparts.
One mathematician who helps ensure the credibility of such visual effects is Dr. Robert Bridson of the University of British Columbia. He will talk about the math and physics behind a broad range of 3D special effects used in movies and computer animations at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. The talk is targeted to a general audience and does not require expertise in mathematics or movie production; knowledge of high-school level mathematics is adequate.
The event is free and open to the public, and is part of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), being held July 9-13 right here in Minneapolis. Bridson's talk is this year's I. E. Block Community Lecture, organized by SIAM to inspire appreciation for mathematics and its influence on the world around us.
Dr. Bridson has worked on several blockbuster movies, including The Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Adventures of Tin-Tin. He is co-creator of Naiad, a software that provides liquid and gas simulations at very high speeds with minimal processing power. The release of this software to studios worldwide has redefined the movie-industry standard for fluid simulations.
In addition to his silver screen exploits, Dr. Bridson is an internationally-known researcher in computer graphics and numerical simulation methods as well as a full-time professor of scientific computing and computer graphics at the University of British Columbia.
The SIAM Annual Meeting brings together applied mathematicians and computational scientists from all over the world, providing a broad view of state-of-the-art applications of their work through presentations, lectures, minisymposia, papers, and posters.
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About SIAM
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an international society of over 14,000 individual members, including applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members from 85 countries are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
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