{"594422":{"#nid":"594422","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Scientific Computing for Movies and Beyond","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELight refreshments will be served before the lecture.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESimulations of virtual materials in movie special effects, as well as virtual surgery, require some applications of scientific computing for\u0026nbsp;solid and fluid mechanics problems. Both movie\u0026nbsp;special effects and virtual surgery demand physically realistic dynamics for things like water, smoke, fire, and soft tissues. For these, new algorithms are required.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.ucla.edu\/~jteran\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph M. Teran\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E will discuss the simulation techniques required and will share some\u0026nbsp;recent results, such as:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Esimulated surgical repair of biomechanical soft tissues\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eextreme deformation of elastic objects with contact\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ehigh-resolution incompressible flow\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Eclothing and hair dynamics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe will discuss the algorithm used to simulate the dynamics in the Disney animated film \u0026quot;Frozen.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.math.ucla.edu\/~jteran\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph M. Teran\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focus is numerical methods for partial differential equations arising in classical physics, including\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ecomputational solids and fluids\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Emulti-material interactions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Efracture dynamics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ecomputational biomechanics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExciting applications of his work arise in virtual surgery and movie special effects for Walt Disney Animation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeran received a 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the National Science Foundation and a 2010 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/discovermagazine.com\/2008\/dec\/20-best-brains-under-40\u0022\u003EIn 2008, Discover Magazine named Teran one of the 50 \u0026quot;Best Brains in Science.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/frontiersinscience.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFrontiers in Science Lectures\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELectures in this series are intended to inform, engage, and inspire students, faculty, staff, and the public on developments, breakthroughs, and topics of general interest in the sciences and mathematics. 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