ah2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Aaron Noel Hughes) (02/01/91)
Could you netters out there give me a few pointers in the right direction as to which graduate schools have graduate programs in computer graphics? (preferably out on the west coast) Thanks a bunch, Aaron
p_davis@epik.enet.dec.com (Peter Davis) (02/02/91)
In article <8be5Muu00Vp788V0NP@andrew.cmu.edu>, ah2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Aaron Noel Hughes) writes... >Could you netters out there give me a few pointers in the right >direction as to which graduate schools have graduate programs in >computer graphics? >(preferably out on the west coast) > Write to SIGGRAPH at: ACM SIGGRAPH c/o Association for Computing Machinery 11 W. 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 or call them and ask for the Computer Graphics Career Handbook. This describes various areas within the field of computer graphics, and lists schools which offer programs in those areas. -pd
parghi@cs.uiuc.edu (Amit Parghi) (02/05/91)
ksbooth@cs.ubc.ca (Kellogg Booth) writes: >ah2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Aaron Noel Hughes) writes: >> which graduate schools have graduate programs in >>computer graphics? >>(preferably out on the west coast) >The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada >has masters and PhD programs in computer science in which computer graphics >is offered as a research area. Hmmph! "Kellogg Booth", indeed! Who is this guy, anyway? Seriously, though: 1. ACM publishes a student assistantship directory, which is (supposedly) mailed out to all student members about once a year. If you don't have one, check with your local ACM student chapter. The directory contains brief write-ups on the areas of research and financial assistance available for each computer science department listed. (Of course, the level of information present in the directory is dependent on what each department chose to send back, and it's always out of date, but it's still quite good.) 2. Check out the "Computer Graphics Career Handbook" which somebody recommended a few days ago. It's pretty good, though it doesn't really say much about grad school. (If I recall correctly, it does, however, have a nifty listing of employers in the field). 3. This is probably the most important information source: LOOK FOR IT YOURSELF. Being at CMU, you have access to the resources of TWO universities (CMU and Pitt), between which you should be able to find all the information you need. First, check with your local CS department to see if they have any booklets, brochures, or posters from other departments. Then check for addresses in Peterson's or other guides. Look at the departmental descriptions in the catalogues of interesting universities. Write to the departments for applications and detailed brochures. 4. Looking at journal articles and conference proceedings over the last few years should give you a reasonable idea of the work being done in the field, and the people and groups doing it. Good sources include IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, SIGGRAPH proceedings, ACM Transactions on Graphics, and (if you can find them), the proceedings of Graphics Interface (known as GI). 5. To get you started, here's a *partial* list of universities "out west" which have something in "computer graphics" (note that my definition of graphics may be broader than yours): University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC* (6356 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5, Canada) University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta* University of Washington Seattle, Washington (FR-35, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195) University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Caltech Pasadena, California, 91125 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah (Merrill Engineering Bldg, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112) Brigham Young University Provo, Utah, 84602 Rice University Houston, Texas University of Texas Austin, Texas, 78712 Others closer to your part of the world include: Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Cornell University Ithaca, New York, 14853 New York Institute of Technology New York, New York University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario* University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G3, Canada* Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio (2036 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210-1277) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3175 * Note that Canadian universities generally accept a smaller proportion of foreign applicants than of Canadian applicants. Hope this helps. Amit
bcorrie@csr (Brian Corrie) (02/06/91)
parghi@cs.uiuc.edu (Amit Parghi) writes: >ksbooth@cs.ubc.ca (Kellogg Booth) writes: >>ah2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Aaron Noel Hughes) writes: >>> which graduate schools have graduate programs in >>>computer graphics? >>>(preferably out on the west coast) Whole bunch of good infoe deleted.... Just thought I'd add that Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. Canada has a fairly strong graphics group, and is a great area to live 8-) 8-) 8-) parghi@cs.uiuc.edu (Amit Parghi) writes: >* Note that Canadian universities generally accept a smaller proportion of > foreign applicants than of Canadian applicants. My two cents worth..... Brian (bcorrie@csr.uvic.ca) -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Corrie, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. bcorrie@csr.uvic.ca
td@alice.att.com (Tom Duff) (02/06/91)
parghi@cs.uiuc.edu (Amit Parghi) says:
>Hmmph! "Kellogg Booth", indeed! Who is this guy, anyway?
Obviously you don't go to many breakfast cereal trade shows.
After you visit the General Mills Booth, you can walk over to ...musgrave-forest@cs.yale.edu (F. Ken Musgrave) (02/06/91)
Keep your eye on Yale as well. We may enter the fray with a computer graphics program, soon. Real soon... Ken -- If you can not get rid of a family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. - George Bernard Shaw