Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science 2009 Annual Report Table of Contents Foreword............................................................................................................ 5 Academics......................................................................................................... 7 Imaging.Science.Undergraduate.Program............................................................. 7 Digital.Cinema.Program...................................................................................... 11. Imaging.Science.Graduate.Program.................................................................... 13. Color.Science.Graduate.Program........................................................................ 17 Astrophysical.Sciences.and.Technology.Graduate.Program................................ 21. Research.......................................................................................................... 25 Digital.Imaging.and.Remote.Sensing.Lab............................................................ 25 Laboratory.for.Imaging.Algorithms.and.Systems................................................. 31 Munsell.Color.Science.Laboratory....................................................................... 39. Rochester.Imaging.Detector.Laboratory.............................................................. 45. Printing.Research.and.Imaging.System.Modeling.Lab......................................... 49 Multidisciplinary.Vision.Research.Laboratory...................................................... 53 Biomedical.Imaging.Laboratory........................................................................... 57. Magnetic.Resonance.Imaging.Laboratory........................................................... 63. Optics................................................................................................................. 65 Nanoimaging.Research.Laboratory..................................................................... 67 Laboratory.for.Space.Weather.Alert.Technologies.Astronomical.Imaging............ 69. Historical.Manuscript.Restoration....................................................................... 71. Outreach.......................................................................................................... 73 The.RIT.Insight.Lab.for.Science.Outreach.and.Learning.Research...................... 73 Prospective.Student.Outreach.Programs............................................................ 77 Alumni............................................................................................................... 81 Featured.Alumnus—Mahdi.Nezamabadi.and.Mahnaz.Mohammadi..................... 81. 3 Forward university | NEWS ❯❯ September 19, 2008 By Susan Gawlowicz As.director.of.the.Center.for.Imaging.Science,.Baum.has. Challenges of female scientists explored in new sought.ways.to.increase.the.representation.of.girls.in.sci- essay collection ence.and.women.in.academia..She.started.a.series.of.annual. programs.with.the.Girl.Scouts.of.Genesee.Valley.through. No.one.talks.about.it.much,.but.if.you’re.a.female.scientist,. the.center..Baum.is.also.working.with.Margaret.Bailey,.Kate. you’re.faced.with.it.every.day:.the.challenge.of.being.a.serious. Gleason.Endowed.Chair.and.associate.professor.of.mechani- scientist.and.an.ideal.mother..Those.who.haven’t.made.the. cal.engineering,.who.won.a.National.Science.Foundation.grant. choice.must.decide.what.they.can.live.with:.foregoing.mother- to.increase.the.participation.and.advancement.of.women.in. hood.for.a.career.in.science.or.a.career.in.science.instead.of. academic.science.and.engineering.careers. motherhood,.or.finding.a.way.to.meld.the.two. Baum,.when.at.the.Space.Telescope.Science.Institute.before. Motherhood,.the.Elephant.in.the.Laboratory:.Women.Scientists. coming.to.RIT,.headed.the.engineering.division.supporting.the. Speak.Out,.edited.by.Emily.Monosson.and.published.by.ILR. Hubble.ground.systems.and.supervised.140.engineers,.. Press,.is.a.collection.of.34.essays.by.mother-scientists.who. scientists.and.support.staff. share.their.stories.and.insights.on.achieving.balance.and.. Dear Readers,. defining.success. In.addition,.Baum.led.the.team.working.on.a.new.instrument. to.be.placed.on.Hubble.called.the.Space.Telescope.Imaging. Once.again.we.have.the.pleasure.of.reporting.out.to.you.on. RIT.scientist.Stefi.Baum.contributed.her.insights.in.the.essay,. Spectrograph..Baum.and.her.husband.took.the.family.to.Cape. the.myriad.activities.and.achievements.of.our.faculty,.staff,.and. “The.Accidental.Astronomer,”.detailing.the.career.and.family. Canaveral,.Florida,.to.watch.the.launch.of.the.shuttle.carrying. students.this.past.year.in.the.Chester.F..Carlson.Center.for. choices.she.made.at.the.outset.of.her.career.in.the.1980s.. the.instrument.Baum.helped.develop. Imaging.Science...And.it.has.been.another.great.year.for.us,.full. Baum.is.the.director.of.RIT’s.Chester.F..Carlson.Center.for.Im- of.new.discoveries.reported.out.in.the.literature.and.the.press,. aging.Science.and.co-chair.of.the.new.Astrophysical.Sciences. new.innovations.resulting.in.new.patents.and.new.business. and.Technology.graduate.program..She.has.balanced.a.suc- initiatives,.student.awards,.graduations,.and.career.successes,. cessful.career.inside.and.outside.academia.with.the.domestic. new.research.directions,.and.new.collaborations.both.within. demands.of.being.the.mother.of.four.children. and.outside.of.RIT...We.are.proud.of.the.strong.interdisciplinary. In.her.essay,.Baum.reflects.on.timing.her.pregnancies.“so.as. community.of.researchers,.learners,.and.teachers.we.have.built. not.to.be.visibly.pregnant”.during.her.early.job.interviews;.giving. in.our.Center..Each.student.we.graduate.is.another.force.whose. birth.to.her.first.child.in.a.small.village.in.Holland.while.on.a.joint. energy.and.ideas.will.help.to.build.the.future..Challenging.times?. post-doctoral.fellowship.with.her.husband.at.the.Netherlands. Yes...But.as.you.will.see.as.you.leaf.through.these.pages,.we. Foundation.for.Radio.Astronomy;.and.returning.to.work.only. have.risen.to.the.challenge..We.hope.you.enjoying.sharing.in.our. one.week.after.having.had.her.first.son. accomplishments. “Critical.to.being.able.to.juggle.a.scientific.career.and.a.young. Best, family.was.having.the.perfect.collaborator—a.husband.who. shared.all.aspects.with.me.from.scientific.discovery.to.baby. trips.to.the.doctor,”.Baum.says..Her.husband,.Chris.O’Dea,.is. also.an.astronomer.and.a.professor.of.physics.at.RIT. Stefi Baum, Director 5 Professor Roger Easton gives a presentation about his document restoration work in India at a weekly meeting of the student chapter of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology. 6 Academics Imaging Science with.the.answer,.“Joe.Pow.spoke.to.me.”.All.of.us.at.the.. Incoming Class Profile (Fall 2009) Center.cannot.express.how.appreciative.we.all.are.for.his. Undergraduate Program tireless.efforts. We.are.very.fortunate.to.have.accepted.9.new.students.to. RIT.and.the.undergraduate.program.in.Imaging.Science.this. Program Coordinator’s Comments It.has.been.another.great.year.at.the.Center.and.I.hope.that. year..Also,.two.internal.transfers.from.other.RIT.programs.have. By Carl Savaggio everyone.reading.this.report.can.in.someway.stay.involved. grown.our.family.in.the.Center..Our.complementary.program.in. with.these.great.students.that.we.have..Whether.it.is.provid- the.College.of.Imaging.Arts.and.Sciences,.Digital.Cinema,.has. So.as.I.finish.up.my.third.year.as.the.coordinator.of.the.. ing.an.internship.possibility,.whether.it.is.visiting.campus.and. brought.15.new.incoming.students.to.RIT.so.our.classrooms. undergraduate.program.in.Imaging.Science,.I.am.very. talking.at.our.seminar.series.or.to.the.Friday.afternoon.meeting. will.continue.to.be.filled.with.the.next.generation.of.scientists.to. pleased.to.say.that.I.like.where.the.program.is.currently.and. of.the.student.chapter.of.IS&T,.or.through.the.sponsorship.of. continue.to.grow.the.field.of.imaging,.both.still.and.video. where.it.is.heading.in.the.future..While.the.amount.of.spon- a.high.school.senior’s.application.to.our.program—it.is.very. sored.research.continues.to.grow.in.the.Center,.so.does.the. rewarding.to.be.a.part.of.the.Center. Awards/Recognition involvement.of.our.undergraduate.student.body..You.know. a.new.trend.is.becoming.a.cultural.norm.when.you.do.not. Curriculum Changes While.the.undergraduate.program.in.Imaging.Science.is.a. small.one.when.compared.to.other.programs.in.the.College. speak.of.it.any.longer..It.is.unusual.to.hear.someone.say.that. The.faculty.and.the.students.had.a.retreat.this.past.spring.to. of.Science,.the.performance.of.the.students.that.make.up.this. we.are.in.the.“internet.era”.any.longer,.it.is.just.where.we.now. see.what.is.working,.what.is.not,.and.what.is.missing..What. program.is.exceptional..This.level.of.quality.has.gained.rec- are..That.is.becoming.true.in.the.culture.at.the.Center.with. we.decided.to.do.was.to.form.three.sub-committees.of.. ognition.for.many.of.these.young.people.within.the.University,. regard.to.the.“undergraduate.research”.era—most.of.our. faculty.and.students.to.look.at.three.areas.were.we.thought. in.the.local.community,.and.at.National.level..The.following. undergraduate.students.participate.in.our.laboratories,.or.with. we.could.improve.our.educational.mission..The.first.was. awards.have.been.bestowed.on.our.students.in.Imaging.Sci- outside.companies.and.agencies,.on.numerous.research. tasked.to.take.a.fresh.look.at.the.mathematics.and.statistics. ence.during.the.2008-2009.academic.year: