Campus researchers and instructors kicked off the academic year with an all-day discussion of how to use scientific computing in their work. The occasion was the 4th Annual Colloquium on Scientific Computing and Data Analysis, sponsored by Advanced Networked and Scientific Applications.

Speakers from Stanford University, University of Nevada, Reno, the Teale Data Center, and the IBM Watson Research Center joined members of the UC Davis community in a series of presentations focusing on biological applications, spatial data analysis, scientific visualization, remote sensing, and applied mathematics.

Participating in the September 18 event were Steve Chan from Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; Hemang Patel from Molecular and Cellular Biology; Sandy Harcourt and Gary Fannucchi from Anthropology; and Susan Ustin, Larry Costick, and Scott Martens of Land, Air, and Water Resources. Professor Wes Wallender of Land, Air and Water Resources showed videos produced using Data Explorer that illustrated his hydrologic models.

For information, send e-mail to vislab@ucdavis.edu or call 752-6285.