These visualizations were creating using data from NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite. The visualization pipeline was developed at NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Each of these ‘quick-turn’ visualizations were created in a day or two in order to publish within the storm’s news cycle. Data is processed in IDL, modeled in Maya, and rendered using Renderman. S
The Aquarius spacecraft is designed to measure global sea surface salinity. It is important to understand salinity, the amount of dissolved salts in water, because it will lead us to better understanding of the water cycle and can lead to improved climate models. Aquarius is a collaboration between NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina This visualization celebrates over three years of successful Aquarius observation
These images were produced for a Penn startup that sells class rings. The 3D renders give potential customers an idea of what the final product will look like before production begins, showing crests and engravings that are personalized for their specific school. Modelled in Maya.
This projection mapping piece was my final project for an animation course. (Unfortunately the camera I used was not as good in low light as I had anticipated, so apologies for the low quality video)
BranchOut is a Maya plugin that I created along with another student as part of a course on advanced topics in animation. The tool was created using a combination of MEL scripting, C++ programming, and 3D modelling. The plugin allows users to generate tree models using algorithms that mimic natural growth. Using a large set of customizable parameters, users can create different shaped trees meshes that will ‘g