The Center has a true interdisciplinary character and combines scientific investigation with aesthetic ideals. ACCAD provides leadership in advanced technology, computer graphics, multimedia, and animation development to support instruction and research in both the arts
and the sciences. The Center offers a context in which students and faculty representing
many disciplines learn and apply the power of the digital syntax.

Art
Richard Harned (visionary fine art applications, glass)
Ardine Nelson (digital image manipulation, photography, video)
Ken Rinaldo (art and technology)
Amy Youngs (art and technology)

Art Education
Robert Arnold (aesthetics and criticism of computer graphics)
Terry Barrett (contemporary art history, aesthetic issues, art criticism)
Pat Stuhr (use of computer and telecommunications in K-12 art education)

Art History
Ron Green (theory and criticism of computer animation and computer art)
John Huntington (computer aided reconstruction)

Computer Science and Engineering
Rick Parent (modeling systems, animation)
Jim Davis (computer vision, cognitive science)

Communication/Journalism
Steve Acker (distance education)

Dance
Valarie Mockabee (multimedia applications relating to dance preservation and Labanotation)
Norah Zuniga Shaw (dance and technology)

Education
Rick Voithofer (technology in education)

Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering
Dave Wood (interface design systems)
Bill Marras (ergonomics)
Phil Smith (interface design systems)