And the Oscar Goes To... a Professor?

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Simulations created for research in computational physics by researchers such as Ron Fedkiw also have applications in entertainment. This image is part of a simulation created by Fedkiw and his colleagues Nick Rasmussen and Frank Losasso Petterson an ...
Simulations created for research in computational physics by researchers such as Ron Fedkiw also have applications in entertainment. This image is part of a simulation created by Fedkiw and his colleagues Nick Rasmussen and Frank Losasso Petterson, and it is an example of the work with fluids that earned the team a technical Academy Award this month. Credit: Credit: Frank Losasso, Jerry Talton, Nipun Kwatra, Ron Fedkiw / courtesy of Stanford University

Daniel Day-Lewis, Tilda Swinton and the Coen brothers weren't the only ones honored at last night's Academy Awards. Ron Fedkiw, an associate professor of computer science at Stanford University also received a coveted gold statuette this year for his groundbreaking work in liquid simulations. While people don't usually associate computational scientists with movie stars, Fedkiw's honor shows the impact of computer science on Hollywood and the rest of our lives.


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