Dr. Christopher Johnson - Director

Director
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Co-Director
Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Research Professor of Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor of Physics
WEB 3850
phone (801) 581-7705
fax (801) 585-6513
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Background

Dr. Johnson founded the SCI research group in 1992 which has since grown to become the SCI Institute employing over 150 faculty, staff and students. Professor Johnson serves on several international journal editorial boards, as well as on advisory boards to several national and international research centers.

Professor Johnson was awarded a Young Investigator's (FIRST) Award from the NIH in 1992, the NSF National Young Investigator (NYI) Award in 1994, and the NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow (PFF) award from President Clinton in 1995. In 1996 he received a DOE Computational Science Award and in 1997 received the Par Excellence Award from the University of Utah Alumni Association and the Presidential Teaching Scholar Award. In 1999, Professor Johnson was awarded the Governor's Medal for Science and Technology from Governor Michael Leavitt. In 2003 he received the Distinguished Professor Award from the University of Utah. In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2009 he was elected a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Current Responsibilities

Professor Johnson directs the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah where he is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Physics, and Bioengineering.

He holds the following positions:

• Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute.
• Co-Director, The Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC)
• Distinguished Professor of Computer Science.
• Research Professor of Bioengineering.
• Adjunct Professor of Physics.
• Faculty Member, Computational Engineering and Science (CES) Program.
• Faculty Member, Brain Institute.
• Co-Founder, Visual Influence Inc.
• Co-Editor, The Visualization Handbook.

Research Interests

Professor Johnson's research interests are in the area of scientific computing. Particular interests include inverse and imaging problems, adaptive methods, problem solving environments, numerical analysis, biomedical computing, and scientific visualization.

Chris Johnson, Ph.D.
Director,
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
John E. and Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building (WEB)
72 South Campus Central Dr., 3750 WEB
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9205
Email: crj@sci.utah.edu
Phone: (801) 581-7705
Fax: (801) 585-6513
http://www.sci.utah.edu/personnel/crj.html

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