Randy Heiland (heiland--at--indiana.edu)

Education

  • M.A., Mathematics (dynamical systems), Arizona State Univ (thesis), 1992
  • M.S., Computer Science (computer graphics, computer-aided geometric design), Univ of Utah, 1985
  • B.S., Computational Mathematics, Eastern Illinois Univ, 1979

    Employment

    '08-present: CREST (previously Open Systems Lab), Pervasive Technology Institute at Indiana University
    '07-present: Research Technologies, UITS at Indiana University
    '03-'07: Scientific Data Analysis Lab, Pervasive Technology Labs at Indiana University
    '97-'03: NCSA/UIUC, Visualization & Virtual Environments group
    '93-'97: Pacific Northwest National Lab, Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab, Richland, WA
    '92: Los Alamos National Lab, Advanced Computing Lab (internship) (now probably the ISTI), Los Alamos, NM
    '85-'87: Center for Industrial Research (now SINTEF), Oslo, Norway
    '79-'82: Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, IL

    My research interests are in various areas of [high performance] scientific computing, applied mathematics, and visualization. I enjoy working closely with application scientists, helping them solve interesting problems which are hopefully benefiting society in some way. I also enjoy educational outreach activities aimed at K-12 students that involve science and mathematics.

    Publications (more up to date at this link)

    News:
    Aug 2010, PTI: Aug 2010, PTI: Mar 2010, Oct 2008

    Some projects (past & present):
    IU: SDA Lab | CompuCell3D | NLOPredict | LifeScienceWeb | K-12 | Sculpture, Geometry, Computer Science
         (SC06, SC07 )
    NCSA: VIV(SC01) | microbubbles(SC02) | vtk (misc.)
    PNNL: ECCE
    grad schools: CAGD | dynamical systems

    "But in this young man there was none of the heaviness of workers dragged out of bed at dawn for another gray and futile day of labor. He appeared curiously determined, curiously content."
       Arrowsmith, Sinclair Lewis.