rendering work, developed "Virtual Integral Holography," (with Dan Venolia), created 3D paint systems and contributed to QuickTime VR. He has pioneered work in motion capture facial animation systems for over 20 years. In 1997, Williams joined DreamWorks SKG. In 2002 he became Chief Scientist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In 2006, Williams joined Google and worked with the Google Geo Group (Maps and Earth). In 2008 he was a Principal Member of Research Staff at Nokia and as of 2012, he joined NVIDIA Research. Publications • “Shadows for Cel Animation," (with Adam Finkelstein et al.) Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH 2000 Proceedings) 511-516. • "Motion Signal Processing," (with Armin Bruderlin) Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '95 Proceedings) 97-104. • "Animating Images with Line Drawings," (with Pete Litwinowicz) Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '94 Proceedings) 409-412. • “View Interpolation Image Synthesis," (with Shenchang Eric Chen) Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '93 Proceedings) 279-288. • "Living Pictures," (invited paper) Computer Animation '93, Switzerland, 1993. • "Shading in Two Dimensions," Graphics Interface '91, Calgary, Alberta, 1991. • "3D Paint," Computer Graphics 24, 2,1990 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, 1990. • "Performance-Driven Facial Animation," Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '90 Proceedings) vol. 24, no. 4, 235-242. • "Pyramidal Parametrics," Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '83 Proceedings) vol. 17, no 3, 1-11. • "Casting Curved Shadows on Curved Surfaces," Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH '78 Proceedings) vol. 12, no. 3, 270-274. Recognition 1971 - Five State Intercollegiate Chess Championship On August 15, 2001, Williams won the ACM SIGGRAPH Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to computer graphics. On March 2, 2002, Williams was awarded a 2001 Technical Achievement Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for "his pioneering influence in the field of computer-generated animation and effects for motion pictures." 2002 - Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design. References External links University of Utah Computer Graphics History New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics History 2001 Coons Award Announcement The 74th Scientific & Technical Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2001 | 2002 Lance Williams Obituary - Lawrence Journal World 1949 births 2017 deaths Computer graphics professionals Google employees University of Utah alumni University of Kansas alumni New York Institute of Technology faculty Nvidia people