▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Chap el ▁Hill , ▁ear ning ▁an ▁M . S . ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Var sh ney ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁at ▁St ony ▁Brook ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Var sh ney ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park , ▁where ▁he ▁still ▁works . ▁ ▁Research ▁Var sh ney ' s ▁research ▁per tain s ▁to ▁the ▁applications ▁of ▁computer ▁graphics ▁and ▁visual ization ▁in ▁engineering , ▁science , ▁and ▁medicine ▁via ▁develop ments ▁in ▁mesh ▁processing , ▁sh ading ▁algorithms , ▁per cept ual ▁image ▁synth esis , ▁and ▁high - per formance ▁visual ▁computing . ▁His ▁find ings ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fields ▁including ▁ph arm ac ology , ▁meteor ology , ▁pl asma ▁physics , ▁nan oman ufact uring , ▁medical ▁imag ing , ▁and ▁gene al ogy . ▁Var sh ney ▁is ▁most ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁many ▁studies ▁on ▁level ▁of ▁detail . ▁ ▁Sm ooth ▁mole cular ▁surfaces ▁In ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁report , ▁Var sh ney , ▁Fred ▁Bro oks , ▁and ▁William ▁Wright ▁detail ▁their ▁adv ances ▁in ▁graph ically ▁model ing ▁mole cular ▁surfaces : ▁