Stephen Thorman
Title: ProfessorOffice Location: Haughey Hall 308
E-mail: sthorman@andrews.edu
Phone: (269) 471-9458
Education:
1996 Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dissertation title -- Diffraction Based Models for Iridescent Colors in Computer
Generated Imagery
1992 MSECE, Computer Systems Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
1981 M.S, Physics (Emphasis: Solar Astrophysics)
California State University North ridge
Thesis Title-- Magnetogram Production and a Study of the Magnetic Morphology
of Selected Solar Active Regions
1978 B.S. (cum laude) with majors in Physics (Emphasis: Astrophysics) and Computer
Science.
Pacific Union College, Angwin, California
Biography:
Dr. Thorman joined the faculty at Andrews University in 1999. He is currently active in teaching in both the Engineering and Computer Science department and the Physics department. Previously, he taught computer science and physics at Pacific Union College. His academic interests focus on computer graphics algorithms, openGL, and solar astronomy.