Since 1991, at JPL, he has worked on various spacecraft simulations including Galileo, Magellan, and Ulysses as part of the Solar System Visualization project. He is currently working on the visualization of Earth-approaching asteroids for the New Millenium Project. Various visualization of the asteroids will be demonstrated including their shapes, rotations, orbits of the particles around the asteroids, and the impacts to the asteroids. These visualizations are based on the actual observations or simulations by the scientists. John Wright has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Wright State University.
Emphasis is on data fusion, data mining, and visualization of sonar and magnetic field data.
John will also present the Realscene system and rendering algorithm, demonstrating the system's capability in realtime and non-realtime. From the 134 East in Glendale, take the 2 north, stay in the 2 right lanes to the 210 east. From the 210 exit at Berkshire Ave. Oak Grove Drive. Dr. Take road to end and park in visitor parking on left.