Background
Cook was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and educated at Duke University and Cornell University.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Robert Cook
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Surgery in physics, 1973, Duke University, North Carolina
Master of Surgery in computer graphics, 1981, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Career
His contributions are considered to be highly influential in the field of animated arts While at Cornell, Cook worked with Donald P. Greenberg. Robert Cook was involved with Lucasfilm and later had the position as Vice President of Software Engineering at Pixar Animation Studios.
Achievements
-
1987, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the fields of computer graphics and visual effects. 1999, Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. 2001, Academy Award of Merit (Oscar) "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar"s RenderMan." GATF InterTech Award MacWorld World Class Award Seybold Award for Excellence 2009, The Steven Anson Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics.
-
Born
-
Nationality
United States
Awards
-
Academy award 1987, ACM SIGGRAPH Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the fields of computer graphics and visual effects. 1999, Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. 2001, Academy Award of Merit (Oscar) "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan." GATF InterTech Award MacWorld World Class Award Seybold Award for Excellence 2009, The Steven Anson Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer GraphicsAcademy award 1987, ACM SIGGRAPH Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the fields of computer graphics and visual effects. 1999, Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. 2001, Academy Award of Merit (Oscar) "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan." GATF InterTech Award MacWorld World Class Award Seybold Award for Excellence 2009, The Steven Anson Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics