Stephen Thorman
Title: Professor of Physics and Computer Science
Office Location: Haughey Hall 308
E-mail: sthorman@andrews.edu
Phone: (269) 471-3458
Education:
| 1996 | Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Dissertation title -- Diffraction Based Models for Iridescent Colors in Computer Generated Imagery |
| 1992 | MSECE, Computer Systems Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 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.