Christopher R. Johnson
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Christopher R. Johnson is a professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah
. He is director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
at the University, which developed from a research group he started in 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
in 2004, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
in 2005, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
in 2009.
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. He is director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
The Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute is a permanent research institute at the University of Utah. It is a leader in engineering and research in the areas of scientific computing, visualization, and imaging...
at the University, which developed from a research group he started in 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering is an organization of biomedical engineers, which focuses on taking principles of engineering to and applying them to improve the medical and biological engineering fields...
in 2004, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
in 2005, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
in 2009.