Francis T. Marchese

 

Biography

Dr. Marchese has a Ph.D. in quantum chemistry and postdoctoral experience in the statistical mechanics of biomolecular systems. He is professor of computer science at Pace University in New York City where he teaches courses in computer graphics, data visualization, human-computer interaction, and software engineering. Currently, he is Director and Chief Scientist of Pace’s Center for Advanced Media, the goal of which is to develop computer-oriented, human-centered systems that help people solve problems by transforming the way they experience the world and the way they collaborate within it. Dr. Marchese has published widely in science, technology, and art; and is editor of the conference proceedings entitled Understanding Images published by Springer-Verlag.

 

Professor

Director and Chief Scientist

Director

Computer Science Department

 

Pace University

163 William Street, 2nd Floor

NY, NY 10038                          

 

Email: fmarchese@pace.edu

 

Phone: 212 346-1803

Fax: 212 346-1863

 

Web page: http://csis.pace.edu/~marchese

Center for Advanced Media (CAM)

 

Pace University

163 William Street, 2nd Floor

NY, NY 10038

 

Web page: http://csis.pace.edu/~cam

 

Pace University Digital Gallery

 

Email: digitalgallery@pace.edu

 

Web page: http://www.pace.edu/DigitalGallery

 

Educational Background

Hunter College of CUNY, NY

NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Theoretical Chemistry

Director: David L. Beveridge

9/1978 to 9/1983

University of Cincinnati, OH

Ph.D.

Chemistry

Director: Hans H. Jaffe

6/1979

Youngstown State University, OH

MS

Chemistry

Director: Janet E. Del Bene

6/1973

Niagara University, NY

BS

Natural Science

 

6/1971

 

Honors and Awards

CSIS Excellence in Research Award, Pace University, School of Computer Science and Information System, 1996, 2002.

Kenan Award for Outstanding Teaching, Pace University, 1992

Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee, Carnegie Foundation 1992, 1993.

 

Courses Taught

Software Engineering I & II

Computer Graphics

Human-Computer Interaction

The User Interface from Front to Back

Scientific Visualization

Artificial Life

 

Research Interests

Scientific and Information Visualization, Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Collaborative Computing, and Human-Computer Interaction.

 

Publications