Biography:Miriah Meyer

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Short description: American computer scientist
Miriah Meyer
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materPennsylvania State University
University of Utah
Awards
  • AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship (2006)
  • MIT Technology Review TR35 (2011)
  • Fast Company 100 Most Creative People (2012)
  • TED Fellow (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Data visualization
InstitutionsHarvard University
Broad Institute
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
University of Utah
ThesisDynamic particles for adaptive sampling of implicit surfaces (2008)
Doctoral advisorRoss T. Whitaker

Miriah Meyer is an American computer scientist and USTAR professor at the University of Utah. She is noted for her pioneering work in data visualization for research applications.[1] She received an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship in 2006 and served as a reporter for The Chicago Tribune.[2] She was named in MIT Technology Review's TR35 list in 2011 and Fast Company's list of the 100 most creative people in 2012.[3][4] She was named a 2013 TED Fellow for her work in interactive visualization.[5]

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