Munsell Color Science Laboratory
25thAnniversary Symposium
June 8, 2009, Rochester NY
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The 2009 Inter-Society
Color Council Annual Meeting wil be followed by a special symposium hosted
by the Munsell Color Science Laboratory (MCSL) celebrating their 25th anniversary.
The history of MCSL begins in the early 1980’s when the
Munsell Color Foundation, Inc. was making plans to dissolve and transfer its
assets to a university research program. A proposal was made by RIT to use the
assets to establish MCSL as a research laboratory which would be directed by
the newly established Richard S. Hunter Professor in Color Science, Appearance,
and Technology. MCSL was therefore established in 1983 and an inaugural symposium, “Frontiers
in Color Science,” was
held February 1984 featuring the world’s leading experts. Twenty-five years later,
MCSL is an internationally recognized leader in color science research, education,
and outreach. RIT is celebrating this milestone with another symposium, pairing
masters and visionaries along with a summary of MCSL research accomplishments.
Retrospective Masters
Robert W. G. Hunt, Kodak Limited (retired) and Visiting
Professor at Leeds University, “The Wright Trichromator and Color Matching Functions”
Rolf G. Kuehni, Bayer Corporation (retired) and Adjunct
Professor at North Carolina State University, “Three
Attributes: From Newton to Munsell”
Calvin S. McCamy, National Institute of Standards and Technology
(retired) and Macbeth Corporation (retired) “Reflections
on a Life in Color”
Alan R. Robertson, National Research Council Canada (retired),“Color
Differences: Past, Present and Future”
Joy Luke, Studio 231,
“The Munsell Foundation and a Century of Color Research”
Prospective Visionaries
James A. Ferwerda, Associate Professor Center for Imaging
Science and member of Munsell Color Science Laboratory at Rochester Institute
of Technology, “Computer
Aided Appearance Design”
Nathan Moroney, Principal Scientist at Hewlett Packard Laboratories, “Color
Science and Imaging: Future Opportunities”
Mark S. Rea, Director Lighting Research Center and Professor
of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Lighting
in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges”
The technical sessions will be followed by two informative talks:
Mark D. Fairchild and Roy S. Berns Professors
Center for Imaging Science and members of Munsell Color Science Laboratory
at Rochester Institute of Technology, “Twenty
Five Years of Research at the Munsell Color Science Laboratory”
Mitchell R. Rosen, Research Assistant Professor Center for
Imaging Science and member of Munsell Color Science Laboratory at Rochester
Institute of Technology, “Virtual
Tour of the Munsell Color Science Laboratory”
The day will close with an Open House and Reception in the Munsell
Color Science Laboratory.
More Information
The conference chair is Roy S. Berns, Director of MCSL.
Registration will be through the ISCC. (download the form)
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