Dr. Nadeau is a senior visualization scientist at the Synthesis Center, a joint facility of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and CalIT2 at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His interests include interactive visualization technique, user interface design, volume rendering, and visualizing large and high dimensionality data sets. He has developed visualization techniques for such diverse fields as astrophysics, medical imaging, phylogenetics, and cognitive science.
In 2003, his work with the American Museum of Natural History on visualizing the Orion nebula was recognized with a second place award in the NSF's first annual visualization challenge. His astrophysics imagery is included in textbooks and planetarium shows seen around the world. He has taught conference courses in computer graphics technology and technique and is a co-author of two books on virtual reality.
Dr. Nadeau has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, a masters in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado.