Advanced Visualization Lab
Transforming Data into Stunning Visuals
AVL is committed to communicating science and inspiring audiences to learn about scientific concepts through capturing the thrill of scientific discovery and the wonder of complex systems. Working in close collaboration with domain scientists, AVL creates high-resolution, cinematic, data-driven scientific visualizations.
What We Offer
Visualizations [+]
AVL creates high-fidelity, 3D scientific visualizations from large, complex datasets, serving as a vital tool for scientific understanding. These visualizations transform intricate data into stunning, educational art.
Visualizations
Collaborating with eDream, AVL bridges art, science, and technology, embracing diverse forms of art and digitally-mediated technologies to inspire and educate.
Educational Materials [+]
AVL offers free downloads and streaming of our visualizations, often accompanied by educational materials.
Educational Materials
We also provide on-site tours and demonstrations at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, showcasing our work on an ultra-high resolution 4K 3D display.
Software [+]
AVL develops original software and augments off-the-shelf and open-source software for three-dimensional spatial and temporally evolving data-driven applications and movies.
Software
Specific software application descriptions and downloads can be found here.
The Advanced Visualization Lab (AVL) embodies the spirit of a “Renaissance Team,” where each member brings a unique set of skills to the table, enhancing our collective creativity and technical prowess. Our team excels in advanced graphics and experiential visualization techniques, artistic design, cinematic choreography, multimedia and video production, data management and render wrangling. By seamlessly blending science and art, AVL produces stunning, high-resolution, data-driven cinematic visualizations that captivate and educate the public.
Who We Are
Matt Turk
Director, AVL
Jeff Carpenter
Research Visualization Designer
Stuart Levy
Senior Research Programmer
Bradley Thompson
Scientific Visualization Research Designer
Robert Patterson
Research Designer
Donna Cox
AVL founding Director/Emeritus