SIGGRAPH 2006, BOSTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA
Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics
processor technologies, today announced the recipients of the prestigious
NVIDIA Fellowship award for the 2006-2007 academic year. The students were
selected by a review committee headed by NVIDIA Chief Scientist David Kirk.
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The announcement was made at SIGGRAPH 2006, the 33rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
"The NVIDIA Fellowship award program is designed to stimulate and
support excellence in graphics and computing research in universities
worldwide and to promote communication between NVIDIA's R&D team and
outstanding students and professors," said Mr. Kirk. "We believe this
year's recipients represent the best and most talented graduate students in
the world."
The recipients are: Tomas Akenine-Moller of Lund University, Sweden;
Pravin Bhat of University of Washington; Tim Foley of Stanford University;
Greg Johnson of University of Texas, Austin; Jaakko Lehtinen of Helsinki
University of Technology; Brandon Lloyd of University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill; Philipp Michel of Carnegie Mellon University; Krzysztof Niski
of Johns Hopkins University; Guillem Pratx of Stanford University; Wei Qiao
of Purdue University; Jonathan Ragan-Kelley of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; Mathias Schott of University of Utah; Jay Edward Steele of
Clemson University; and Huamin Wang of Georgia Institute of Technology.
Eligibility criteria included completion of the first year of Ph.D.
level studies and a major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System
Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or a related area. In addition, the
student must hold a current membership on an active research team. Each
winner receives a $25,000 grant.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics
processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing
products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is
headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe,
and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.
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For further information, contact:
Calisa Cole
NVIDIA Corporation
408-486-6263
ccole@nvidia.com
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