Marvin Simkin

Marvin Simkin is a member of the Information Security team at Arizona State University.

Marvin's previous work at ASU includes:

Manager of Information Technology

In this role at the School of Earth and Space Exploration, his responsibilities included the Technology Support Office, which supported about 600 computers with a team of three people.

3D Visualization Developer

These projects are listed below with the more recent ones first.

• Galileo Satellite Image Mosaics
  The Galileo spacecraft orbited Jupiter for nearly eight years. This is a collection of high-resolution image mosaics featuring the moons of Jupiter: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
  
  
• Computers in Geology - Fall 2006
  Notes and links for a 3D visualization class.
  
  
• Movies that Fly around Geologic Features
  Using free viewing programs, you can experience some of the southwestern United States' interesting geologic features. There are 3D ".scene" files for a GeoWall and movies that can be played on a typical PC or Mac (no special 3D equipment required). See if you can find the one that flys from Phoenix to Flagstaff at more than 6,000 miles per hour!
  
  
• Improving Visualization Techniques
  Ongoing projects include testing and developing software and techniques to produce better 3D visualizations. Browse these directories to explore some of our work in progress.
  
  
• Clementine Moon Maps
  The Clementine spacecraft spent 70 days orbiting the moon to make detailed maps. This is an index of resources available online or at ASU's Space Photography Laboratory.
  
  
• Computers in Geology - Fall 2004
  Lab and discussion materials for a Unix class.
  
  
• 3D Mars Images
  Unix scripts automatically download pictures taken by the Mars rovers and convert them to 3D. (To view this type of 3D picture you need a GeoWall.) This project has been on "autopilot" for over two years. A library of more than 30,000 Mars 3-D pictures is updated with no human intervention, demonstrating the power of Unix and scripting to efficiently manage large collections of data.
  
  
• Free HoloDraw software
  HoloDraw helps you plot scientific data by making 3D stereo virtual reality visualizations that can be viewed using a GeoWall or a properly configured web browser.
  
  
• Geophysics Visualizations
  A series of 2-D and 3-D images and movies made for the geophysics lab in association with the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
  
  
• Phoenix Bedrock Topography
  A visual study of underground shapes.
  
  
• Computers in Geology - Fall 2002
  Assignments for a geology class.
  
  
• The Cookie Bookie
  Assignment for a web page class.
  
  
• Marvin's Fault
  A visual tutorial in geologic reasoning.
  
  

Written by Marvin Simkin Filename index.html Last updated December 4, 2008