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Dr. Edwin Catmull (born 1945 in West Virginia ) is a Computer Scientist and current President of film Animation studios, the Disney-Pixar Studios . As a computer scientist, Catmull has contributed to many important developments in Computer Graphics . Early in life, Catmull found inspiration in , Texture Mapping and Bicubic Patches . While at the university, he invented Algorithm s for Anti-aliasing and rendering subdivision surfaces and created, in 1974 , his earliest contribution to the film industry, an animated version of his left hand for '' Futureworld '', the science fiction sequel to the film '' Westworld '' and the first film to use 3D Computer Graphics . After leaving the university, Catmull founded the Computer Graphics Lab at the New York Institute Of Technology . In 1979 he went to work for George Lucas at Lucasfilm . It was at Lucasfilm that he helped develop Digital Image Compositing technology used to combine multiple images in a convincing way. Later, in 1986 , Catmull founded Pixar with Alvy Ray Smith . At Pixar, Catmull was a key developer of the RenderMan rendering system used in films such as '' Toy Story '' and '' Finding Nemo ''. In 1993 , the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences presented Catmull with his first Academy Award "for the development of PhotoRealistic RenderMan software which produces images used in motion pictures from 3D computer descriptions of shape and appearance." Again in 1996 , he received an Academy Award "for pioneering inventions in Digital Image Compositing". Finally, in 2001 , he received an Oscar "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan." ''See also:'' Catmull-Rom Spline , Subdivision Surface BIBLIOGRAPHY
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