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The team of professors, staff, and students working at the DDC adapts to the curriculum and research agenda.

Faculty/Staff

	Chris Beorkrem Digital Fabrication, Sustainability, Representation Les Arts Florissants, Jones House, Dido + Aeneas, New Media Working Group, D.U.C.K.

Chris teaches and practices in all things digital. In particular, the use of fabrication tools in the creation of design at a variety of scales. Through his teaching, practice, and research he is in search of the balance between the legibility of form and the efficient use of time, machines and material. He also teaches the history and theory of digital design methods.

	Matt Parker Director of Architectural Computing New Media Working Group, Cyclorama

Matt is the Director of Architectural Computing at the CoA. His interests include all things digital with a focus on digital imaging and representation. Matt prefers to stay out of the spotlight and act as the DDC digital enabler.

	Eric Sauda Professor - CoA Les Arts Florrisants, Areva, Dido + Aeneas, Urban Morphology, Urban Design and Computer Visualization, ArchInSite, Virtual Charlotte: Center City, D.U.C.K.

Eric Sauda is a professor of architecture at the CoA. His interest in digital methods dates back to his graduate work at UCLA. He is currently working on the Virtual Charlotte project in collaboration with the Charlotte Visualization Center at CoIT, on the Intelligent Theatre project with Children's Theater of Charlotte, and on faculty digital curriculum workshops for the CoA.

	José Gámez Cultural Studies, Architectural and Urban Design South End Planning Study, Urban Morphology

José teaches cultural and urban studies as well as architectural design. His research and studio work range from his award winning community design studio (Architecture for Social Justice) to studios focused upon the spatial dynamics of contemporary urban settings. His interests in digital media involve the analysis, experimentation and representation of urban phenomena.

	Jeff Balmer Assistant Professor - CoAA Les Arts Florrisants, Dido + Aeneas, Solomon + Balkis
Jeff has worked with the DDC helping to co-ordinate UNCC's 2007 and 2008's operas, Dido + Aeneas and Les Arts Florrisants. This year, he will continue to assist the production of 2009's opera, Solomon + Balkis.

	Ann Harley UNCC Music Department Les Arts Florrisants, Dido + Aeneas, New Media Working Group, Solomon + Balkis
Anne is the director of UNCC's 2008 Opera, Les Arts Florissants. The production has incorporated work from different disciplines within UNCC, such as the College of Architecture.

	Peter Wong Design, Theory, and Representation

Design interests include: digital modeling, descriptive and representational methods with the computer, and understanding the potential of parametric modeling.

	Nick Ault Digital Fabrication Digitactility, ArchInSite, New Media Working Group, Guerrilla Tactics of Parametric Design, Scripting, D.U.C.K.

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	Remco Chang Research Associate Urban Morphology, Urban Design and Computer Visualizaion

Remco Chang is a research associate at the Charlotte Visualization Center. His current research involves visualization of urban environments based on urban theories. Using combinations of existing architectural theories and visualization techniques, understandings of urban environments can be achieved at geometric, informational, and cognitive levels.

Students

	Ginette Wessel Graduate Research Assistant Urban Morphology, Urban Design and Computer Visualization, D.U.C.K.

Ginette is currently completing her Master’s of Architecture and Master's of Arts in Geography at UNCC. She is involved in studies of Urban Visualization in junction with the UNCC Visualization Center. Specifically, this research entails studying the complex urban environment through a layer of information and technology.

	Emily Lancaster-Vine Research Assistant Jones House , Virtual Charlotte: Center City

Emily is a fifth year student at UNCC's College of Architecture. Currently, she is managing the Digital Design Center website.

	Zac Porter Research Assistant Areva, ArchInSite

Zac is a third year student at UNCC’s College of Architecture. Currently, he is involved in the design, exploration, and application of new technologies in a Nuclear Power Plant Control Room.

	Rasha Dumarieh Graduate Research Assistant ArchInSite

Rasha is currently working with the Digital Design Center’s ArchInSite project. This augmented reality application will enable the user to view a 3D architectural model in position on its proposed site. Her role includes writing the code that will feed the GPS coordinates into the 3D modeling software. She is also involved with Rhino scripting and researching the concept of designing a space given certain information about the flow/volume of the visitors/inhabitants of the space.

	Matt Gines Graduate Research Assistant

Matt is currently working on his Master’s of Architecture at UNCC. He is working with the Digital Design Center in exploring new materials to be used on the CNC machine. In addition he will begin researching Standing Seam Technology, and building prototype systems.

	Ronna Gardner Graduate Research Assistant Scripting

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	Rita Patel Graduate Research Assistant Scripting

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	Liz Richardson Graduate Research Assistant Digitactility

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	James Mattison Graduate Research Assistant Solomon + Balkis

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	Michael Baujan Graduate Research Assistant Digitactility

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	Megan Mcguinn Graduate Research Assistant iWorkshop

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	Summer Ratcliff Research Assistant D.U.C.K.

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