Biography
James L. Mohler is Assistant Department Head and an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer
Graphics Technology at Purdue University, where he received his B.S.
in Technical Graphics. He also holds a M.S. in Industrial Technology
and a Ph.D. in Education. Dr. Mohler has been
teaching in various capacities since 1991. He
has developed and delivered courses related to multimedia and hypermedia
production, human-computer interface design, and foundation courses
such as introductory programming and raster imaging. James
served as a Senior Research Scientist of Multimedia and Web Development from 2002-2005,
where he was involved with Information Technology at Purdue (IT@P)
as well as the Envision Center for Data Perceptualization. Dr. Mohler is a Purdue University Faculty Scholar, a faculty fellow for the Discovery Learning Center, and a member of the Purdue University Teaching Academy.
As a faculty member, James has been the recipient of several teaching
awards at various levels within the university including the Purdue
University Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in memory of Charles
B. Murphy in 2002, James D. Dwyer Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
Award in the School of Technology in 1998, the Outstanding Untenured
Faculty Member award in 1998, and the Purdue University Teaching for
Tomorrow award in 2000. He also received the Frank Oppenheimer Award
for best paper presentation at the Engineering Design Graphics Division
Mid-year meeting in 1996. James was awarded the J. William
Fulbright Lecturer and Distinguished (FLAD) Chair in Multimedia at
the Portuguese Catholic University in Porto, Portugal for 2001-2002.
Dr. Mohler has authored, co-authored, or contributed
to over a 21 texts related to computer graphics, multimedia, and hypermedia
development. One of his books was noted
on Amazon's top 10 graphic titles for year 2000. Dr. Mohler has enjoyed
presenting papers and workshops at various conferences including
international presentations in Austria, England, Finland, Portugal, and
Russia. He has also authored over 52 articles for academic
and trade publications. James has served on the review
board of the WebNet Journal and as the Executive Editor
for the Journal of Interactive Instruction Development. James is a member of ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH, and ASEE. He was the Educators Program Chair for the SIGGRAPH 2002 conference
and actively participates on the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee.
He also served as the SIGGRAPH 2005 Conference Chair. Dr.
Mohler continues industrial involvement through external consulting.
He has worked with companies such as AutoDesk, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Caterpillar, Cummins Engine Company, Electronic Arts, Fairfield
Manufacturing Company, GM Powertrain, McGraw-Hill Publishers, Macmillan
Computer Publishing, Purdue University, Rockwell Automation, and State
Farm Insurance.
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