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SUMMARY:Using Unity for Scientific Visualization as a Course-Based Undergr
 aduate Research Experience
DESCRIPTION:David A. Joiner (Kean University); Idunnuoluwa Adeniji (Kean U
 niversity, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)); Lark Baincaren, Cymantha Bl
 ackmon, Michael Casarona, Melissa Menzel, and Matthew Niepielko (Kean Univ
 ersity); Leonard Bielory (Kean University, Hackensack Meridian School of M
 edicine); Nan Perigo (Kean University); and Joseph Insley (Argonne Nationa
 l Laboratory (ANL), Northern Illinois University)\n\nWe have developed a s
 eries of course-based undergraduate research experiences for students inte
 grated into curriculum centered around the use of 3D visualization. One pr
 oject involves the creation and use of a volumetric renderer for hyperstac
 k images, paired with a project in confocal microscopy. Students have deve
 loped and tested tools for confocal microscopy visualization across headse
 t based and CAVE based VR platforms. Two applications of the tool are pres
 ented: a rendering of Drosophila primordial germ cells coupled with automa
 ted detection and counting, and a database in development of 3D renderings
  of pollen grains. Another project involves the development and testing of
  point cloud renderers. Student work has focused on performance testing an
 d enhancement across a range of 2D and 3D hardware, including native Quest
  apps. Through the process, students are introduced to scientific visualiz
 ation concepts, while gaining practical experience with programming, softw
 are engineering, graphics, shader programming, and cross-platform design.\
 n\nTag: Education, State of the Practice\n\nRegistration Category: Worksho
 p Reg Pass\n\nSession Chairs: Evguenia Alexandrova (Hartree Centre, STFC; 
 Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)); Scott Lathrop (Universi
 ty of Illinois Urbana-Champaign); Julie Mullen (Massachusetts Institute of
  Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory); and Nitin Sukhija (Slippery Rock U
 niversity of Pennsylvania)\n\n
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