PSA-01 (Practical Surface Analysis 2001)

Practical Surface Light Fields

GREG COOMBE: Practical Surface Light Fields (Under the direction of Anselmo Lastra) The rendering of photorealistic surface appearance is one of the main challenges facing modern computer graphics. Image-based approaches have become increasingly important because they can capture the appearance of a wide variety of physical surfaces with complex reflectance behavior. In this dissertation, I foc...

Volatility and Commodity Price Dynamics by 01 - 007 August 2001

Commodity prices tend to be volatile, and volatility itself varies over time. Changes in volatility can affect market variables by directly affecting the marginal value of storage, and by affecting a component of the total marginal cost of production: the opportunity cost of exercising the option to produce the commodity now rather than waiting for more price information. I examine the role of ...

From Particle Size Analysis ( Psa 1970 ) to Particulate Systems Analysis ( Psa 2003 ) †

I t is now fully accepted that industrial processes involving particulate systems are in the mainstream of chemical engineering practice, research and education. A scientific approach to particle processing implies the study and development of means for characterizing particles, the primary characteristic being particle size and distribution. This paper, by members of the EFCE working party on ...

Self - Evaluation Report MULTI - S 01 ( revised for 2001 submittion )

Monitoring ‘practical’ reconciliation: Evidence from the reconciliation decade, 1991–2001