Decker, Messinger present on multispectral imaging project
Juilee Decker, professor and program director of museum studies, and David Messinger, professor of imaging science, presented their paper “Under the Hood: Multispectral Imaging for Historical Artifacts” at the 51st annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in May in Jacksonville, Fla. Their project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, offers an accessible, user-friendly system and software that can be used on small format historical documents, sheet, and leaf collections to recover obscured and illegible text on historical materials and to document current condition.
Recommended News
-
April 27, 2024
![crowd of people walking along the quarter mile during Imagine RIT]()
Innovation meets creativity at Imagine RIT
Artificial intelligence, robots, glass blowing, virtual reality, and performing arts were just a sampling of what thousands of visitors experienced at the 2024 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 27.
-
April 27, 2024
![5 people are shown on a stage, sitting in gray chairs. The speaker on the far left is holding a microphone speaking to the others. A poster that says Futurists Symposium is shown behind them.]()
University’s ‘futurists’ encourage audience to embrace curiosity during Imagine RIT symposium
Be curious because what if, said RIT alumnus Bob Morrealle, who shared stories of discovery, hope, and confidence during his presentation at the Futurists Symposium, a collection of alumni and faculty offering an insider’s look into the future of technology, the arts, and design. The symposium, held April 26 in the Wegmans Theater, MAGIC Spell Studios, was the official kickoff to Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.
-
April 24, 2024
![a colorful 3 D image of the southern ring nebula appears in a black sky.]()
See the Southern Ring Nebula in 3D
Universe Today highlights the research led by Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, on the Southern Ring Nebula's dual-ring formation and the possible role of a second star.
-
April 22, 2024
![5 people are shown sitting around a table with microphones in front of them. They are looking at the camera and smiling.]()
Humans consume about a credit card's worth of plastic each week; local researchers discuss how to prevent it
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson interviews Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Matthew Hoffman, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about their research on microplastics.
