In Rice’s Chevron Visualization Laboratory viewers can see everything from molecules to geological images and even interact with the data to look for correlations on the NSF-funded DAVinCI visualization wall. The lab features a 200-inch wall that allows for displays of data sets for all disciplines, and is capable of displaying over 32 megapixels. Special glasses can make the images three dimensional. The wall is constructed from 16 high-resolution projection monitors and custom graphics engines and is powered by DAVinCI (Data Analysis and Visualization Cyberinfrastructure), one of Rice’s high performance clusters, consisting of 2,304 processor cores in 192 nodes.
Erik Engquist, Visualization Project Manager, works with faculty and Houston area researchers to prepare the data and interface with the technology so they can focus on the research. Office hours and demonstrations are listed online (viz.rice.edu).