Since creating the Visible Human Male and Female, the CHS has lead the world in methods to interact with it. Our Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dental and Anesthesiology prototypes combine haptics and graphics models developed directly from the Visible Human (and similar datasets) to create the look and feel of palpation, needle insertion and surgical cutting.

The CHS has recently acquired two completely furnished operating rooms as well as considerable surrounding space and a new, fully functional pathology lab. Briefly stated, our intent is to provide a flexible environment where many medical specialists train in settings that traditionally required live subjects.

To meet this objective the CHS is building a growing force of career track computer scientists and engineers. The fellowships are designed to give individuals the skills to make them indispensable to the CHS or other organizations in this burgeoning field.

Fellows will learn the state of the art in Surgical Simulation while also helping to advance it. Duties of the fellows will be split collaborating with engineers and scientists on a daily basis and working on a project of their own.

Example projects of interest to the CHS include:

• FEM for accurate deformation of anatomic structures.
• Detection algorithms for more automatic Segmentation and Classification of Visible Human type data.
• Overall software design for generic interaction with virtual anatomy.
• Improved methods for creating texture mapped polygonal models directly from Visible Human type data.

Pay will be commensurate with experience and ability.

To apply, submit resume and name/phone number of three references to Karl Reinig.. Please include date of availability.

The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action.

 

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