Maria Palazzi

Associate Professor, Department of Design
Director, Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design

Areas of Expertise
• 3D computer-generated animation
• Education computer graphics

Professor Palazzi is regarded as one of the leading animation educators in America. At Ohio State, and previously at Ringling School of Art and Design, she has attracted major sponsorship from companies such as Ashlar, Alias|Wavefront, Side Effects Software, and SUN Microsystems. Professor Palazzi has been nominated for awards from Clio, SIGGRAPH, and international film festivals. In 2000, she was awarded a grant from the Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) to create a summer technology mentoring program for high school girls. She also won the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award in 1999 for a related mentoring program, WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY.

Education
• MA, Art Education, The Ohio State University
• BSID, Design, The Ohio State University