Rochester Institute of Technology - School of Photographic Arts and Sciences

Imaging and Photographic Technology Faculty

The members of the Imaging and Photographic Technology faculty represent a wide range of interests and specialties. They deliver all core courses required in the program plus add diversity by presenting also a number of elective courses designed to serve both the department as well as the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences student body as a whole.

The fundamental course that deals with the technical aspects of photography, and that is taken by all photography students in the School durinbg their 1st year, is team taught by several members of the department under the direction and guidance of Nanette Salvaggio. In addition, Prof. Glenn Miller teaches in the areas of color theory and perception, color printing, and color measurement, Prof. Nitin Sampat specializes and teaches in the fields of Imaging Systems, Color Management, Digital Image Processing, and related areas, while Prof. Stephen Diehl is a highly respected nature photographer and also teaches the year-long Photography One course offered to first year students. Prof. Andrew Davidhazy teaches courses related to high speed photography, photoinstrumentation and special effects.

The photographs and names of the members of the department are all linked to each faculty member's departmental website.

Glenn Miller email: gcmpph@rit.edu	Nitin Sampat email: nxspph@rit.edu	Nanette Salvaggio email: nlspph@rit.edu	Steve Diehl email: swdpph@rit.edu	Andrew Davidhazy email: andpph@rit.edu

Several adjunct faculty also contribute to the Department teaching specialty courses. Dr. Scott Williams teaches Scanning Electron Microscopy, Mr. Terry Kessler of the UR Laser Lab teaches Holography, Mr. Paul Schwartz, retired from Eastman Kodak, teaches Photographic Chemistry and Historic Photographic Processes, Mr. Leo O'Neill, retired from Eastman Kodak, teaches Photographic Optics and Mr. Don Lehmbeck, retired from Xerox, teaches Sensitometry and Digital Tone reproduction.

Beyond the faculty associated with the Department, the students have access to the rest of the 35 full time and over 25 adjunct faculty of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences who work in the several distinctive departments and programs comprising the School.

Beyond the School, within the same College, students also can easily interact with the faculty, facilities and programs of the School of Print Media and those of the Center for Imaging Science in the College of Science.

Further information and Interesting possibility

If you think this program may be of interest to you as a future student or an employer of its graduates, contact the Tech Department and ask to be placed on the interdepartmental e-mail distribution list. This way you can get an "inside" look at the educational and social activities within the department.

Select TECHLINKS for links to sites related to the field of study covered by the Imaging and Photographic Technology program.