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Nina Amenta

Nina Amenta

Professor and Vice Chair
Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1994

Professor Amenta works in computational geometry, using discrete geometry to develop algorithms for problems in areas like computer graphics and simulation. Her recent research has focused on the construction of good models of 3D objects from clouds of points, improvements in the construction of basic geometric structures, and visualization for computational biology. She is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship and an NSF CAREER award.

Professor Amenta's personal web page

Office: 3015 Kemper Hall
Phone: 754-5377
E-mail: amenta@cs.ucdavis.edu