LaFayette, Carol
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Professor, Visualization, College of Architecture
overview
Intersections of sciences, engineering, arts, and design
Development of cross-disciplinary teams
STEAM learning, research, and practice
Visualization
Networks of practice for art + science broadly
Augmented reality app development, Microsoft HoloLens
Mesh networks in rural areas
Tool building for sensing and responding in natural settings
Collaboration
Structural change for networked learning ecosystems
education and training
- M.F.A. in , University at Buffalo, State University of New York - (Buffalo, New York, United States) 1991
- B.F.A. in Design and Photography, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 1981
selected publications
Academic Articles2
- Lafayette, C. J. (2013). SEAD: The Network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design. Leonardo. 46(2), 194-198.
Books2
- Malina, R. F., Strohecker, C., Lafayette, C. J., & Ione, A. (2015). Steps to an Ecology of Networked Knowledge and Innovation: Enabling New Forms of Collaboration among Sciences, Engineering, Arts, and Design. Mit Press.
Chapters2
- Lafayette, C., Thomas, A., Mitchell, S., & Perumal, F. (2018). Interactive Conference Roster. Collaborations of Consequence NAKFIâ¬"s 15 Years Igniting Innovation at the Intersections of Disciplines. (pp. 407-407). National Academies Press.
- Malina, R., Strohecker, C., Thill, R., Triscott, N., Root-Bernstein, R., Lafayette, C., ... Byrne, D. (2018). Gallery of Illuminating and Inspirational Integrative Practices in Higher Education. The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education Branches from the Same Tree. (pp. 233-258). National Academies Press.
Conference Papers9
- LaFayette, C., Rikakis, T., Cox, D. J., Nadarajan, G., Strohecker, C., Jennings, P., ... Gibb, A. (2012). Network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design. 79:1-79:1.
- LaFayette, C., Parke, F., McNamara, A., & Galanter, P. (2009). I'm not there: extending the range of human senses to benefit wildlife corridors. 23.
- LaFayette, C., Parke, F. I., Pierce, C. J., Nakamura, T., & Simpson, L. (2008). Atta Texana Leafcutting Ant Colony: A View Underground. 6:1-6:1.
Institutional Repository Documents1
- Malina, R., Strohecker, C., LaFayette, C., & Ione, A. (2013). Steps to an Ecology of Networked Knowledge and Innovation: Enabling new forms of collaboration among sciences, engineering, arts, and design.
researcher on
Principal Investigator4
- EAGER: Network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design (NSEAD) awarded by IIS, Human Centered Computing 2011 - 2014
Co-Principal Investigator1
- Microsoft HoloLens Academic Research Award awarded by Microsoft - (Redmond, Washington, United States) 2015 - 2021
recent teaching activities
- VIST206 Vis Studies Studio I Instructor
- VIST485 Directed Studies Instructor
- VIST485 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
- VIST491 Research Instructor
- VIZA622 Design Comm I Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Sankaralingam, Rathinavel (2017-12). Unified Graphics API for a Display-Agnostic Rendering System. (Master's Thesis)
- Parish, Brandi Nicole (2013-05). Creation of Chimera Through the Usage of an Inspirational System. (Master's Thesis)
- Tanna, Hemali 1980- (2012-12). Dreamhome: A Personal Space of Core Human Desire and Ambition. (Master's Thesis)
- Ford, Angelique (2012-08). Critiquing the Masters: Applying 3D Production Lighting Principles to Famous 2D Works of Art. (Master's Thesis)
Email
carol-lafayette@tamu.edu
First Name
Carol
Last Name
LaFayette
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Visualization; 148 Scoates
College Station, TX 77843-3137
USA