Pat Hanrahan

American computer graphics researcher
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Pat Hanrahan

Summary

Pat Hanrahan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on May 1955[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Pat Hanrahan's place of birth was Milwaukee[2].
  • Pat Hanrahan was born on May 1955[3].
  • Pat Hanrahan held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Pat Hanrahan worked as an engineer[4].
  • Pat Hanrahan worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Pat Hanrahan's professions included academic[6].
  • Pat Hanrahan's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Pat Hanrahan's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Pat Hanrahan's field of work was electrical engineering[11].
  • Among Pat Hanrahan's employers was Stanford University[12].
  • Pat Hanrahan was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13].
  • Pat Hanrahan's doctoral advisor was Antony Stretton[14].
  • Pat Hanrahan's doctoral advisor was Leonard Uhr[15].
  • Pat Hanrahan received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Pat Hanrahan received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Pat Hanrahan received the Turing Award[18].
  • Pat Hanrahan was a member of National Academy of Engineering[19].
  • Pat Hanrahan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Pat Hanrahan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Pat Hanrahan is recorded as male[22].
  • Pat Hanrahan's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Pat Hanrahan supervised Maneesh Agrawala as a doctoral student[24].
  • Pat Hanrahan supervised Peter Schröder as a doctoral student[25].
  • Pat Hanrahan supervised Tamara Munzner as a doctoral student[26].
  • Pat Hanrahan supervised John Douglas Owens as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Pat Hanrahan's place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on May 1955[3].

Education

Pat Hanrahan was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13]. Doctoral advisors include Antony Stretton[14], a neuroscientist[28], of United States[29], specialised in neuroscience[30] and Leonard Uhr[15], a computer scientist[31], 1927–2000[32], of United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include computer science[10], an academic discipline[34] and electrical engineering[11], a branch of engineering[35]. Pat Hanrahan was employed by Stanford University[12]. Doctoral students include Maneesh Agrawala[24], an academic[36], b. 1973[37], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[38], specialised in computer science[39]; Peter Schröder[25], a scientist[40], awarded the ACM Fellow[41], specialised in computer science[42]; Tamara Munzner[26], a computer scientist[43], b. 1960[44], of United States[45], specialised in computing[46]; John Douglas Owens[27], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[47]; James Edward Davis[48], a university teacher[49]; and Xing Chen[50].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[51]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17], a fellowship award[52]; and Turing Award[18], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1966[55].

Why It Matters

Pat Hanrahan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ren Ng[58], a scientist[59], b. 1979[60], of Malaysia[61]; Maneesh Agrawala[62], an academic[63], b. 1973[64], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[65], specialised in computer science[66]; Tamara Munzner[67], a computer scientist[68], b. 1960[69], of United States[70], specialised in computing[71]; Peter Schröder[72], a scientist[73], awarded the ACM Fellow[74], specialised in computer science[75]; James Edward Davis[76], a university teacher[77]; and Will Crichton[78], a computer scientist[79].

FAQs

Where was Pat Hanrahan born?

Pat Hanrahan was born in Milwaukee[2].

What did Pat Hanrahan do for work?

Pat Hanrahan worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Pat Hanrahan go to school?

Pat Hanrahan was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13].

What awards did Pat Hanrahan receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[16], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17], and Turing Award[18].

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  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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