Spend your lunch hour hearing from Life Sciences Illustration Associate Professor Thomas Nowacki as he presents "Diving Deep: Into 3D Modeling and the Caribbean Sea" during Lunch on Fridays from 12:15 to 1:30pm Friday, February 28 in CIA's Peter B. Lewis Theater.

"Diving Deep" will take attendees on a medical illustrator’s journey through digital sculpting, public health animation and weekly underwater escapes. The presentation will Nowacki’s sabbatical at St. George’s University in Grenada, where he focused on (re)learning ZBrush as a tool for medical illustration and its integration into VR/AR platforms like Sketchfab.

Nowacki will discuss the applications of digital sculpting in anatomical visualization and his experience creating a public service animation on the retrovirus HTLV-1. Additionally, he will highlight the potential of emerging 3D technologies in medical education and public health communication. And when Nowacki wasn’t sculpting in ZBrush or working on medical illustrations, he spent my time diving in the reefs of the Caribbean Sea around Grenada—one tank at a time.

Bio: Thomas Nowacki (CMI, FAMI) is an Associate Professor of Life Sciences Illustration and Division Chair of the Life Sciences Illustration, Illustration, and Graphic Design programs at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he has taught since 2008. An award-winning Certified Medical Illustrator and owner of Novie Studio for more than years, Nowacki specializes in medical device design, physician publications and medical-legal work, with a focus on vector/infographic illustration and interactive design. He has been an active member of the Association of Medical Illustrators since graduating with an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2006; later serving in various leadership roles, including Chair of the Board of Certification of Medical Illustrators, and contributing to the advancement and advocacy of visual solutions to scientific and medical education.

Parking: Lunch on Fridays attendees may park in any of CIA's Lot 73 and Annex Lot, both of which surround our campus. Please note that signs posted around those lots correctly state that parking typically requires a CIA permit or visitor pass and that violators will be ticketed. However, to accommodate our valued Lunch on Fridays attendees, that policy won't be enforced during the program. Have questions? Please contact Reinberger Gallery at reinbergergallery@cia.edu or 216.421.7407.

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