Disciplinary Interests: Academic Computing

Cristian Opazo
Cristian Opazo is the Senior Academic Computing Consultant at Vassar College, where he started working in 2000. He develops and manages various research and teaching projects working alongside fellow faculty, students and college administrators. He administers the college's Scientific Visualization Laboratory, overseeing and mentoring student staff. He also holds an adjunct teaching positions in the Departments of Physics/Astronomy and Chemistry, where he teaches computational methods, modeling and simulations.
Robert H. McDonald
Robert H. McDonald is the Associate Dean for Library Technologies and an ASsociate Director in the Data to Insight Center at Indiana University where he leads the library information technology department and the digital library program. Formerly he was the lead for strategic data alliances and Co-Project Manager for the Chronopolis Data Preservation Initiative at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)/UC San Diego. Mr. McDonald is an active speaker and writer and has presented previously at the conferences of EDUCAUSE, the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, the Coalition for Networked Information, iPRES, MERLOT, and the American Library Association. His article on creating trust among institutional repositories with Fran Berman, Brian Schottlaender, and Ardys Kozbial can be found in Educause Review 43(3).