Mark Fairchild

Mark D. Fairchild was the Founding Head of RIT’s Integrated Sciences Academy. Mark received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Imaging Science from RIT and Ph.D. in Vision Science (Brain & Cognitive Science) from the University of Rochester. He is author of over 400 technical publications and books including Color Appearance Models, 3rd Ed., which serves as a reference to the fundamentals of color appearance and the formulation of specific models, and Munsell Trees: A Season of Leaves and Colors. Mark was also co-editor of the Handbook of Color Psychology and has
self-published books and websites on color education and high-dynamic-range imaging. His most cited research is in the areas of color appearance models, image appearance models, high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging, human color vision, and color reproduction. He has been the research supervisor to nearly 70 graduate students who now work in the field across the world. Mark has received numerous awards in the
fields of color science, imaging science, and photography research and education, as well he is a scratch golfer and certified in Viticulture and Enology, with a deep appreciation for Finger Lakes wine.