Ed Catmull is a co-founder and President of Pixar and has served as a member of the executive team of Pixar since the incorporation of the company. In 1979, Dr. Catmull brought his high-technology expertise to the film industry as vice president of the computer division of Lucasfilm, Ltd. During that time, Dr. Catmull managed four development efforts in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio. He was also a key developer of RenderMan®, the program that creates realistic digital effects for computer graphics and animation. Dr. Catmull has been honored with four Scientific and Technical Engineering Awards from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work, including an Oscar® "for significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan®." He also won the Coons Award, which is the highest achievement in computer graphics, for his lifetime contributions. Dr. Catmull is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Science and Technical Awards Committee. Dr. Catmull earned his B.S. degrees in computer science and physics and his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah.  Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1992: For development of "RenderMan" software which produces images used in motion pictures from 3D computer descriptions of shape and appearance. (w. Loren Carpenter, Rob Cook, Thomas Porter, Pat Hanrahan, Tony Apodaca & Darwyn Peachey)  Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1995: For their pioneering inventions in Digital Image Compositing. (w. Alvy Ray Smith, Thomas Porter & Tom Duff)  Academy Award of Merit (Statuette) 2000: For their significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's "Renderman." ( w. Loren Carpenter and Rob Cook)  Technical Achievement Awards (Certificate) 2005: For the original concept (Catmull) and the scientific and practical implementation (DeRose/Stam) of subdivision surfaces as a modeling technique in motion picture production. (w. Tony DeRose; Jos Stam) 4 Scientific/Technical Awards