Interdisciplinary (99) Laboratory exercises for an existing multidisciplinary color science course are being created. Faculty members from physics, chemistry, psychology lighting, design and graphic art are collaborating to develop the course materials. Additionally, a faculty member at the nearby Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) where a similar course is being instituted is cooperating in the development of the new laboratory materials and the adaptation of three exercises already being used at FIT. Students are experiencing color science from many perspectives including the psychology of color perception, lighting and set design for theatre, paint preparation and application for art, digital storage of and printing of color, the scientific concepts behind the understanding of light and energy, the interaction of light with matter and the chemistry associated with pigments. The interdisciplinary approach is enhancing student understanding of scientific concepts and broadening their appreciation of the application of these concepts to the arts.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0632931
Program Officer
Curtis T. Sears
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2007-05-15
Budget End
2009-04-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$106,150
Indirect Cost
Name
Wagner College
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Staten Island
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10301