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Keystone College Hosts 3D summit

4/9/2014

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As industry professionals packed into the Theater in Brooks at Keystone College on April 4 to discuss the benefits of additive manufacturing, or “3D printing,” and the importance of education on the topic, students worked in a lab across the hall on projects for their 3D Digital Design class.


Alexsandra Pomeroy, of Tobyhanna, a junior majoring in visual arts, used the computer program ZBrush 4R6, to fine-tune a digital model of the bust of a fictional creature, which she “printed” using the school’s 3D printer.


“I’m seeing how much detail I can get out of it,” she said. “I’m testing for myself just how much the 3D printer can do.”


3-D printers build objects by depositing materials such as plastic or metal, layer by layer, until a prototype, final product or piece of art is finished. Pomeroy’s “printed” figure, which stood only about an inch tall, showed tiny detailed facial features matching those displayed on the computer screen.


Another Keystone College junior, Kyle Dotter, of Blakeslee, a Fine Arts major with a concentration in sculpture, sat working in the computer program Rhino, building a 3D digital prototype of a working self-winding watch.


“It’s a lot of tiny gears that have to work together to make one purpose,” he said.


He agreed the class is important to his education and future career.


“3D printing is a rapidly growing field,” he said, “and you need to stay on top of it.”


Event speakers were of the same opinion. Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce President Robert Durkin, in his welcome presentation, stressed innovation as the critical first step in moving forward. The “number one issue,” he said, is “workforce development,” and the need to match innovation and technology with the workforce through education.


Keystone College President David Coppola, who presented brief remarks, and keynote speakers John Dobstetter, of Stratasys, Inc, and John Lash, of Digital Atelier, each spoke of the need for education in the field.


“The point I’m leaning toward here is education,” Lash said. “Buying all the machines is great, but we need to start changing what we’re teaching so people know how to use them.”


Dobstetter spoke of the technical side of the industry and the practical applications of the tools. Explaining additive manufacturing at a simple level, he said it isn’t meant to be “the one tool you’ll have in your toolbox to do everything.” Rather, the “sweet spot” of additive manufacturing is “low volume, high complexity.”


He gave examples of various fields in which additive manufacturing is useful, including air travel, medicine, architecture, fashion, art, entertainment and more.


During a question and answer session, Lash said an abundance of jobs are available in the industry, which is shifting from outsourcing to other countries, to bringing jobs back to the U.S.


Pomeroy and Dotter’s class instructor, Michael Degnan echoed this statement in the classroom.


“There’s a huge demand for trained graduates in the area of 3D design,” he said, “which has many different applications. …There is a push to have this region produce and retain a lot of employees.”

From the Abington Journal, April 9, 2014


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Keystone College gallery hosts fine art reception

3/7/2014

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The Linder Gallery at Keystone College recently hosted a reception for full-time and adjunct fine arts professors who exhibited work at the Keystone Faculty Art Exhibit. The exhibit, on display through March 10, features a mixed presentation including painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, ceramics, glass pieces, installations, and mixed media.

From The Abington Journal, March 7, 2014

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Keystone College to showcase Professors' Art

2/5/2014

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The Linder Gallery at Keystone College will present an exhibit featuring the work of Keystone College fine arts faculty from February 9 through March 10 on campus.


The exhibition by 19 full-time and adjunct professors features a mixed presentation including painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, ceramics, glass pieces, installations, and mixed media. The majority of the exhibit features new work that has not been previously exhibited and marks the first time in over five years that the entire department has come together to display their work. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Linder Gallery .


Keystone fine arts faculty represented in the exhibition include: George Barbolish, Beth Burkheiser, Michael Degnan, Stacey Donahue, Drake Gomez, Frank Goryl, James Harmon, Jared Jaffe, Judi Keats, Nikki Moser, Paul Nielsen, Ivana Pavelka, Joseph Piconi, Dave Porter, Cliff Prokop, Ward Roe, Lori Ryan, Terra Steele, and Sally Tosti.


For more information and Linder Gallery Hours, call 570-945-8335 or visit www.keystone.edu.

From The Abington Journal, Feb 5, 2014


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Degnan Interview in LINK Magazine: "Grad's Career as Artist, Scientist, and Humanitarian Built on CIA Foundation”

2/15/2012

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_An interview with Degnan has now been published in the Winter 2012 edition of LINK magazine.  Degnan was interviewed by Ann McGuire about his recent career developments, as well as how his education at the Cleveland Institute of Art prepared him for the field of Craniofacial Rehabilitation and Anaplastology.

 

Read and download the full article here: http://www.cia.edu/link/

 

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35th Annual Congress of the European Prosthodontic Association: Bern, Switzerland

10/12/2011

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I recently presented the findings of my MSc dissertation at EPA 2011:  35th Annual Congress of the European Prosthodontic Association: Prosthodontics between Biology and Technology, in Bern, Switzerland.

My dissertation 'Digitized Topographical Examination of Inaccuracies Inherent In Customizing Titanium Orbital Floor Repair Implants' was completed as part of my MSc in Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology at the Dental Institute of King's College London.

I was honored to receive the Sidney Barrett Travel Award for this presentation, and would once again like to thank the EPA.
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