Presenting Flight Deck's New BSG TECH BLOG! With Dr. Kevin Grazier and Production Illustrator Eric Chu August 8th 2005 06:39am | Posted by: Robert Falconer HNR Senior Editor Return to Flight Deck Homepage HNR's Flight Deck is proud to present an exciting new feature: the BSG TECH BLOG. In a nutshell, this section will endeavor to explain some of the unique technologies and science behind this new version of Battlestar Galactica. Each month, the series' science advisor, Dr. Kevin Grazier, as well as the show's production illustrator, Eric Chu, will explain an aspect of Battlestar Galactica's science and technology that many of you may have wondered about, and on occasion, ones you haven't. Each blog will be approved and sanctioned by Ron Moore's office. What makes this blog exciting are two unique elements: First, it will be illustrated...as Dr. Grazier tackles a subject, Eric Chu will provide an accompanying sketch or drawing to illustrate Dr. Grazier's discussion. Second, HNR will take questions from you, our readers, the best of which will form the basis for future blogs from these two talented gentlemen, enabling you with an opportunity to directly participate in a greater understanding of the series' science and technology. We invite you to visit the BSG TECH BLOG forum on HNR's message boards here. Once registered, you're free to ask questions. Every month we'll select the best ones for consideration, and post them under Latest News on the Flight Deck homepage. (We've also begun adding the entries at the bottom of this page, in case you miss any under the Latest News section.) We hope you enjoy this new interactive feature on Flight Deck. About Dr. Kevin R. Grazier: Dr. Kevin Grazier is currently the Science Advisor for the PBS animated series The Zula Patrol, as well as the SCI FI Channel series Eureka and Battlestar Galactica. Dr. Grazier earned B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Geology from Purdue University, and a B.S. in Physics from Oakland University. He also has an M.S. degree in physics from Purdue, as well as an M.S. in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA. Dr. Grazier did his doctoral research in planetary physics at UCLA, performing long-term large-scale computer simulations of early Solar System evolution. He currently works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, and holds the duel titles of Investigation Scientist and Science Planning Engineer for the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan. At JPL he has written mission planning and analysis software that won both JPL- and NASA-wide awards. Dr. Grazier also continues research involving computer simulations of Solar System dynamics, evolution, and chaos with collaborators at UCLA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Purdue University, the University of Auckland, and the Space Science Institute. He also serves on two NASA educational product review panels. In addition to his JPL duties, Dr. Grazier teaches classes in basic astronomy, planetary science, cosmology, and the search for extraterrestrial life at both UCLA and Santa Monica College. He is also a planetarium lecturer at LA’s famed Griffith Observatory. He lives in Sylmar, California and, occasionally, Mesa, Arizona. About Eric Chu: In 1985, Eric Chu started out in the animation business as a storyboard artist. A few years later, he moved to Asia and co-founded Fisheye Films where he acted as Creative Director for television commercials. Upon returning to Canada, Eric found work in Vancouver BC as an Art Director. In 2003, Eric served as Battlestar Galactica's production illustrator and was chiefly responsible for the redesign of both the Galactica, as well as the design of the new Cylon Centurions. SELECTED CREDITS Features: Storyboards -Peter Pan - Return to Neverland (uncredited) -The Gate II Television: Illustrator -Battlestar Galactica (2003) -A Wrinkle In Time Storyboards -A Chinese Ghost Story (animated) -Beetlejuice (animated) -Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future -Droids (animated) BLOGS: TECH BLOG #1: Projectile Weapons vs. Directed Energy Weapons TECH BLOG #2: Mining Ice For Scotch On The Rocks... TECH BLOG #3: The Evolution Of The PC: Or how to tell if your father/sister/lover is a Cylon... TECH BLOG #4: Networking For Success - The Galactica Way TECH BLOG #5A: The LAN That Time Forgot TECH BLOG #5B: 'We're hacking their network,' said Number Six with a WAN smile TECH BLOG #6: Or, how I REALLY wanted to get something out by Dragon*Con Source: HNR In: Detailed Battlestar Galactica News |Visit the HNR Forums

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