Brian Salisbury portrait
  • Professor (Lecturer), Division Of Games
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Professional Service

  • International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) Conference, 2022. Role: Art Exhibit Judge. Judge, Art Exhibition. 09/09/2022 - 11/30/2022
  • Virtual Round Ballers. Role: Member, Board of Advisors. Virtual Round Ballers Virtual Reality Project for the NBA. 04/01/2022 - present
  • International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) 2021 Conference, 2021. Role: Art Exhibit Judge. Judge, Art Exhibition. 09/01/2021 - 11/30/2021
  • Adobe, Inc. Role: Adobe Education Leader. Adobe Education Leaders https://edex.adobe.com/education-leader Participate in Adobe Creativity and Tech workshops, Adobe Education Summit, Community Engagement. 06/24/2020 - present
  • International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) 2019 Conference, 2019. Role: Co-Chair, Art Exhibition. Co-Chair, Art Exhibit. 06/03/2019 - 06/01/2020

Honors & Awards

  • Top 15% of all instructors in the College of Engineering for Digital Figure Sculpting class, Fall 2022. College of Engineering, University of Utah, 05/15/2023
  • Top 15% of all instructors in the College of Engineering for Digital Figure Sculpting class, Spring 2023. College of Engineering, University of Utah, 05/15/2023
  • The Bob Kessler Excellence in Teaching Award. Entertainment Arts & Engineering, University of Utah, 04/28/2023
  • Drone Commander, Award for Emerging Leaders and Innovative Projects in Government IT. Drone Commander, a collaborative project with the Utah Department of Transportation simulation of Universal Traffic Management for Drones -Air Taxi, Medical Supply, and Package Delivery. (Principle Investigator) . Utah Digital Government Summit, 06/08/2022
  • Teaching Award, University of Utah, 2020 Rated Top 15% of all instructors in the College of Engineering for Digital Figure Sculpting class, Fall 2019 . University of Utah, 03/25/2020

Internal Service

  • Innovations in Creativity Working Group. Committee Member, 11/04/2022 - present. University service.
  • EAE Career Line Faculty Hiring Committee Chair. Committee Chair, 11/01/2022 - present. Department service.
  • Art & Technical Art Admissions Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2022 - 05/01/2022. Department service.
  • EAE Motion Capture Lab Director. Re-assembled and re-opened the Lab for full service after the Covid-19 pandemic period. Provide training and procedures for student projects and lab teaching assistants. Manage equipment, and participate in shoots and demonstrations. EAE Motion Capture Lab Director, 08/23/2021 - present. University service.
  • Art & Technical Art Admissions Committee. Committee Member. Committee Member, 01/01/2021 - 05/01/2021. Department service.
  • University Career-Line Faculty Reappointment Committee, University of Utah. Committee Member, 11/18/2020 - present. University service.
  • Bench to Bedside . Judge, 09/11/2020 - 09/18/2020. University service.
  • Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee. Committee Member. Committee Member, 09/01/2020 - 05/01/2021. Department service.
  • University Interdisciplinary Teaching Program Committee. Committee Member, 07/30/2020 - present. University service.
  • Art & Technical Art Admissions Committee. Committee Member. Committee Member, 01/01/2020 - 05/01/2020. Department service.
  • Adobe Ambassadors Faculty Advisory Committee. Committee Member, 11/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. University service.
  • Spectrum Academy Advisory Board. Faculty Advisor, 10/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. Other service.
  • EAE Motion Capture Lab Director Manage TA's, training, student projects, and procedures. EAE Motion Capture Lab Director, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. University service.
  • Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • Art & Technical Art Admissions Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • Syllabi Review Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • EAE Graduate Program Recruiting . Committee Chair, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee. Committee Member, 10/01/2018 - present. Committee Member, 10/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • EAE Graduate Recruiting Committee Chair, 01/01/2018 - present. 01/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • EAE Syllabi Review Committee. Committee Member, 01/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Graduate Art and Tech Art Admissions Committee. 01/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee. Committee Member, 09/04/2017 - present. Department service.
  • EAE Motion Capture Lab Director. Hundreds of projects and students served. Obtained Grant for equipment, Installation, and the maintenance thereof, and established the processes and procedures for the lab. Provide training and procedures for student projects and lab teaching assistants. Manage equipment and demonstrations. EAE Motion Capture Lab Director, 05/05/2017 - present. University service.
  • Bench to Bedside. Judge, 04/04/2016 - 04/04/2016. University service.
  • Graduate Art and Tech Art Admissions Committee. Member, 01/01/2016 - present. Department service.
  • Hiring Committee. Member, 01/01/2016 - present. Department service.
  • EAE Graduate Recruiting Committee, I build relationships with other universities and faculty resulting in invitations for recruiting visits and presentations to potential graduate students with positive results. Chair, 01/01/2016 - 08/09/2021. Department service.
  • Adjunct Classes Coordinator, 2016 - Present Motion Capture, Motion Capture, and Scanning, Technical Art I, Technical Art IV, Digital Content Creation, Game Arts, Character Production II, Animation . Adjunct Classes Coordinator, 08/14/2015 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Spectrum Academy Advisory Board Member Bountiful, Utah. 11/19/2019 - present
  • Game Design Merit Badge for local Boy Scout Troop. 03/09/2016 - 03/30/2016

Outreach

  • Art Track And Technical Art Track Recruiting for EAE Graduate Program at local and out of state Universities. 08/22/2017 - 07/31/2020
  • EAE Art Track Recruiting. 01/01/2016 - present
  • EAE Technical Art Track Recruiting. 01/01/2016 - present

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