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Adrian Sannier is the University Technology Officer at Arizona State University. An expert in human/computer interaction and three-dimensional visualization, he was formerly the Stanley Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Iowa State and associate director of the university's Virtual Reality Applications Center. Prior to joining the ISU faculty in 2001, Sannier was vice president and general manager of Engineering Animation, a leading provider of 3D computer graphics software. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.