Maxine D. Brown is Director of the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory, responsible for fundraising, outreach, documentation, and promotion of its research activities. Her research interests include computer graphics, scientific visualization, collaboration, human-computer interfaces, and high-performance computing and international network infrastructure. EVL receives funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, NASA, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s Office, and the U.S. Department of Transportation.