New award recognizes innovative use of visualization in scientific and engineering research

BELLEVUE, Wash.—(Oct. 7, 2008)— Tecplot, Inc. today announced the establishment of the Visualization in Scientific and Engineering Analysis (VISEA) award as part of its long-standing “Tecplot on Campus” academic program.

“Discoveries in science and engineering that stem from the academic community play a critical part in the advancement of any industry,” said Mike Peery, president and CEO of Tecplot, Inc. “With that in mind, we’ve created the VISEA Award to foster and support such advances and reward innovative thinking.”

The annual award will be given by June to one student from each of the company’s site license partner schools in the U.S. and Canada. Winners will be selected by the school’s administration and faculty based on their creative and groundbreaking use of visualization as part of their research. Each recipient also will receive a $500 prize.

For more than 15 years, the “Tecplot on Campus” program has sought to promote innovation in engineering research by providing engineering students of all levels with the most advanced data visualization and CFD analysis tools available. A list of over 30 participating schools can be found at http://tecplot.com/solutions/academic/siteLicensePartners.aspx. For more information on the “Tecplot on Campus” program and the VISEA award, contact Tecplot at campus@tecplot.com.

About Tecplot, Inc. Founded in 1981 and based in Bellevue, Wash., Tecplot, Inc. (http://www.tecplot.com) delivers visualization software for engineers and scientists who need to analyze, discover, and communicate results. The company launched Tecplot, its first software product for the scientific visualization market, in 1988. Since then, Tecplot has been applying and influencing the latest advances in visualization technologies and plotting capabilities. With more than 35,000 users worldwide, Tecplot has become the trusted name in data visualization.