Mark D. Fairchild

Mark D. Fairchild is distinguished professor in the Program of Color Science and Munsell Color Science Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He received his BS and MS degrees in imaging science from RIT and his PhD in vision science (brain and cognitive science) from the University of Rochester. He is the author of over 400 technical publications and books including Color Appearance Models (3rd ed.). Fairchild has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research and educational work. His most-cited research is in the areas of color appearance models, image appearance models, high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging, human color vision, and color reproduction.