James O'Brien
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S. Florida International University '92
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology '00

Expertise: Computer animation; physical simulation; surface modeling; human perception of motion; computational geometry; image processing; and scientific computing.

Kevin O'Brien
Professor of Political Science

B.A. Grinnell College '79
Ph.D. Yale University '87

Expertise: Chinese politics and post-revolutionary change; theories of institutionalization and popular resistance; rural instability; legislative development; village elections; citizenship.