Imagine Science Films - Artist in Residence:
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As a media artist and electroacoustic composer, Robert Alexander has pushed for over a decade to create new tools for enabling self-expression. As a member of the Solar Heliospheric Research Group at the University of Michigan, he specializes in the sonification of data from the Advanced Composition Explorer satellite. He is transforming space data into the sound such that scientific community can gain new insight, and begin to ask new questions. This work has already led to new discoveries as to the nature of the particles radiating from the sun.

Alexander was recently awarded a JPFP Fellowship from NASA as well as an Outstanding Achievement award from the International Community on Auditory Display. He has collaborated with artists such as DJ Spooky and Virgil Moorefield, and performed intermedia work on several international stages. In 2010 he founded the MiND Ensemble (Music in Neural Dimensions), a group that utilizes advanced EEG technology to generate music directly from brainwave activity. Future research will explore the neurological basis for creativity, improvisation and communication. The ensemble is supported by Yahoo! Labs, as well as the Design Lab at the University of Michigan.

These diverse projects reflect a larger interest in building a bridge between the arts and sciences. Whether it’s the outer edges of the cosmos, or the inner workings of the brain, Alexander is interested in exploring the universe through sound.