He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California at Davis in 2006. Hank's research focuses on scientific visualization, high performance computing, and the intersection of the two. Outside of his research, Hank is best known for his role in the VisIt project, a visualization application for very large data that is used around the world. Before joining UO, Hank spent over a dozen years working for the Department of Energy in big data visualization. Hank was voted Best Teacher by the graduating class in his department in 2015, 2016, and 2017.