![sci_tech_council_180614a_0554_1510x849.png sci_tech_council_180614a_0554_1510x849.png](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
The ongoing explosion in digital motion picture technology is causing changes more wide sweeping than any the industry has faced since the introduction of sound in 1926. Movie production, post-production and exhibition are all moving – or have already moved – away from the methods and processes which predominated for the past 100 years. While these shifts hold great promise, they also underscore the need to ensure that technology enhances rather than dominates the art form.
In response to these developments, the Science and Technology Council was created by the Academy’s Board of Governors in 2003.
Members of the Science and Technology Council
The Academy’s Science and Technology Council was created by the Academy’s Board of Governors in 2003 in response to the major technological developments taking place in the motion picture industry.
Continuing a longstanding precedent of providing an industry-wide center for motion picture technology history, education, and advancement, the Science and Technology Council reestablished the Academy’s role as advocate for technology in support of the art.
Pictured below are members of the 2023–2024 Science and Technology Council.
2023-2024 Council Members
![Bill Baggelaar Bill Baggelaar](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Bill Baggelaar
Co-Chair
![Paul Debevec Paul Debevec](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Paul Debevec
Co-Chair
![Linda Borgeson Sci tech council members](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Linda Borgeson
![Brooke Breton Brooke Breton](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Brooke Breton
![Lois Burwell Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Lois Burwell
![Paul Cameron Paul Cameron](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Paul Cameron
![Teri Dornan Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Teri E. Dorman
![Theo Gluck Sci Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Theo Gluck
![Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Dominic Glynn
![Buzz Hays Buzz Hays](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Buzz Hays
![]Rob Legato Rob Legato](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Rob Legato
![Colette Mullenhoff Sci Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Colette Mullenhoff
![Ujwal Nirgudkar Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Ujwal Nirgudkar
![Helena Packer Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Helena Packer
![david_pierce_headshot_for_sci-tech.jpg david_pierce_headshot_for_sci-tech.jpg](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
David Pierce
![Arjun Ramamurthy Arjun Ramamurthy](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Arjun Ramamurthy
![Nancy Richardson Nancy Richardson](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Nancy Richardson
![Rachel Rose Rachel Rose](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Rachel Rose
![Dave Schnuelle Dave Schnuelle](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Dave Schnuelle
![Deborah Scott Deborah Scott](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Deborah Scott
![Tom Sito Tom Sito](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Tom Sito
![Garrett Smith Sci-Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Garrett Smith
![Sharon Smith Holley Sharon Smith Holley](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Sharon Smith Holley
![Jeffrey Taylor Jeffrey Taylor](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Jeffrey Taylor
![Amy Vincent Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Amy Vincent
![Marlon West Marlon West](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Marlon West
The ongoing explosion in digital motion picture technology is causing changes more wide sweeping than any the industry has faced since the introduction of sound in 1926. Movie production, post-production and exhibition are all moving – or have already moved – away from the methods and processes which predominated for the past 100 years. While these shifts hold great promise, they also underscore the need to ensure that technology enhances rather than dominates the art form.
In response to these developments, the Science and Technology Council was created by the Academy’s Board of Governors in 2003.
Members of the Science and Technology Council
The Academy’s Science and Technology Council was created by the Academy’s Board of Governors in 2003 in response to the major technological developments taking place in the motion picture industry.
Continuing a longstanding precedent of providing an industry-wide center for motion picture technology history, education, and advancement, the Science and Technology Council reestablished the Academy’s role as advocate for technology in support of the art.
Pictured below are members of the 2023–2024 Science and Technology Council.
2023-2024 Council Members
![Bill Baggelaar Bill Baggelaar](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Bill Baggelaar
Co-Chair
![Paul Debevec Paul Debevec](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Paul Debevec
Co-Chair
![Linda Borgeson Sci tech council members](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Linda Borgeson
![Brooke Breton Brooke Breton](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Brooke Breton
![Lois Burwell Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Lois Burwell
![Paul Cameron Paul Cameron](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Paul Cameron
![Teri Dornan Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Teri E. Dorman
![Theo Gluck Sci Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Theo Gluck
![Dominic Glynn Dominic Glynn](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Dominic Glynn
![Buzz Hays Buzz Hays](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Buzz Hays
![]Rob Legato Rob Legato](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Rob Legato
![Colette Mullenhoff Sci Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Colette Mullenhoff
![Ujwal Nirgudkar Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Ujwal Nirgudkar
![Helena Packer Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Helena Packer
![david_pierce_headshot_for_sci-tech.jpg david_pierce_headshot_for_sci-tech.jpg](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
David Pierce
![Arjun Ramamurthy Arjun Ramamurthy](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Arjun Ramamurthy
![Nancy Richardson Nancy Richardson](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Nancy Richardson
![Rachel Rose Rachel Rose](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Rachel Rose
![Dave Schnuelle Dave Schnuelle](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Dave Schnuelle
![Deborah Scott Deborah Scott](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Deborah Scott
![Tom Sito Tom Sito](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Tom Sito
![Garrett Smith Sci-Tech Council Member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Garrett Smith
![Sharon Smith Holley Sharon Smith Holley](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Sharon Smith Holley
![Jeffrey Taylor Jeffrey Taylor](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Jeffrey Taylor
![Amy Vincent Sci tech council member](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Amy Vincent
![Marlon West Marlon West](/sites/oscars_org/themes/custom/oscars_org/assets/images/placeholder.lazy-load.jpg)
Marlon West