Newton Medal 2026 Award Talk - Professor Mark D Fairchild

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Newton Medal 2026 Award Talk: Prof. Mark Fairchild  presents groundbreaking insights on advancing colour specification systems. Free online.

<h2>The Newton Medal 2026 Award Talk</h2>The Newton Medal is awarded every two years since 1963 by the Colour Group (Great Britain) and recognises distinguished workers in the field of colour science. We are pleased to announce that Professor Mark D Fairchild has been selected as recipient of the Newton Medal 2026 for his exceptional scientific achievements, educational impact and service to the international colour community.Newton Medal 2026 Lecture: 'Seeking Improvements in Color Specification'Professor Fairchild will deliver his Newton Medal Lecture exploring how color specifications have evolved from the definition of metameric matches for an average observer (CIE XYZ), through color spaces designed for color difference measurements (CIELAB, DE2000), to color appearance models that account for visual scaling and perceptual effects such as chromatic adaptation in a more robust way (CIECAM16).Perhaps it is time for a "mutation" in the system to allow transition to novel approaches to practical color specification. This presentation describes the potential for advancements in colorimetry, and thus color communication, based on a different overall approach.Topics to be discussed include:<ul><li>Improved color matching functions based on cone fundamentals and visual physiology</li><li>Methods to characterize and implement individual differences in color matching functions</li><li>Physiologically plausible methods of accounting for chromatic adaptation, such as the weighted geometric mean method</li><li>Improved correlates of appearance such as G0-weighted lightness and brightness metrics that automatically incorporate the Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effect</li><li>Deriving descriptors of other dimensions of color appearance (hue, saturation, chroma, colorfulness) independently rather than relying on a single three-dimensional color space</li><li>Specifying color differences unidimensionally, as they are perceived, rather than striving for a single overall delta-E metric</li></ul>While these concepts might never be combined into a single new standard system of color specification, considering different and varied approaches can certainly lead to some significant improvements worth seeking.Programme (Greenwich Mean Time)<ul><li>17:30 Welcome and introduction</li><li>17:35 Newton Lecture</li><li>18:35 Virtual medal presentation</li></ul>About Professor Mark D FairchildMark Fairchild is Distinguished Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he currently holds a tenured faculty position in the Program of Color Science (PoCS) and Munsell Color Science Laboratory (MCSL). He is founding Head of the Integrated Sciences Academy within RIT's College of Science while remaining Director of PoCS and MCSL.Professor Fairchild has been conducting trailblazing research in the areas of colorimetric measurement and standardization, colour vision, colour-appearance modelling, digital colour reproduction, image quality, and computer graphics. He has authored more than 400 papers, presentations, and technical reports in those areas and has supervised the graduate research of over 60 M.Sc. or Ph.D. students.The third edition of his book, Color Appearance Models, was published in 2013. Mark is also co-editor of the 2016 Handbook of Color Psychology. His most recent book, Munsell Trees: A Season of Leaves and Colors, combines interests in photography, color science, and nature.Access InformationThis is a free online event. Upon registration, you will receive Zoom meeting details via email. All are welcome to attend this prestigious lecture in colour science.Important: If you have an Eventbrite account, please register using the same email address associated with your account to ensure smooth access to your ticket and Zoom link.

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Newton Medal 2026 Award Talk - Professor Mark D Fairchild

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