David Long ’16 Ph.D. (color science), director of RIT MAGIC Center: Long is an active member of the university community. He has served for 10 years as the inaugural program chair for the motion picture sciences program. He has advised, mentored and supported each and every student in that program. He continues to support several students through his continued teaching in the program and the advisement of several independent studies and thesis projects. Long has been the adviser to several student clubs and organizations and each year takes students to two major conferences: SMPTE and NAB. He has played a key role in the establishment of the Entertainment Advisory Board (EAB) and has been a design principal for MAGIC Spell Studios. In addition, Long has chaired the Frameless Labs initiative and has served as a member of the Light and Sound Interactive Conference committee. He is also an active board member at WXXI and the Little Theatre, representing RIT.