Ruth West is an artist-scientist -- a creative catalyst. She is a creative technologist bridging big data‚ visualization‚ sonification‚ virtual and augmented‚ reality‚ 3D fabrication‚ and social and mobile media with domains such as neuroscience‚ genomics‚ astronomy‚ urban ecology‚ microbiome‚ entertainment and digital remix culture.

Cross appointed in College of Visual Art and Design in New Media Art and Design; College of Engineering in Computer Science; College of Music, Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia; College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences