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Jennifer Clonts (Reid)
   
Email: jrclonts@ncsu.edu
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Major: PHD in Fiber and Polymer Science
Expected Graduation Date: May, 2009

Science/Technology Fields of Interest  
Dyeing & Finishing

Organizations  
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Phi Psi
Textile Association of Graduate Students

Dissertation Topic  
Perception of Blackness and the Formulation of a Blackness Index

Research Summary  
Historically, many color scientists have been interested in whiteness, and its perception. Several indices have been proposed to quantitate whiteness, and both white light and white objects have been studied in detail. Very little work has been done on black objects, however (and indeed, only a relatively small amount has been done on the perception of blackness in the absence of light). The goal of this project is to first determine an average hue preference for the "best black", and to then empirically determine a formula that will convert measured colorimetric data into a single number representing the blackness of the object.

Publications  
1. Reid Clonts, Renzo Shamey. "Perceptual Assessment of Blackness " , 16th IS&T/SID Color Imaging Conference (November, 2008).
2. Reid Clonts, Ranjith Thangavelu, David Hinks, Jennifer Dunn, Patricia Guzman, Ann Laidlaw. "Inter-Instrument Agreement in the Colorimetric Measurement of Textile Materials " , AATCC Review , 6, 8, pp45-48 , American Association of Tetile Chemists and Colorists , Research Triangle Park, NC (August, 2006).