Will Rourk

Will Rourk is the 3D Data and Content Specialist with the Scholars’ Lab at the University of Virginia Library. He teaches and conducts research in the Department of Architectural History, focusing on methods of 3D cultural heritage informatics for the collection, processing, preservation, and distribution of 3D data of historic objects, buildings, and sites. His work includes 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and scan-to-print methods to preserve and provide public access to artifacts and architecture. Rourk has collaborated with the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, Monticello, Montpelier, the Fralin Museum of Art, the Kluge-Ruhe Museum of Aboriginal Art, and other institutions, and has contributed to national efforts in 3D data preservation.