 Many of today's most sophisticated 3-D computer animation techniques descend from NYIT's Computer Graphics Lab (CGL), which would pioneer the field for nearly two decades.The CGL's roster was a digital dream team.Prominent members included future Pixar Animation Studios President Edwin Catmull and co-founder Alvy Ray Smith; Walt Disney Feature Animation Chief Scientist Lance Joseph Williams; DreamWorks animator Hank Grebe; Computer Media Artist Rebecca Allen and Netscape and Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark.