2012 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards

Front row (left to right): actor Chris Pine, Academy President Hawk Koch, actress Zoe Saldana and Science and Technology Council Chairman Richard Edlund. Second row: Richard Mall, Bill Taylor, Dr. Philip McLauchlan, Les Zellan, John-Paul Smith, Allan Jaenicke and Steve LaVietes. Third row: Simon Clutterbuck, James Jacobs, Dr. Richard Dorling, Dr. Markus Gross, Theodore Kim, Ross Shain, Daniel Wexler, Jeremy Selan and Joe Murtha. Back row: Nickson Fong, J.P. Lewis, Matt Cordner, Drew Olbrich, Lawrence Kesteloot, Doug James, Nils Thuerey, William Frederick, Jim Markland and Brian Hall.

Actors Chris Pine (left) and Zoe Saldana

Academy President Hawk Koch

Scientific and Technical Awards producer David Friendly

Actors Chris Pine (left) and Zoe Saldana host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards

Dr. Richard Dorling (left), Simon Clutterbuck (center) and James Jacobs

Dr. Richard Dorling (left) and James Jacobs

Nickson Fong (left), J.P. Lewis (center) and Matt Cordner

Pictured (left to right): Theodore Kim, Dr. Markus Gross, Doug James and Nils Thuerey

Theodore Kim (left) and Dr. Markus Gross

Richard Mall (left), actress Zoe Saldana (center) and actor Chris Pine

Lawrence Kesteloot (left), Drew Olbrich (center) and Daniel Wexler

Brian Hall

Jeremy Selan (left) and Steve LaVietes

Allan Jaenicke (left) and Dr. Philip McLauchlan

John-Paul Smith (left), Ross Shain (center) and Dr. Philip McLauchlan

Joe Murtha

William Frederick

Jim Markland

Academy President Hawk Koch (left) and actress Zoe Saldana

Science and Technology Council Chairman Richard Edlund

John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation recipient Bill Taylor

Les Zellan, of Academy Award® of Meit recipient Cooke Optics Limited

Pictured (left to right): Academy Awards® co-producer Craig Zadan, actor Chris Pine, Academy President Hawk Koch, Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, actress Zoe Saldana, Science and Technology Awards producer David Friendly and Academy Awards co-producer Neil Meron