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Video: UCLA alum brings ‘Moana’ ocean to life

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Justine Sto.Tomas

By Justine Sto.Tomas

Feb. 26, 2017 10:00 p.m.

Holding a Ph.D. in mathematics from UCLA, Alexey Stomakhin now spends his days working at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a senior software engineer. His research helped bring to life the water from this year’s Oscar-nominated animation feature “Moana”. Watch as Stomakhin describes his experience with Disney, both on and behind the screens.

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