VISUALIZATION OF COMPUTER SIMULATIONS of complex physical, biological, and sociological systems has become indispensable for computational scientists and engineers, providing insights and potential breakthroughs that would otherwise be unlikely. Scientific visualization is therefore one of the fastest growing and most important areas of high-performance computing, allowing researchers to supplement traditional routes of scientific discovery. It is also a creative alternative to supplement experimentation in the science and engineering labs and lectures of colleges and universities nationwide. In this paper, we argue that scientific visualization is not only indispensable for a researcher’s better understanding of a phenomenon, but that it is also a necessary tool with which to present interesting and complex material to undergraduate and graduate science students in a meaningful and understandable way. Educating students in the methods and techniques associated with scientific visualization is a means to accelerate the pace of comprehension and discovery.