William Bullock, FIDSA is a professor of industrial design and is also affiliated with the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At ISTC he helps build the Sustainable Electronics Initiative (SEI), a consortium dedicated to the development and implementation of more sustainable systems for designing, producing and remanufacturing and recycling electronic devices. He developed the first course at the university on sustainable product design and recently collaborated with engineering colleagues and industry advisors in creating a new course on the topic of electronic waste (E-waste). He directs the annual International E-waste Design Competition that challenges students globally to create innovative uses with electronic waste. Bullock also directs the Product Innovation Research Laboratory (PIRL) that links education and design research in the classroom where advanced students from engineering, design and marketing collaborate to conduct product development studies for industry.
Track:
Education Symposium & Sessions
Breakout Title:
E-Waste: An Industrial Designer’s Perspective
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