Kiersten Muenchinger is the founding director of the Product Design Program and a principal of the Green Product Design Network at the University of Oregon (UC). Muenchinger researches new materials and their processing methods to understand when and why the newest materials technologies are accepted in mass-produced consumer products. She lectures on the intersection of materials, manufacturing and design in academia and business. She is an active member in the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) recently holding the education representative position for the Western District. Before joining UO as an associate professor, Muenchinger has been a design engineer with IDEO, Fitch, Sottsass Associatti, Walt Disney Imagineering and the Long Now Foundation, and she founded the company Parapluie. She received her master’s and bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and Dartmouth College, respectively.
Track:
Education Symposium & Sessions
Breakout Title:
Experimental Materials: Integrating Green Chemistry in Product Design
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