Assistant Professor Wesley Woelfel’s international professional experience spans many design disciplines from industrial, to display and exhibition, environments, thematic and game design. For the past five years, Woelfel has worked on several designs incorporating soy-based urethanes and solid-surface materials made from 85 percent reused material for clients including Toyota, Starbucks and Walmart. Several of his industrial design students were honored as second and third place award winners at the 2010 International E-Waste Design Competition and recently honored as winners of the 2011 International E-Waste Design Competition. Woelfel is a member of the A.R.E. Sustainability Council, serves on the California State University, Long Beach Sustainability Task Force and works as design director at Greneker in Los Angeles. Currently, he teaches industrial design methodology and also heads the Bachelor of Arts in design program at California State University, Long Beach.
Track:
Education Symposium & Sessions
Breakout Title:
Design Methodologies for Social and Community Impact on E-Waste Reduction
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