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Biomimicry in Higher Education Webinars

Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Biomimicry in Higher Education Webinar (2012)

The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute held the 2nd Annual Biomimicry in Higher Education Webinar on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST. The number of presenters was shortened this year to include more time for questions. In our electronic publication of the webinar proceedings you can read about innovative courses and tools, learn the myriad ways professors are engaging students in biomimicry education, and view some of the stunning project visuals created by students.

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Biomimicry: an Interior Design Teaching Tool
Sarah M. Angne, University of Missouri-Columbia and The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire

Introducing Biomimicry into Design Education Using Triangulated Analysis Evaluation Tools
Karen Frasier-Scott, PhD, EnviroTech Design &
EunSook Kwon, PhD, Industrial Design Program, University of Houston

Biomimicry in Architecture: A Biokinetic Approach
Catalina Freixas, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis

System Tools for Interdiscipinary Teamwork in Biomimicry
Curt McNamara, Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Using a Motion Analysis Lab to Test Biomimetic Designs
Kiersten Muenchinger, Industrial Design Program, University of Oregon

2011 Webinar Proceedings

A PDF of the Proceedings of our First Annual Biomimicry in Higher Education Webinar (held on January 29, 2011) is available for purchase.
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Topic Presenter
Biology into Design Module: Self-organization and Group Behavior Adrian Smith, PhD candidate, Arizona State University, Tempe
Teaching and learning by working with nature and using a biomimicry approach to restore three keystone coastal habitats Anamarija Frankic, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Bio-inspired Design of an Electric Scooter Body Ernst-Jan Mul, MSc, Bio-Inspired Design
Much Ado About CO2: Education Module Dona Boggs, Professor Emeritus, Eastern Washington University
Functional Biology in Multidisciplinary Bioscience Courses Janet Kubler, PhD, California State University, Northridge
Biomimicry: Towards a Sustain-Able Design Catalina Freixas, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Surfing for Free Tom McKeag, California College of the Arts
Concept Transfer from Biological Junctions to End-of-life Disassembly in Industrial  Design Carlo Santulli, Sapienza Università di Roma, and Carla Langella, Seconda Università di Napoli
Teaching Biomimicry in the Context of Engineering Design Jacquelyn Nagel, PhD
Using Biology to Guide Design Karen Sullivan, Adjunct, Miami University
Biomimetic Envelopes: Investigating Nature to Design Buildings Ilaria Mazzoleni, Southern California Institute of Architecture
Creating a Biomimicry PhD Program (working title) Peter Niewiarowski, PhD, University of Akron, and Douglas Paige, BFA,The Cleveland Institute of Art