Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Mechanical Engineering and Design

Erin MacDonald

Ames, IA

About

My design process simultaneously considers marketing, psychology, aesthetics, and engineering. I am skilled at linking these fields in the design process, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and interested in applying my interdisciplinary methodology to sustainable design. My thesis research explores the impact of “constructed preferences” on product design. Email me at erinmacd at iastate dot edu.
Awards

Winner, Umbrella-Inside-Out Design Competition, Treehugger.com/I.D. Magazine. Distinguished Leadership, UM, 2006.

NSF Grad. Research Fellowship, 2005.

EPA’s Student Design Comp. for Sustainability, 2005.

President’s Award, Sierra Designs, 2002.
Affiliations

MIT, University of Michigan, Brown University, Society of Women Engineers, Engineers for a Sustainable World, UM Design Science Program
Skills
- Design Management
- Industrial Design
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