Steven Herrnstadt

University Professor Emeritus, Industrial Design

Background

Steven has worked as Senior Project Manager on projects for the Smithsonian Institution, Adler Planetarium, National Forest Foundation among others. He has studied, worked, researched, exhibited and presented knthe Fine Arts &  Design, industrial design and entrepreneurship, the interaction of design, art, science and engineering; embedded and physical computing, cutlery and edge tool design, scientific and creative visualization; game design and development; interactive realtime simulations; environmental issues and writing; synthetic environments and virtual reality; large-format environmental photography; digital imaging; CADD, fabrication, Metal Smithing, Creative thought and ideation, 3D omni-stereo imaging.

 

Education

University of New Mexico - Geology
BS Psych/Experimental Psychology, University of Iowa 1975
MA, University of Iowa, 1978
MFA, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, 1980

On the Web

http://stevenherrnstadt.com

Supporting Files

• Short CV
• CV-Short Format (10/03/16)

Current Projects

Industrial design and entrepreneurship, cutlery and edge tool - traditional and experimental design, smithing and techniques. ISURP Startup Factory, Department of Industrial Design StartUp Studio.

ISURP Startup Factory instructor and mentor

StartUp Studio - Department of Industrial Design

Edge tool design

Ambient sound recording

Incision

Biophilia

Environmental Photography

Current Scholarship

• StartUp Studio Department of Industrial Design, 09/14/2016

  A studio geared toward taking student generated IP towards commercialization. The studio also accepts projects from other startups and assisted those companies with the design of their product, system or service.

  We have a working affiliation with the Startup University and Startup Factory in the ISU Research Park.

   

• Startup Factory Teaching Team, 06/30/2016

  Member of the teaching team for the Startup Factory at the ISU Research Park.

• RootStalk, 06/14/2016

  Rootstalk a prairie journal of culture science and the arts. Vol. II, Number 2. Published by Grinnell College. Pp. 2, 4, 18, 25, 70-71

  8 view camera environmental photographs and bio published 

   

• Light and Landscape, 02/15/2016

  Article: Photography and Meditation.

• ISU Student Innovation Center Steering Committee Member, 01/14/2016
• ISU Bike Share Project Coordinator, co-instructor and advisor, 04/09/2015

  ISU Bike Share Project Coordinator, co-instructor and advisor

• ISU Sustainability Award , 04/09/2015

  For ISU Bike Share Project. Project coordinator and co instructor with Mark Kargol. 100+ students from 11 departments. Awarded to the College of Design and the Department of Industrial Design.

• University Professor, 08/27/2012

  Criteria: A University Professor must above all else have acted as a change agent by having made significant contributions that have improved the university. This professional work must go beyond excellence in teaching or research. In addition to the area of these contributions, a University Professor must have demonstrated outstanding performance in at least one other area of faculty responsibility: (1) research and/or creative activities, (2) teaching and advising, or (3) extension/professional practice.

• Board of Advisors IDMAa, 12/05/2011

  International Digital Media Art Assoc.