Design Research Seminars

The IDRO-sponsored Design Research Seminars are opportunities for College of Design faculty and staff to learn more about research topics and researchers and their scholarly work in the College of Design. 

IDRO Friday Research Seminar 12:10 – 1:00 PM

April 14, Room 130

In Person — ALL ARE WELCOME

Traveling the Mississippi River to Explore its Urban-Rural Systems Challenges with Ulrike Passe

The Mississippi River Basin experiences a variety of challenges, from flooding to urban sprawl to nutrient runoff. A team of researchers from Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and Louisiana, led by architecture professor Ulrike Passe, has been funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a Research Coordination Network, which will examine how these issues are connected and affect the environmental conditions of cities, suburban areas and rural areas — and the people living there.

Teams of researchers and community stakeholders will focus on five regional metropolitan areas within the Mississippi River Basin — Minneapolis/St. Paul; Dubuque and Davenport, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana — and their satellite communities and adjacent rural areas.

In fall 2022, Passe traveled the Mississippi River from the headwaters to New Orleans, to experience the various conditions and meet with collaborators, stakeholder, and residents. During this seminar, she will present a travel report and introduce the network goals.

Previous Sessions and Recordings (if available)

• Understanding Stress in the Education of Designers: A Study Exploring Learning Pressures for Design Students:Andrea Quam, associate professor, graphic design; Nora Ladjahasan, research scientist III; Songhyan Kang, professor, graphic design; and Carol Fabor, professor, graphic design IN Person Session (3/3/2023)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I+E) Cohort – Part II with Diane Al Shihabi, Leila Ammar Heredia, Roman Chikerinets, Jiwnath Ghimire, Daejin Kim, Andrea Quam and Julie Stevens  (2/24/2023)

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I+E) Cohort – Part 1 with Jen Hogan, Raluca Iancu, Ingrid Lilligren, Dan Neubauer and Tina Rice (2/17/2023)

• Community Ecologies: Social-ecological inquiry in public landscapes with Ellie Stapleton (2/10/2023)

• The Anthropology of Ethics in the UnCanny Valley with Ritwik Banerji (1/27/2023)

• Gender-Inclusive Language in Languages with Grammatical Gender: Problems and Prospects with Lindsay Preseau (11/4/2022)

• Publish or Perish: Tips and Tricks for Impact: Sharon Wohl, Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Success (10/28/2022)

• Viewing Distance: Remixing the Archives of the Military-Industrial Complex: Evan Hume, Assistant Professor of Arts and Visual Culture (10/14/2022)
• From Rail Town to Trail Town: Austin Dunn, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture (9/30/2022)
• Data + Library = Love: Megan O’Donnell and Erin Ridnour, ISU Parks Library (10/7/2022)
• A Introduction to the JSTOR/Artstor Content Manager: Jeff Algers, Librarian III and Subject Liaison for Design and Music (9/23/2022)
• Physical + Digital + Virtual: Studio based Instruction during the Pandemic: Akshay Sharma, Chair, Department of Industrial Design  (9/16/2022)
• Cultivating the Arts and Humanities at a Land-Grant University: Matthew Sivils, CEAH director, Professor, English Department (9/9/2022)