Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 1:00pm CT

The Center for Design and Material Culture is pleased to host its first Chipstone-CDMC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Symposium. This fellowship program offers students an opportunity to conduct research in one of the three pillars of the CDMC: design thinking, material culture, and textiles. The 2020 fellowship cohort includes three fellows each studying in one of those three pillars. Join us as the three fellows share their work and research.

PRESENTERS:

Nadia Tahir is pursuing a BS in Interior Architecture in the Design Studies Department through the School of Human Ecology. Her work focuses on design thinking education and is advised by Michelle Kwasny, Academic Director for the Master’s in Design + Innovation and Design and Research Strategist in the Chancellor’s Office. 

Zhaojie Zhong studies in the Department of Art History and the Department of English pursing a double major in Art History and English. Her work in Chinese textiles from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection is advised by Yuhang Li, Associate Professor of Chinese Art. 

Noah Mapes is also studying in the Department of Art History, as he is pursuing a BA in Art History and Certificate in Material Culture. His work on early American material culture is advised by Ann Smart Martin, Stanley and Polly Stone (Chipstone) Professor of American Decorative Arts and Material Culture.