Friday, October 25th, 2024
4:00-5:30PM
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Classroom 114
You are cordially invited to the inaugural TechMade symposia where you will…
- Learn about TechMade as an interdisciplinary and collaborative design community
- Hear from TechMade Research Fellows, Taylor Allen and Madison Hales,about their current research
- Ideate with the community during a hands-on design activity
The event is open to the Georgia Tech community interested in learning about and joining TechMade. Food and drinks will be provided during the event, and prizes will be awarded during the design activity.
About TechMade
TechMade is a new initiative unifying design experiences and serving all students across campus with the goal of (1) building an engineering design community on campus, (2) strengthening engineering design curriculum, and (3) expanding infrastructure of makerspaces. Learn how we can create an ecosystem that weaves together existing opportunities and strengthen student backgrounds and experiences.
“TechMade will be an opportunity in the long term to give any Georgia Tech student exposure to hands-on designing, building, making, and product realization in a meaningful way”
– Dr. Carolyn Seepersad in TechMade: Building an Interdisciplinary Design Community
Lightning Talks
Hear from TechMade Research Fellows, Taylor Allen and Madison Hales, about their current research
Taylor Allen, Mechanical Engineering PhD student
Learn about Taylor’s research in optimizing assistive technology design — work driven by a desire to design and fabricate products to make life easier for people with disabilities. How can we remove barriers to “preclude inventors from developing robust, affordable products?”
Madison Hales, Robotics PhD student
Check out Madison’s research of the roots of rice plants to understand how they respond to environmental stimuli and grow in the soil. Can the strategies plants use to move and grow in a complex medium like soil inform designs for robots that are able to operate in highly unstructured environments?
Design Activity
Let’s tackle problems together! Bring your unique background and experiences and work collaboratively with other attendees to design creative, interdisciplinary solutions. There will be prizes 😉
