Dr. Julie Haack, assistant department head, currently serves as the Coordinator for the University of Oregon’s Green Product Design Network connecting design and innovation to the science of sustainability. The GPDN consists of a small group of faculty leaders with expertise in green chemistry, product design, architecture, business, and journalism and communication with an interest in inventing sustainable products that can be readily adopted. The goal is to accelerate the movement of ideas from invention to the marketplace in a way that drives innovation.

(From Dr. Julie Haack’s faculty page: http://chemistry.uoregon.edu/profile/jhaack/)

Dr. Haack’s instructional work in the area of “green chemistry and responsible product design” was featured in the Eugene Weekly: http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20131003/lead-story/problem-solvers-united

And Dr. Haack’s co-authored piece on “Chemistry and Sustainability: A General Education Science Course Enhancing Students, Faculty and Institutional Programming.”

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Presentation Prep!

One of the greatest challenges in driving sustainability is inspiring individuals to select consumer products that do the least amount of harm to human health and the environment.

Making the “best” selection is often a complex and context specific process.

Our challenge for Thursday is to create data driven imagery that effectively empowers people to select consumer products that are consistent with a sustainable future.

In preparation for Thursday’s class, please use the Internet to explore the following topics and consider how each piece of information helps to form the foundation for our challenge.

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Green Chemistry
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Life Cycle Analysis
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The Nike Making App

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Presentation Slides

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