Professor and Co-Chair Sustainable Product Design and Innovation, Keene State College
Lisa C. Hix, DSc, MBA is a Professor and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Product Design and Architecture Department at Keene State College. She brings a background in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design and in design engineering in new product design and development in the marine and lighting industries at corporations, earning credentials in marine engineering and naval architecture, and after continued doing design and manufacturing consulting. For the last two decades, she has been engaged in teaching in higher education and earning a DSc in Work Environment: Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention. Leveraging her research into sustainable product design, Dr. Hix collaborated to create a new Bachelor of Science program in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation at Keene State College. Her focus has been on developing learning tools and experiences to build student awareness, knowledge and skills in applying sustainability principles into front-end design decision-making.
Decision Making in Uncertainty
Yes, Circularity in our materials and products is imperative. But what actually is circulating and how do we know it is safe for human health? As designers, we can influence the materials used and the manufacturing processes. Detoxifying our materials stream will reduce negative human health effects for all in a circular economy. The goal of this session is to shed light on how to research what is (or may be) in the materials we select and processes we use. The basics of human health exposure and researching toxics disclosures will be covered along with suggestions for informed decision making and tools available.
The audience will learn:
