Science on Tap

Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.

Dr. Deana McDonagh is a Professor of Industrial Design in the School of Art + Design, Health Innovation Professor at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, and Director of the (dis)Ability Design Studio at the Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is an Empathic Design Research Strategist who focuses on enhancing the quality of life for all through more intuitive and meaningful products, leading to emotional sustainability. Her research concentrates on emotional user-product relationships and how empathy can bring the designer closer to users’ authentic needs, ensuring both functional and emotional needs are met in the material landscape.

You may also like the following events from Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology:

• Next Wednesday, 18th February, 12:00 pm, Single-Molecule Spatial Organization and Dynamics of Nuclear Speckle Components Revealed by MINFLUX in Urbana
• Next Sunday, 22nd February, 01:00 pm, Science on Tap in Urbana
• This month, 24th February, 12:00 pm, Synthetic biology for evolutionary studies and human health in Urbana

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