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Dr. Uyar obtained his Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA), College of Textiles, Fiber & Polymer Science in September 2005. Currently, Dr. Uyar is an Associate Professor of Fiber Science at Department of Human Centered Design, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. Previously, Dr. Uyar was appointed as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Materials Science & Nanotechnology (UNAM) of Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey) from 2014-2018 and Assistant Professor from 2009-2014. Previously, Dr. Uyar was

As a design educator, I believe in balancing critical inquiry with skill development:  teaching students how to use their intellect and utilize their skills to problem-solve for a design-hungry world is both challenging and immensely rewarding.  This combination of left brain / right brain functions known as the design process improves the human condition and I view my role as a guide for students as they endeavor to learn from those problems that require and

Prof. Chih-Chang (C.C.) Chu received his PhD in chemistry from the Florida State University, USA, and joined Cornell as an assistant professor in Aug. 1978.  He is the first recipient of the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 endowed chair professor in Jan. 2009 at Cornell University, New York, USA, and retired as the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 Professor Emeritus in Jan. 2021. Chu is selected by the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) as the year

Dr. Kao is an Associate Professor in Human Centered Design, with graduate field faculty appointments in Information Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Cornell University. She founded and directs the Hybrid Body Lab. Her research practice themed Hybrid Body Craft blends cultural and social perspectives into the design of on-body interfaces. The goal is to shift towards more inclusive and diverse designs for emerging soft wearable technologies, which often appear in the