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Drawing from research and teaching collaborations with colleagues in engineering, robotics, computer science, materials science, as well as community and industry partners, Caitrin Lynch reflects on how and why to question disciplinary silos, reach across to people from vastly different perspectives inside and outside academia, and authentically foreground questions of the impact of work in engineering and design. Caitrin will bring in examples from her projects in design and disability (such as the Engineering at

Wearing the cloth of your nation, how does your uniform impact cultural identity and connection?

Join us for an afternoon of insight and dialogue connecting lived military experience with service, education, and design. The program features student veteran perspectives and leadership across ROTC units.

Immediately following the program, light refreshments and self-guided viewing of Fit for Duty: Form and Function of Military Dress.

Hosted by the office of the Vice Provost for Engagement and Land

Industrial hemp is standing at a threshold between legacy and innovation. Oregon State University’s (OSU) Global Hemp Innovation Center (GHIC) is advancing a model for how plant-based systems can transform the future of materials, design, and advanced manufacturing. This presentation introduces a “gene-to-plant-to-field-to-factory-to-fashion” framework that uses a systems approach linking molecular genetics, agronomy, processing technology, and apparel design into an integrated biobased manufacturing ecosystem with the research, engagement, and educational components needed to support it