Dr. Abby MELLICK-Lopes :: Industrial Design :: UWS
Abby is a Lecturer in Design Theory in the School of Engineering at UWS.
She received her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2005 and has a background
in design and cultural theory. Her primary academic and industrial experience
is in design for sustainability, which was nurtured in her work as a researcher
and educator with the EcoDesign Foundation from 1996 - 2004, a not-for-profit
organisation dedicated to the development of sustainability by design.
Her research at the Foundation focused on design strategies for adaptation
to climate change, and the ecological impacts of information technology.
Her current research interests are in irrigation futures for urban public
space and the significance of tactile and experiential judgment in design
research for sustainability.
Abby has supervised several honours and postgraduate level design research
projects. She has developed units and teaches in design research methods,
life-cycle analysis, ecodesign and future scenario planning. She has published
widely on sustainable design issues and in 2003 developed an online guide
to sustainable design for EcoDesign Foundation/Change Design. She is actively
involved in the sustainable design community and is currently on the Committee
of the Society for Responsible Design.
