Louise Manfredi
Associate Professor of the Practice, Director of the Brown Design Workshop
Research Interests
sustainable design engineering, sustainable product development, circular economy, professional identity formation, life cycle assessment, engineering education
Recent News
News From Engineering
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RE-PLASTIC
The RE-PLASTIC program (Repurposing of Expended Print-plastic for Sustainability in the Technology and Innovation Community) in the Brown Design Workshop proposes an innovative solution to the problem of 3D print waste.
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The symposium focused on the ways in which engineering research can be brought to bear in better understanding the nervous system and treating injury and disease.
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News From Engineering
Manfredi opens BDW doors to high schoolers in summer STEM program
Each summer, thousands of high school students study on campus and around the globe in Brown’s Pre-College Programs, which offer intensive academics, cultural immersion, research experiences and more.
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Educators from Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket partnered with Brown’s makerspace to launch a new science class, empowering teens to design and create, and sparking interest in engineering.
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