The 2017 Prototyping Showcase Put NYU Ingenuity on Display
On April 25, visitors to the MakerSpace were treated to an impressive display of projects that had been conceived by students and professors from across NYU who received mini-grants from…
Design Thinking Projects at the NYU Tandon Research Expo 2017
From innovative smartphone apps for healthcare to data-driven models for New York City’s transportation planners, there were almost 70 teams of scientists, engineers, and technologists displaying their work at the…
Decreasing the Dangers of Distracted or Drowsy Driving with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
This fall, Design for America and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles partnered for a third year in a row to tackle reducing the dangers of distracted or drowsy driving! Five interdisciplinary teams from Michigan…
Light at night: Prototype in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
A prototype that emerged from our bindi project with women in Tripureshwar: how prototyping and collaboration can trigger change. In January 2016, a DFA NYU went for a research and prototyping…
DFA National Leadership 2016 and making voting easy and accessible to Americans
DFA’s 6th annual national Leadership Studio in August brought together over 110 DFA student leaders with the support of community members, expert guests and DFA Alumni. The five day conference…
If you have food to share, remember to FREEdge!
The NYU Freedge is an initiative that aims to reduce food insecurity and food wastage on New York University’s campuses led by Simon Chen, Tandon ‘18; Emma Hoffman, Gallatin ‘18; Rodney Lobo, Tandon ‘17;…
Mike Knox
Michael Edward Knox is an Industry Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department (ECE) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and will be a Faculty Advisor for the project.…
Tandon students collaborate to design innovative financial solutions for baby boomers
Kathleen Chao, Adhish Patel, and Lillian Warner – graduate students who are active in the NYU chapter of Design for America (DFA) – are not yet out of their 20s,…