MEGAN VALANIDAS
Megan is a multi-disciplinary industrial designer and researcher focused on complex systems and biodesign initiatives. Megan was trained in Studio Arts with a focus on wood, metal and plastics fabrication as well as French linguistics at the University of Arizona. She earned her Master of Industrial Design (MID) from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Valanidas has been a sustainable futures instructor at RISD and James Madison University where she has taught industrial design with a focus on research and speculative investigations. She also worked with teens as a Design Fellow for the NuVu Innovation School. Valanidas was a featured speaker and exhibitor for Biodesign: From Inspiration to Integration. She has presented internationally on the topic of bioplastics and the environment. In addition, Valanidas has been a science educator, focusing on sustainable farming in extreme environments.
Her work has exhibited at the Science Gallery Dublin, The RISD Museum, James Madison University, The 2019 Paris Design Summit, The Science Center and Eastern Michigan University among others.