Ph.D. Program Begins 10th Year

PPhD in Design Program Begins 10th Year

As the PhD in Design program enters its 10th year, it seems appropriate to cite the outcomes across its briefhistory. The research degree admits students from architecture and landscape architecture and is only one offour programs in the nation offering advanced study to students with backgrounds in graphic and industrial design. Since the program’s inception in fall 1999, the number ofaffiliate faculty has grown to 16, showing increasing College ofDesign interest in issues of knowledge generation and applied research. The program complements local facultyexpertise with distinguished visitors from around the world. In recent years, 26 esteemedfacultyandpractitioners haveconductedtwo-dayseminars andpubliclectures onissues relatedto researchandresearcheducation. Approximately20 students have graduated from the program since the first became eligible in 2002 and another 22 students are currentlyactive in courseworkanddissertationresearch. Focusingonresearchinareas as diverse as designforhealthandwell-being, sustainability, learning, technology, andthe urban context, as well as design historyand criticism, the followingstudents have excelled in their positions upon graduation from the College ofDesign: • Dr. Daryl Carrington, Director ofSustainable Design , JDavis Architects, Philadelphia • Dr. Hyejung Chang, Assistant Professor ofLandscape Architecture, University ofNew Mexico • Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, principal ofKaimal Chatterjee & Associates; research affiliate ofthe Children, Youth and Environments Center for Research and Design at the University ofColorado in Boulder; visiting faculty in the graduate departments ofUrban Design and Urban Planning in the School ofPlanning and Architecture, New Delhi; and the News Archive Editor for the peer-reviewed, international journal “Children, Youth and Environments” • Dr. Ryan Hargrove, Assistant Professor ofLandscape Architecture, University ofKentucky • Dr. Jianxin Hu, Visiting Assistant Professor ofArchitecture, College of Design, NC State University • Dr. Mohammed Zakiul Islam, Assistant Professor ofArchitecture, Bangladesh University ofEngineering and Technology • Dr. Orcun Kepez, Instructor ofInterior and Environmental Design, Kadir Has University (Turkey) • Dr. Magdy Ma, Project Manager, The International Design Opportunity, School ofDesign, Hong Kong Polytechnic University • Dr. Evrim Demir Mishchenko, Assistant Professor ofArchitecture, Mersin University (Turkey) • Dr. Aydin Ozdemir, Instructor ofLandscape Architecture, Ankara University (Turkey) • Dr. Celen Pasalar, Extension Assistant Professor ofLandscape Architecture, Director ofthe Downtown Studio, College ofDesign, NC State University • Dr. Andrew Payne, Instructor ofArchitecture, Savannah College of Art and Design • Dr. Dennis Puhalla, Professor ofDesign, University ofCincinnati • Dr. Umut Toker, Assistant Professor ofCity and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University • Dr. Zeynep Toker, Assistant Professor ofUrban Studies and Planning, California State University at Northridge • Dr. Cynthia van der Wiele, Sustainable Communities Development Director, Chatham County, North Carolina • Dr. Claudia Rebola Winegarden, Assistant Professor ofIndustrial Design, Georgia Institute ofTechnology Graduates’ success in teaching and research is matched by an impressive number ofpublications and projects. This broad dissemination ofresearch by students and faculty continues to attract new students from all over the world. The current student population includes students from Chile, Iran, China, Korea, Egypt, and Turkey, as well as the United States. The College ofDesign looks forward to continued leadership in research education and contributions to the knowledge ofdesign.