{"693066":{"#nid":"693066","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Conversations@TechSquare: Talkin\u0027 Trash","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis Conversations@Tech Square will start with Tim Trent (IPaT faculty) providing a short overview of the new Trash Lab and updates on the miniTrashpresso equipment. From there we hope to have a broader conversation with folks across campus about engagement with the lab and ways the Trash Lab can act as a tie-in to the GT circular and sustainable economy ecosystem. We encourage you to join with ideas on how plastic waste may be diverted to the new lab, how the equipment may tie into classes, and what research may be catalyzed by this new system or come prepared to join the conversation and brainstorm with us!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E------------------\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConversations@TechSquare \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a dynamic space for new ideas, not an environment for established concepts. We gather creators and innovators from across Georgia Tech, the broader Tech Square community, and beyond, to engage in open dialogue around some of today\u2019s biggest challenges and opportunities. These gatherings are organized and hosted by the \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E (IPaT) and will occur several times during a semester at the Tech Square Clubhouse. The Clubhouse address is 848 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308 (street level, behind the Centergy One Bldg.).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Square Clubhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll conversation gatherings are held in the Tech Square Clubhouse.\u003Cbr\u003EThe Clubhouse address is 848 Spring Street NW\ufeff, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308.\u003Cbr\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techsquareatl.com\/the-clubhouse#directions\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Square Clubhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is on the bottom level (street level, behind the Centergy One Bldg.), close to LA Fitness and only a few blocks away from the Midtown and North Ave. MARTA stations. Look closely and you\u0027ll see there is an outdoor staircase to the left of the Centergy One Building leading down to the street where you\u0027ll find the Tech Square Clubhouse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPARKING:\u003Cbr\u003EParking is available at the Centergy One parking deck, located right next door. You can also find additional street parking via Park Mobile on Spring and 5th Street. \u003Cem\u003ECentergy One parking deck daily rates: Half Hour: $3.00 | One Hour: $6.00 | Two Hours: $12.00 | Daily Max: $20.00\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGT CAMPUS BUS: Take the Gold route bus which stops at Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis Conversations@Tech Square will start with Tim Trent (IPaT research faculty) providing a short overview of the new Trash Lab and updates on the miniTrashpresso equipment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This Conversations@Tech Square will start with Tim Trent (IPaT research faculty) providing a short overview of the new Trash Lab and updates on the miniTrashpresso equipment. 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This talk examines how computational tools can expand creative possibilities while preserving room for makers to interpret, experiment, and change direction. I argue that supporting creative agency requires attention to material qualities, making practices, and human expertise. This perspective frames a critical discussion of AI: what it might enable, what forms of exploration it might displace, and how its contribution should be evaluated beyond convenience and artifact quality. I develop these ideas through more than a decade of research on automata making, which combines engineering, craft, and storytelling through mechanical movement. Projects from Paper Mechatronics to MotionSmith, involving professional artists, educators, and young makers, provide cases for examining how computational support takes shape across tools, materials, and people. These cases reflect tensions around what to simplify, what to make understandable, and what to leave open for experimentation, revision, and creative discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio:\u003C\/strong\u003E HyunJoo Oh is a designer, design researcher, and Associate Professor jointly appointed in the School of Industrial Design and the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. She directs the CoDe Craft group, which explores how computing technologies can expand the expressive and technical possibilities of everyday materials. Working with professional designers, hobbyist makers, K-12 students, and educators, she investigates how making and learning shape one another. Since 2020, she has served as PI or Co-PI on seven research projects, including five focused on K-12 and higher education, with support from the National Science Foundation, Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Facebook Research, and Dolby Labs. Her group\u2019s work has received best paper and honorable mention awards at ACM DIS 2019, CHI 2023, and TEI 2026, alongside design recognition from Core77, Fast Company, NYCxDESIGN, and Prototypes for Humanity. She received Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Design Outstanding Faculty Award in 2026. She holds a PhD in Technology, Media, and Society from the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned her master\u2019s degree in Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University with support from a National Global Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea (2010-2012).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E---\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series is free and features guest speakers presenting on topics related to people-centered technologies and their impact on society. Lunch is provided at 12:00 p.m. (while supplies last) and the talks begin at 12:30 p.m. Join us weekly or watch video replays. 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