Thought leaders and practitioners from the Higher Education Makerspace Initiative will cover fundamental principles of successful makerspaces such as:

• Understanding the general types and their pros/cons
• The importance of culture and community
• Assessing impact/justification
• Staffing and training models
• Optimizing access while minimizing boundaries
• Creating effective safety systems
• Understanding safety and complementary policy, insurance, legal and regulatory issues
• Q&A session open to audience inquiries on applying the presented information to unique circumstances

Participants will spend some time in the iForge makerspace with the students who run it, where they will learn about what it’s like to be part of a student-led makerspace and how to build a maker community.

Industry representatives, student leaders, and conference organizers will host.

Conference Chair Dr. Pete Mylon
The University of Sheffield

Ruth Amos
Award winning local British Inventor and Engineer

43 – ‘What is ISAM? Analyzing the past and future with ChatGPT’ – Diana Haidar (Carnegie Mellon University), Dustyn Roberts (University of Pennsylvania) and Daniela Faas (Olin College)

17 – ‘Jumping Off Points for Makerspace Learning Design’ – Madison Dunaway (Dartmouth College), Johanna Okerlund (Wellesley College), Christopher Bull (Brown University), Janet Hollingsworth (The Possible Zone), Greg Buckland (Brandeis University) and Brandon Stafford (Tufts University)

5 – ‘Leveraging Academic Makerspaces to Teach Product Commercialization and Translate Student-Generated Innovation’ – Vincent Wilczynski and Jorge Torres (Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science)

19 – ‘Design and Prototyping Consultancy Course to Support Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Makerspaces’ – Rahul K. Gupta, Hasanain Karim, Christian Sims and Amit Jariwala (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Session details TBC

10 – ‘Students as Partners: Building the Biomakerspace Together’ – Christian Vicera (The University of Hong Kong)

13 – ‘Design/Build of a Bespoke Musical Instrument Stand’ – Paul Watson, Jacopo Franco, Ellie Crommentuijn-Marsh and Jennifer Olsen (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne)

14 – ‘Exploring Academic Makerspace Program for Middle School Learners in Indian Government Schools’ – Nisumba Soodhani K and Ramkumar Rajendran (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

22 – ‘A Systems Engineering Approach to Makerspace Management’ – Sydney Fletcher (Old Dominion University)

23 – ‘Inside the Lab Students Create, Reflect, & Evolve’ – Josh Wagner and Divonna Stebick (Gettysburg College)

26 – ‘Bipartite Network Analysis for Understanding Makerspace Tool Usage Patterns’ – Pepito Thelly, Astrid Layton (Texas A&M University) and Julie Linsey (Georgia Institute of Technology)

27 – ‘Developing AI-Powered Knowledge Assistants to Enhance User Experience in Makerspaces’ – Jacob Blevins and Amit Jariwala (Georgia Institute of Technology)

29 – ‘University Makerspaces with Helping and Assistive Design in Mind’ – Brian Calhoun, Erin Henslee and James Li (Wake Forest University)

30 – ‘Making with Purpose: Faculty Development in Inclusive and Equitable Making’ – Erin Henslee, Morgan Joyce and Riley Sherwin (Wake Forest University)

31 – ‘Tinkering In Administrative Law Education’ – Raina Haque (Wake Forest University)

33 – ‘Next Steps: Improving Features and Processes in Established Makerspaces’ – Stephen Carter and Shino John (Rutgers University)

34 – ‘M06 Vibes: Seeding a Culture of Inclusivity at GWU’s Makerspace’ – Erica Wortham and Isabella Kumar (George Washington University)

39 – ‘Typewriter Poetics: Creating Collaborative Memory Maps’ – Holly Zhou and Ammon Shepherd (University of Virginia)

47 – ‘Hosting a student making conference: Experience from European Hyperloop Week 2023’ – Amer Syed, Kilian Blair-Fassl, Vivian Owusu and Akash Ganeshan (The University of Edinburgh)

51 – ‘Can a student-led Repair Café develop a sense of belonging and provide hands-on experiences for engineering students?’ – Joe Butchers, Hollie Lewis, Kat Corbett and Laura Fogg-Rogers (University of the West of England)

52 – ‘Your Program Calendar is Your Greatest Diversity and Inclusivity Tool’ – Nicholas Ames and Doug Eriksen (Seattle University)

53 – ‘“HELIX” What is the University of Leeds’s New Innovation and Digital Learning Hub’ – Peter North and Joshua Gregg (University of Leeds)

57 – ‘Empowering Professional Growth Through Student-Led Makerspace Initiatives’ – Justin Coe and Christopher Velleca (University of Connecticut)

60 – ‘Small Scale PLA Recycling’ – Lili Hurst (The Ohio State University)

65 – ‘Measuring Making: Instrumenting Makerspaces’ – Layal Barakat, Martin Culpepper (MIT), David Brancazio (Exacting Engineering) and Jack Greenfield (Office of Environmental Health and Safety)

67 – ‘Liberating the Library Makerspace’ – Nabila Cruz De Carvalho, Vicky Grant, Andrew Cox, Rosa Sadler and Graham McElearney (University of Sheffield)

71 – ‘Crafting Creativity: Makerspaces for student empowerment’ – Ali Sakkal (Wake Forest University)

73 – ‘Automated Student 3D Printing Verification Process’ – Etienne Naude, Haotian Wu and David Cai (Imperial College London)

74 – ‘Fostering AI Makerspace: A Journey through Introductory Hands-On Workshop’ – Leyang Huang, Syed Nafis Ishrak, Patt Phurtivilai, Xiang Chen and Jose Alberto Espino Pitti (The University of Hong Kong)

75 – ‘Upcycling Keyboards to Make Affordable Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Video Game Controller Kits’ – Enoch (I Nuo) Kang, Ka Hei Hu, Hei Chung Pong and Ryan Chan (The University of Hong Kong)

76 – ‘Biofabrication of Foam and Composites for the Eco Material Library’ – Faith Arnett and Olivia Bates (University of California Davis)

68 – ‘A quick dive into health and safety for academic making spaces’ – Anthony Middleton (The University of Edinburgh)

35 – ‘Alternative Sustainable Fabrication Materials, and Their Use in a Makerspace Setting’ – Nicole Panditi and McKenna O’Keefe (Berkeley)

28 – ‘Eco Materials Library’ – Beth Ferguson, Emma Smith (University of California Davis) and Eldy Lazaro (University of Colorado Boulder)

25 – ‘Wrong Dimension: Developing Small-Scale, Student-Led PLA Recycling from 3D Print Waste’ – James Davis, Elisa Dhanger and Daniela Faas (Olin College)

Session details TBC

80 – ‘The Arnhem Model: makercosmos 2019-2024’ – Peter Troxler (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences), Maarten Hennekes (HAN University of Applied Sciences), Tineke Hiddink (CLC Arnhem), Tjeerd Kootstra, Kim Troost (Rozet) and Merel Visser (Makers on the move)

101 – ‘A Visual Inventory Management System for Makerspaces’ – Daniel Brateris, Daniel Sosa and Chang Yaramothu (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

7 – ‘Zines support learning enabling factors in the Design Center as demonstrated through a survey-based study’ – Liliana Seoror (Barnard College, Columbia University)

41 – ‘Non-planar Ironing to Improve Material Extrusion Surface Finishes’ – Etienne Naude (Imperial College London), Olaf Diegel and Juan Schutte (University of Auckland)

46 – ‘Integrating Making into Curriculum: A Case Study from the University of Edinburgh’ – Amer Syed (University of Edinburgh)

42 – ‘What If You Started with Curriculum? An Alternate Approach to Academic Makerspace Success’ – John Grout, Zane Cochran and Chris Whitmire (Berry College)

9 – ‘The Role of Makerspaces in Supporting a Project-Based Curriculum: A Case Study on Curricular Integration at WPI’ – Mitra Anand, Evan Carmody, Sydney Kerivan, Adam Sears and Sarah Meaney (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

32 – ‘What Makes a Maker Course? Goals and roles across disciplines’ – Karin Forssell, Shima Salehi (Stanford Graduate School of Education) and Alessandra Napoli (Stanford University)

116 – ‘Engaging Self-Paced Makerspace Instruction & Self-Assessment Using the Open Source Lumi & H5P Toolkits’ – Richard McCue (University of Victoria)

64 – ‘Embracing the Maker Mindset – Final’ – Dan Reis (Elon University)

38 – ‘Increasing Engagement through A Mobile Makerspace’ – Norman Lee, Jessica Fleener and Jeremy Kenyon (University of Idaho)

16 – ‘An Exploration of The Impact of a Makerspace Bootcamp on Novice Participants’ Self-Efficacy and Interest in Integrating Makerspace Technologies into Their K-12 Classrooms’ – Gabrielle Stichweh (University of Cincinnati)

40 – ‘Taking a Community-Driven Approach to Designing an On-Campus Makerspace’ – Stephanie Santoso and Melissa Carey (MakerUSA)

44 – ‘It’s the journey not the destination: Makerspaces as both products and catalysts of Design Thinking’ – Charlotte Palmer, Sam Piper and Ana Rubio Denniss (King’s College London)

77 – ‘Interdisciplinary Making Outcomes: The HKU Racing Team’s Journey in a Collaborative Makerspace Environment’ – Krish Patel, Jan Wong, Ingrid Wong, Alex Chiu and Match Ko (The University of Hong Kong)

78 – ‘Multi-disciplinary Training for Undergraduate Students participating the Annual Robocon Hong Kong Contest’ – Nok Ching Ng, Pak Hei Lam, Chung Wai Wong, H. H. Cheung, Ka Tsun Mak and Ho Lam Mang (The University of Hong Kong)

81 – ‘Biomedical Engineering Technology Education in Makerspaces’ – Chang Yaramothu, Daniel Brateris and Daniel Sosa (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

83 – ‘Expanding the Intersection: Structure Gives Way to Access for Cross Campus Collaboration Efforts Between the Design Inquiry Labs and IU Innovates Hub’ – Nicole Miller and Julie Heath (Indiana University)

84 – ‘The Integrated Engineering Workshop: The University of British Columbia’s Student-Run Makerspace’ – Charles Polloway, Katie Law and Tess Buckley (The University of British Columbia)

85 – ‘Why Dust Collection Matters’ – Katy Ogrean (The Ohio State University)

88 – ‘Experiential learning makerspace boosts student project prototypes in electronics design lab course at IIT Bombay’ – Maheshwar Ganpat Mangat, Ankur Agarwal P, Amit Pandit Shetye, Mahesh Bhaganagare and Siddharth Tallur (IIT Bombay)

89 – ‘Exploring Aviation Innovation Through Simulation and Fabrication: Round-The-Pole Flying’ – Kei Yiu Mo and Ryan Chan (The University of Hong Kong)

92 – ‘Kooler: An Innovative 3D Printing Learning Kit for 3D Printing’ – Chun Ho Enrico Lam, Tong Chun Shing and Ryan Chan (The University of Hong Kong)

94 – ‘Enhancing Novice Engagement in Woodworking through the Use of the Shaper Origin’ – Wannes Willekens, Tim Dierickx, Ian Garcia and Jouke Verlinden (University of Antwerp)

96 – ‘Improving Student Success Rate through Linking Virtual, Physical and Digital Prototyping’ – Ross Maclachlan, Dale Gibson and Neil Shepherd (University of Strathclyde)

97 – ‘Transforming Electrical Engineering Instructional Lab Courses through Makerspace Integration: A Case Study from IIT Bombay’ – Mahesh Bhaganagare, Amit Pandit Shetye, Maheshwar Ganpat Mangat, Ankur Agarwal P and Siddharth Tallur (IIT Bombay)

102 – ‘CAD/CAM Development of NACA 0009 Rocket Fins and Support Mounting for Subsonic Wind Tunnel Testing’ – Grace Robertson, Dawson Durr, Eliseo Iglesias and Ryan Hodge (Trinity University)

103 – ‘Implementation of a Material and Machine Usage Tracking System in a Small University’s MakerSpace’ – Dawson Durr, Samira Turino, Ryan Hodge and Kevin Nickels (Trinity University)

105 – ‘Reflective Engineers in Making: Cognitive Approaches to Redesigning Intermediate-Level Project Courses’ – L’Nard Tufts, Anna Boslough and Shima Salehi (Stanford University)

107 – ‘PIT People: Using a Makerspace to Foster Collaboration for Scientific Research’ – Nicholas Belenko, Michelle Zhang and Griffin Dennis (The Rockefeller University)

110 – ‘Maker Class Development: Machined Mechanical Assemblies’ – Ryan Hodge, Rachel Curtis and Austin Parcell (Trinity University)

111 – ‘Passing the Knowledge Down: Providing Structure to Peer-to-Peer Learning Among Student Staff in a Makerspace’ – Raymond Brooks, Adithya Jayakumar and Keevyn Winterwood (The Ohio State University)

112 – Guiding the New Maker: A Three-pronged Approach to Training First-year Engineering Students in an Academic Makerspace’ – Raymond Brooks, Adithya Jayakumar and Keevyn Winterwood (The Ohio State University)

113 – ‘Hackcessible: Student-Led Assistive Technology Make-A-Thon’ – Elizabeth Hillyer (University of Sheffield)

114 – ‘Empowering Innovation: Expanding Horizons in Our Makerspace’ – Mical Nixon, Kylie Donald, Tyler Cason, Esther Wiggins, Jacob Lamkhidda, Sydney Fletcher and Orlando Ayala (Old Dominion University)

115 – ‘Interdisciplinarity and Growing a Community in a Student-Run Academic Makerspace’ – Kara Nghiem, Andrea Moore, Lauren Beck, Natan Herzog and Sarah Shegogue (University of Pittsburgh)

117 – ‘Skoden Bead: Creating culturally relevant programming to increase engagement from underrepresented groups’ – Niko Sanchez (University of Arizona)

118 – ‘Integration of Interdisciplinary Coursework with a Student-Run University Makerspace’ – Kara Nghiem, Andrea Moore, Lauren Beck, Natan Herzog and Sarah Shegogue (University of Pittsburgh)

120 – ‘Desktop Injection Molding Machine’ – Camille Heidelbaugh, Glory Burgin, Alex Garcia and Robert Furuya (Trinity University)

72 – ‘HKUST Robotics Team – Work Hard On What You Love’ – Chun Yin Leung and Tim Woo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

66 – ‘Bridging Art and Technology: Engaging Art Students with Electronics Using the M5StickC Plus’ – Joe Hathway (The University of Edinburgh)

24 – ‘Mutualism between Interdisciplinary Student Organizations and Makerspaces: The Nutella Effect’ – Link Fu (Scholar’s Lab) and Ammon Shepherd (University of Virginia)

48 – ‘Facilitating Rapid Prototyping and Idea Development with Participants from Interdisciplinary Backgrounds Through Collaboration with a Medicine Hackathon’ – Ian Lindberg, Emma Rutherford, Stephan Stansfield and Charlene Xia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

18 – ‘Recommending Makerspace Best Practices Based On Visualization of Student Use Data’ – Jordan Phan and Jennifer Truong (University of Virginia)

Session details TBC