Vitae | Teaching | Publications | Presentations
INVITED LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS
“Spatial Order: Über-Waves in Interior Design,” 19th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, Germany
“Wave-bowered Spaces: Harbingers of Change for the Way We Live,” 17th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden
“Chasing the Wave: The Design of Life,” 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics in Baden-Baden, Germany
“Tuning Up the Human Genome,” Symposium on Systems Research in the Arts, 13th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics. Baden – Baden, Germany
“Communications and Art – Internet Influences”, Symposium and Discussion Panel on Environment and Communication, 13th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden– Baden, Germany
“Communication & Stereotypes in Art,” Symposium on Digital Architecture and Design, 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden – Baden, Germany
“Windows for Peace,” Symposium on Culture of Peace, 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden – Baden, Germany
"Interior Design Spectrum for a Culture of Peace” International Symposium on the Culture and Peace, 10th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, Germany
"Shrouds of Life.", International Symposium for a Culture and Peace, 9th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, Germany
"Architectural Commentary: Newspeak in 1994." International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research and the 2nd Orwellian Symposium – Carlsbad - Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
"Technology Transfer's Effect on Interior Design" University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program – Cortona, Italy
"STS – Spacelab Technology Station: Hands on Technology Transfer" Co-presenter with Crosslin, R. and Banos, P. "Spinoffs -- Other Uses for Space Technology." Presented with Janis, Dr. F. T. Indiana Regional Space Education Conference, "Shaping Tomorrow ---Together" – Muncie, Indiana
"Aerospace: Bridges to Architecture" Mid-America College Art Association Borders and Bridges: Spanning Boundaries and Barriers (Technology of the 90's Panel) – Tucson, Arizona
"Aerospace Technology Transfer: Environmentally Benign Systems." 5th International Conference on Systems Research Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, West Germany
"Aerospace Technology Transfer: Materials for our Future." Davis Planetarium, Mississippi Student Space Station – Jackson, Mississippi
"Computer-Aided Design in Every Classroom" Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Conference – San Francisco, California
"Computer-Aided Design in Every Interior Design Classroom" Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference – Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
"Dream It Up--The Materials are Out There!" Valparaiso University, Interior Design Program – Valparaiso, Indiana
"Aerospace Technology Transfer: Potential Impact on Architecture and Interior Design." Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Exhibit called, "Space: The Next Generation" – Indianapolis, Indiana
"Aerospace Technology’s Expanding Impact on the Conceptual and Actual Architecture of Interior Design." Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Conference – Cincinnati, Ohio
"Secondary Applications of Aerospace Technology: Materials for Our Future." ICFAR (Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research)/ ARAC (Aerospace Research Applications Center) – Indianapolis, Indiana
"Secondary Applications of Aerospace Technology: Harbingers of Change in the Fields of Architecture and Interior Design." 4th International Conference on Systems Research Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, West Germany
"Curriculum Development for Interior Design Studio Courses" Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
"Purdue’s Interior Design Program Merger: Personal Observations." Texas Tech University, Department of Merchandising, Environmental Design and Consumer Economics – Lubbock, Texas
"Connections: Invention, Inventors, Innovation, Imagination." University of Georgia, School of Art – Athens, Georgia
"Omnidirectional Spatial Order" 3rd International Conference on Systems Research Informatics and Cybernetics – Baden-Baden, West Germany
GENISIS OF SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVITIES
o The expanding collection of aerospace materials produced by NASA for use in outer-space has been the focus of Professor Postero’s research efforts for the past 30 years. As a former hospital designer she was introduced to 'exotic' technologies which dictated changes in the way spaces were both used and designed. New equipment required the development of new interior finishes and greater concern for environmental issues such as interior temperature, lighting, and acoustic controls. She considers herself to be a "technology transfer tracker".
o Although the presentation vehicle has varied and the audiences have been interdisciplinary, international, and intergenerational, the central topic of discussion generally featured specific aerospace/technology transfer material discoveries or insights which make new design innovations possible. She discussed some of these in a co-authored paper "Omnidirectional Spatial Order” and in more detail in her paper "Aerospace Technology Transfer: Environmentally Benign Systems".
o She has been a member of IIAS (International Institute of Advanced Studies) since 1986 and participated in a yearly conference held in Baden-Baden Germany (and one-year in Carlsbad-Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). This arena offered opportunities for her to consider Interior Design issues in a non-traditional setting. For example, while attending an IIAS conference (co-sponsored by UNESCO) which called for positions on a Culture of Peace, she proposed interior design strategies for designing for a Culture of Peace in the paper entitled “Shrouds of Life”. This was followed by “Windows for Peace” (which emphasized window types as a conduit for personal and social evolution) and by “Interior Design Spectrum for a Culture of Peace” (which explored the three-faceted role of a triangular prism used as a metaphor for Interior Design process: attitudes, behavior, and control). Building on the co-authored paper “Chasing the Wave: The Design of Contemporary Life” she wrote “Wave-bowered Spaces: Harbingers of Change for the Way We Live” (which considered the wave motif used in Interior Design and Architecture as a visual metaphor or perceptual registration of living on the cusp of a new millennium).
o A number of her presentations were the result of collaborative efforts with scholars; some in other professions. These presentations offered opportunities for her to learn about non-interior design disciplines and to propose material/technological applications in unfamiliar fields. A paper written with architect and interior designer, Ted Maciurzynski, "Architectural Commentary: Newspeak in 1994", observed examples of Orwellian-Newspeak-bias for descriptions of Interior Design spaces found both in professional journals and in more commercially oriented tabloid magazines.
o Building on her previous paper “Shrouds of Life” (which proposed interior designs to support a world culture of peace), Professor Postero worked with interior designer, Jane Lily, to expand the topic in the paper “Weaving the Shrouds of Life; Interior Design for a Culture of Peace".
o Mutual interest in fine art, museum display and Internet development resulted in collaboration with professor of computer science, John Hiller (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). They co-authored three papers “The Electronic Gallery Tour – Framing Aspects" (which explored the merits of the Virtual Gallery); “Communications & Stereotypes in Art” (which examined the relevance to art of the classic model for communication); and “Communications and Art – Internet Influences” (which considered the challenges of Internet navigation).
o One of her more unusual alliances was with geneticist, Markus Thomas Rojewski (Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany). In their paper “Tuning up the Human Genome” they investigated genetic information sequences and applied them to music and architecture. Another co-authored collaboration was with art/design historian, Dr. Arlette Klaric. Their paper “Chasing the Wave: The Design of Contemporary Life” was a survey of the wave motif used in interior design, architecture, fashion, and transportation.
o In two subsequent papers, “Wave-bowered Spaces: Harbingers of Change for the Way We Live,” and “Spatial Order: Über-Waves in Interior Design” Professor Postero concentrated on the expanded subject of the wave motif used in interior design and architecture through technology-transferred materials and processes, and theorized on implications for the future.
o The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics has acknowledged Professor Postero’s scholarship efforts. In 1997, 1998 and 2003 she earned Awards for the Best Symposium Paper. The Award of Excellence in Scholarly Research was conferred in 2001 and in 2003 she was presented with the IIAS-Meritorious Award in recognition and appreciation of work and service over 17 years to the scientific community. Most recently she was elected FELLOW of the Institute in recognition of outstanding scholarly work and her contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field.