UIC’s Brian Anderson Selected as Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025 for Japan. Heading link
The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program selected Brian Anderson, UIC Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Industrial Design, as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025 for Japan.
Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbright scholars also play a critical role in U.S. public diplomacy, establishing long-term relationships between people and nations.
Alumni of the Fulbright Program include 62 Nobel Laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 80 MacArthur Fellows, and thousands of leaders and world-renowned experts in academia and many other fields across the private, public, and non-profit sectors.
“Brian’s colleagues and I are deeply proud of this accomplishment. An epic congratulations to you, Brian! We are very much looking forward to this next phase in your research and design practice!” – Sharon Oiga, Professor & Interim Director of UIC School of Design
“It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve in this capacity, and to have the support of the University and Fulbright Program. I look forward to our conversations and the road ahead!” – Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson is an industrial designer with interests in ethical innovation and advanced fabrication. His design practice Studio(ba) (https://www.studioba.org) centers on design development and small-batch production, design education, and object and surface prototyping.