College of Design and Engineering Studies Talks
Wesleyan's College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES) challenges students to think broadly, make responsibly, and respond critically to the complex social, technological, cultural, and environmental conditions that surround them.

CoDES Talk: Lillian Chin - "Material Matters: Designing Robot Bodies in Dialogue with Computation"
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:30pm
Exley Science Center, Room 121, 265 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:30pm
Exley Science Center, Room 121, 265 Church Street, Middletown, Connecticut
FREE!
Wesleyan's College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES) presents a talk by Lillian Chin, Assistant Professor and Texas Instrument/Jack Kilby Fellow, Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, "Material Matters: Designing Robot Bodies in Dialogue with Computation."

CoDES Talk: Joyce Hsiang - "Terra: Remaking the Earth"
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 4:30pm
Wesleyan University
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 4:30pm
Wesleyan University
FREE!
Wesleyan's College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES) presents a talk by Joyce Hsiang, Assistant Professor, Yale School of Architecture. An architect and urbanist, she uses architectural methods and cartographic analysis to make worlds that reveal and reflect on the ways humans have urbanized the planet and explore the possibilities of design at the planetary scale.

CoDES Talk: Ashley Thrall - "Kinetic Structures for a Resilient Futureā
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 4:30pm
Wesleyan University
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 4:30pm
Wesleyan University
FREE!
Wesleyan's College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES) presents a talk by Ashley Thrall, Myron and Rosemary Noble Collegiate Professor of Structural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, "Kinetic Structures for a Resilient Future.”