Academic Background
Currently a senior at Fordham University studying Environmental Policy and English. Research interests are in how 3D-printing can offer global environmental justice (equal environmental benefits and burdens to all), by using studies in industrial ecology, biomimicry theory, environmental economics, and environmental historical and political data.
Publications
Cap and Trading in America, Environmentally Productive or Not? By Valerie Meyer
http://natureshardesthuetohold.tumblr.com/ A blog by Valerie Meyer on Environmental Policy
Thesis Research Topic
Title: : Environmental Impacts of Additive Manufacturing
Thesis Poster: Fordham University's Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 15, 2015
Abstract:
Outline:
Introduction: Prototyping the Risks of a 3D Printed Future
Chapter 1: The Makers Behind the Movement
Chapter 2: Comparing Assembly Lines to Keyboards .
Chapter 3: When Selecting Ink Involves More than Color .
Chapter 4: Paying to Print: Attracting Investors and Capital .
Conclusion: Envisioning the Final Product .