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Conference Papers

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2012, 'The role of industrial design consultancies in diffusing the concept of ecodesign', in Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok (Vol 4), Design Research Society, Bangkok, presented at DRS2012 International Conference of the Design Research Society, Bangkok, 01 July 2012 - 04 July 2012

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Socially sustainable product innovations in mainstream international design awards', Ahmedabad, presented at DESIS-India International Symposium: Design, a Catalyst of Sustainable India, Ahmedabad, 27 January 2012 - 28 January 2012

Wechsler A; Ramirez MJ; Crosky AG; Zaharia M; Jones H; Ballerini AA; Nunez MA; Sahajwalla VH, 2011, 'Physical properties of furniture panels from macadamia shells', in Proceedings of the 18th Int. Conf. on Composite Materials (ICCM-18), Jeju Island, Korea, August 21-26, 2011, (CD-ROM)., The Korean Society for Composite Materials, Seoul, Korea, presented at 18th International Conference on Composite Materials, Jeju,Korea, 21 August 2011 - 26 August 2011, http://www.iccm-central.org/Proceedings/ICCM18proceedings/data/2.%20Oral%20Presentation/Aug22(Monday)/M26%20Green%20Composites/M26-6-IF1771.pdf

Wechsler A; Ramirez MJ; Crosky AG; Zaharia M; Jones H; Ballerini AA; Nunez MA; Sahajwalla VH, 2011, 'Sustainable furniture panel composites from forestry and food industry by-products in Australia', in eddBE2011 sustainable wellbeing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, pp. 88 - 93, presented at First International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Designing and Developing the Built Environment for Sustainable Wellbeing, Brisbane, 27 April 2011 - 29 April 2011

Ko KK; Ward SJ; Ramirez MJ, 2011, 'Understanding long term product attachment with a view to optimizing product lifetime', in eddBE2011 sustainable wellbeing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, pp. 42 - 46, presented at First International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Designing and Developing the Built Environment for Sustainable Wellbeing, Brisbane, 27 April 2011 - 29 April 2011

Wechsler A; Ramírez M; Crosky A; Zaharia M; Jones H; Ballerini A; Núñez M; Sahajwalla V, 2011, 'Physical properties of furniture panels from macadamia shells', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2010, 'The use of ecodesign strategies and tools: state of the art in industrial design praxis, comparing Australian and German consultancies', in Knowledge collaboration & learning for sustainable innovation, Delft University of Technology, Delft, presented at 14th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption, Delft, 25 October 2010 - 29 October 2010, http://www.erscp-emsu2010.org/

Ramirez MJ; Ko KK; Ward SJ, 2010, 'Introducing industrial design students to long-term product attachment', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010, http://www.connected2010.com.au/

Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'Making poverty history: alerting industrial design students to the Millennium Development Goals', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010, http://www.connected2010.com.au/

Ramirez MJ; Wechsler A, 2010, 'Materials development: an alternative career pathway for design graduates', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010, http://www.connected2010.com.au/

Razzaghi M; Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'Proposing to teach cultural affordance to industrial design students', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010

Ramirez MJ; Campbell G; Marosszeky A; Lopes A; Campbell C, 2010, 'SRD Change: Showcasing graduate projects that provoke sustainable changes', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010, http://www.connected2010.com.au/

Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'The university community as a design 'client'', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010, http://www.connected2010.com.au/

Razzaghi M; Ramirez MJ, 2009, 'Cultural affordance of products: coverage within industrial design education', in Creating a Better World: EPDE09, The Design Society + Institution of Engineering Designers, Brighton UK, presented at 11th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Brighton UK, 10 September 2009 - 11 September 2009, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:7840

Ramirez MJ; Nawangpalupi CB; Tonkinwise C, 2007, 'Multiplier and Transfer effects of car sharing in Australia', in Vezzoli C; Ceschin F (ed.), Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange(SCORE!) Conference, Milano, presented at Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange(SCORE!) Conference, Milano, 29 November 2007 - 30 November 2007

Ramirez MJ, 2007, 'Culturally-referenced product service systems: ideas from Asian students', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Ramirez MJ, 2007, 'Promoting Sustainability through Industrial Design Studio Projects', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Ramirez MJ, 2007, 'Sustainability Integration in Industrial Design Education: A worldwide survey', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Ramirez MJ; Nawangpalupi CB, 2006, 'Assessing Scenarios for Sustainable Transport in Australia', in Launch Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange (SCORE!) Network, Wuppertal Germany, presented at Launch Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange (SCORE!) Network, Wuppertal Germany, 23 November 2006 - 25 November 2006

Razzaghi M; Zehner RB; Ramirez MJ, 2005, 'Innovative design: The domain of cultural influences', in 2nd Conference on `Art and Industry, Tehran, pp. 1 - 16, presented at 2nd Conference on Art and Industry, Tehran, 09 November 2005 - 10 November 2005

Razzaghi M; Ramirez MJ, 2005, 'The influence of the designers` own culture on the design aspects of products (framework)', in 6th International Conference of the European Academy of Design, EADO 6, Bremen, Germany, presented at 6th International Conference of the European Academy of Design, EADO 6, Bremen, Germany, 29 March 2005 - 31 March 2005

Razzaghi M; Ramirez MJ, 2005, 'Product design: The reflection of designers` preferences', in Art and Industry forum of the Iranian Academy of the Arts, Tehran, pp. 1 - 10, presented at Art and Industry forum of the Iranian Academy of the Arts, Tehran, 12 January 2005

Ramirez MJ, 2004, 'Ecological Sustainability Integration in Australian Industrial Design', in Futureground: 2004 International Conference of the Design Research Society, Melbourne, presented at Futureground: 2004 International Conference of the Design Research Society, Melbourne, 17 November 2004 - 22 November 2004

Ramirez MJ; Tonkinwise C; Andrews T, 2004, 'Designerly PSS Design: Orienting Designers toward Sustainable Service System Outcomes', in SUSPRONET (ed.), Sustainable Product-Service Systems: Practical Value (2nd International SUSPRONET Conference), Brussels, Belgiium, pp. 1 - 1, presented at Sustainable Product-Service Systems: Practical Value (2nd International SUSPRONET Conference), Brussels, Belgiium, 03 June 2004 - 04 June 2004

Ramirez MJ, 2002, 'Jump-starting learning communities in the Philippines using available online tools: Educational outcomes and student feedback', in Proceedings - International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2002, IEEE, Auckland, pp. 1144 - 1148, presented at International Conference on Computers in Education, Auckland, 03 December 2002 - 06 December 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CIE.2002.1186175

Conference Posters

Ramirez MJ, 2015, 'Trying out the flipped classroom method in sustainable design courses', Sydney, presented at UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum: Blended learning: past, present and future, Sydney, 16 October 2015 - 16 October 2015, https://d2xnkjysn6lg7q.cloudfront.net/files/unswPDF/1444175788979-2015-Posters-Booklet_final.pdf

Ramirez MJ, (eds.), 2004, 'Immaterialism: Educating Sustainable Designers at UNSW', Sydney, pp. 1 - 1, presented at Effective Sustainability Education: What Works? Why? Where Next? Linking Research and Practice, Sydney, 18 February 2004 - 20 February 2004

Conference Presentations

Ramirez MJ, 2015, 'Enabling active learning in flipped sustainable design classes', presented at UNSW Learning & Teaching Forum 2015: Blended learning: past, present, and future, Sydney, 16 October 2015 - 16 October 2015, https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/forum

Ramirez MJ, 2012, 'Inclusion of environmental and social aspects of sustainability in industrial design education', presented at World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, Rio de Janeiro, 05 June 2012 - 06 June 2012

Ramirez MJ, 2010, 'Ecodesign in Australian industrial design education and practice', presented at UNSW 2010 International Research Workshop on Creative Arts and Design, Humanities and the Built Environment, Sydney, 06 September 2010

Ramirez MJ; Wechsler A, 2009, 'Sustainable furniture panel materials for Latin America', presented at Symposium on Sustainable Materials, Processes and Technologies, UNSW- Sydney, 09 September 2009 - 10 September 2009

Reports

Behrisch J; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2011, Ecodesign report: results of a survey amongst Australian industrial design consultancies, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney, https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/31148/1/2010003229OK.pdf

Behrisch JC; Ramirez MJ; Giurco D, 2011, Ecodesign report: results of a survey amongst German industrial design consultancies, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312377690_Ecodesign_Report_Results_of_a_survey_amongst_German_industrial_design_consultancies


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