Dr. Marjan Eggermont

Art | Design | Publications | Conference proceedings | Service | Student work

Art↑

Solo exhibitions

  1. Dutch Leaf summer series (2021): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  2. The seductiveness of life (2018): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  3. And you may find yourself living in another part of the world (2016): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  4. Another part of the Forest (2013): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  5. Land of the one-way ticket (2011): 2, 3, 4.
  6. Ultraflat (2010): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  7. horizontal thoughts for vertical things (2008): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  8. City of Calgary Commission, Bridge Banners for 7 Calgary bridges, Jan - Apr (2008): 2.
  9. The shape I’m in, AFA traveling exhibition, various Northern Alberta locations (2007).: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
  10. letting go of quiet (2006): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  11. now you’re half way home (2005): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  12. thick skin (2004): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Herringer Kiss Gallery↗
  13. the day after tomorrow (2001).
  14. is it tomorrow? (1999): 2, 3, 4, 5.

Selected group exhibitions

  1. Made In Calgary: The 2000s (19 Sept - 13 Dec, 2016), Curated by Katherine Ylitalo, The Nickle Galleries, Calgary.: 2.
  2. Critical Mass (Aug 4 - 18, 2014), Gallery Grafički kolektiv, Belgrade, Serbia.
  3. Critical Mass (May 5 - 30, 2014), GaleRica, Makarska, Croatia.
  4. Critical Mass (Jan 30 - Feb 14, 2014), Little Art Parlour Gallery, Novi Sad , Serbia.
  5. Critical Mass (May 9 - June 9, 2014) Fundación CIEC. Centro Internacional de la Estampa Contemporánea. Betanzos, Spain.
  6. Futher and Critical Mass (Nov 30 2013 - Jan 24, 2014) 150 Cicles International Project. Fundación´ace. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  7. Critical Mass printmaking at and beyond the edge (online exhibition).
  8. Critical Mass’ International Portfolio Exchange-Exhibition and Chinese Contemporary Prints: 5/2013 (May) Exhibition Center of the University of Applied Arts Heiligenkreutzer Hof, Vienna, Austria: 2, 3, 4, 5.
  9. Critical Mass (March 20 - 23, 2013) 2013 SGC International Print: MKE Conference, Milwaukee, USA.
  10. Beyond Printmaking: Images in Objects (Davida Kidd, William Laing, Liz Ingram, Alexandra Haeseker, Karen Dugas, Marjan Eggermont, Jill Ho-You, and Ewa Tarsia) International Triennale of Graphic Art-Krakow/Poznan (Sept 18 - Oct 15, 2009), Poland: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 07a, 07b, 07c, 07d, 08, 09, 10, 11.
  11. Minimalism and After: Calgary’s Young Minimalist Artists (Jan 8 - Feb 25, 2009), Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary.
  12. Neo-Minimalists (Jan 6 - 31, 2009), Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary.
  13. Cheer (Nov 22, 2008 - Jan 10, 2009), Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver.
  14. The Artists’ Circle of Calgary - The New Generation (Nov 15 - Dec 18, 2008), Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary.
  15. Further (Oct 6 - Nov 13, 2008), Troy University, Alabama, US.
  16. Look 3 (Dec 28 - Jan 26, 2008), Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver.
  17. Printmaking at the Edge (Nov 29, 2006 - Jan 9, 2007), The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea.
  18. Falun Triennial 2007 Contemporary Print Art, from ‘Printmaking at the Edge’, (Aug 25 - Nov 4), Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden.
  19. Further (Aug 23 - Sept 15, 2007), Kunstraum Wohlleb, Vienna, Austria.
  20. Further: Artists from Printmaking at the Edge, (May 4 - 31, 2007), Frans Masereel Centre, Kasterlee, Belgium.
  21. Further: Artists from Printmaking at the Edge, (Mar, 2007), Kansas City, US.
  22. Further: Artists from Printmaking at the Edge, (Feb, 2007) Print Gallery (Grafikos Galerija) Zamenhofo/Kurpiu, Lithuania.
  23. Further: Artists from Printmaking at the Edge, (Nov 1, 2006 - Jan 29, 2007), Galleria Harmonia, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
  24. Further: Artists from Printmaking at the Edge, (Nov 6, 2006 - Jan 29, 2007), Salem Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem NC, US.
  25. Floribunda (Mar 31 - Apr 16, 2005), Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver.
  26. Small victories (Feb 14 - Mar 14, 2004), Middle management/Modest contemporary art projects, Chicago.
  27. Dirty Discourse (May 10 - June 2, 2001), Image 54 Gallery, Calgary: 2, 3, 4, 5.
  28. Arts 2000 A National Celebration of the Visual Arts by the RCA (May - Sept), Gallery Stratford, Stradford, Ontario.
  29. Creating A Legacy: The Role of Artists in Founding Calgary’s Civic Art Collection (Mar 16 - Apr 15, 2000), The Triangle Gallery, Calgary.
  30. The Second TAMA International Print Exhibition (Mar 15 - 30, 2000), The Citizen Gallery/Parthenon Tama, Tokyo, Japan.
  31. Nineteen Ninety Eight The MFA Graduate Exhibition (August 14 - Sept 19, 1998), The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary: 2, 3, 4, 5.
  32. Poles Apart (May, 1998), Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chili.
  33. Absolut Secret, Gulbenkian Galleries, Royal College of Art , London , England (RCA Secret, 1995).
  34. Images in Ink: Prints from the Alberta Printmakers’ Society (Jul 8 - Sep 3, 1995), Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat.
  35. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours (Mar 13 - 17, 1995), Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art, Calgary.

Design↑

Zygote Quarterly (ZQ)

Our mission is to establish a credible platform showcasing the nexus of science and design in the field of biologically inspired design, using case studies, news and articles that are exemplary in their impact on the field, rigorous in their methodology, and relevant to today’s reader.

  1. Insight magazine article: M. Eggermont and T. McKeag, Zygote Quarterly: A Free Online Journal About Biomimicry, Bio-inspired Design, and Engineering, Insight, Volume 19, Issue 1, April 2016, pp.50-52.
  2. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 30. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. December 2021. ISSN 1927-8314.
  3. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 29. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. May 2021. ISSN 1927-8314.
  4. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 28. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. September 2020. ISSN 1927-8314.
  5. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 27. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. March 2020. ISSN 1927-8314.
  6. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 26. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. September 2019. ISSN 1927-8314.
  7. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 25. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. May 2019. ISSN 1927-8314.
  8. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 24. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. December 2018. ISSN 1927-8314.
  9. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 23. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. August 2018. ISSN 1927-8314.
  10. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 22. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. March 2018. ISSN 1927-8314.
  11. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 21. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. November 2017. ISSN 1927-8314.
  12. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 20. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. June 2017. ISSN 1927-8314.
  13. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 19. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. February 2017. ISSN 1927-8314.
  14. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Special Issue 18. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. January 2017. ISSN 1927-8314.
  15. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 15. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Acuzena Garca, Carolyn Aguilar. December 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  16. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 17. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. October 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  17. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 16. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. June 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  18. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 14. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Acuzena Garca, Carolyn Aguilar. May 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  19. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 13. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Acuzena Garca, Carolyn Aguilar. March 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  20. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 15. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. February 2016. ISSN 1927-8314.
  21. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 14. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. October 2015. ISSN 1927-8314.
  22. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 12. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Carolyn Aguilar. August 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  23. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 13. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. June 2015. ISSN 1927-8314.
  24. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 12. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. March 2015. ISSN 1927-8314.
  25. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 4. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Carolyn Aguilar. December 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  26. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 11. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. October 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  27. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 10. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. July 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  28. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 3. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Carolyn Aguilar. June 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  29. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 9. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. April 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  30. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 8. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. January 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  31. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 1. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Carolyn Aguilar. January 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  32. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ) en Español. Issue 2. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller, Raul de Villafranca, Carolyn Aguilar. January 2014. ISSN 1927-8314.
  33. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 7. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. September 2013. ISSN 1927-8314.
  34. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 6. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. June 2013. ISSN 1927-8314.
  35. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 5. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. March 2013. ISSN 1927-8314.
  36. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 4. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. December 2012. ISSN 1927-8314.
  37. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 3. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. September 2012. ISSN 1927-8314.
  38. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 2. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. June 2012. ISSN 1927-8314.
  39. Zygote Quarterly (ZQ). Issue 1. Editors: Marjan Eggermont, Tom McKeag, Norbert Hoeller. March 2012. ISSN 1927-8314.

Journal of Computational Media Design (CMDJ)

  1. Journal of Computational Media Design. Issue 5. Flock and Awe Publishing. Editors: Laurel Johannesson + Marjan Eggermont. November 2012.
  2. Journal of Computational Media Design. Issue 4. Flock and Awe Publishing. Editors: Laurel Johannesson + Marjan Eggermont. June 2012.
  3. Journal of Computational Media Design. Issue 3. Flock and Awe Publishing. Editors: Laurel Johannesson + Marjan Eggermont. December 2011.
  4. Journal of Computational Media Design. Issue 2. Flock and Awe Publishing. Editors: Laurel Johannesson + Marjan Eggermont. June 2011.
  5. Journal of Computational Media Design. Issue 1. Flock and Awe Publishing. Editors: Laurel Johannesson + Marjan Eggermont. February 2011.

Selected publications↑

Research interests: Engineering education, Design, Bio-inspired Design, Bio-inspired Information Visualization, Personal Visualization, Data Physicalization, Inclusive Design, Design for Development, Graphics and 3D modelling, Cross-Disciplinary Arts/Science Research, Collaborative projects, Technology and Society.

  1. Dr. M. Eggermont, Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp, and Dr. Vikram Shyam (editors), Biomimicry for Aerospace, 2022. ISBN: 9780128210741 Elsevier↗
  2. Dr. M. Eggermont, Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp, and Dr. Vikram Shyam (editors), Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Architecture, 2022. ISBN: 9780128210741 Elsevier↗
  3. M. Eggermont, “A Bio-Inspired Design & Space Challenges Cornerstone Project” in Biomimicry for Aerospace (editors: Dr. M. Eggermont, Dr. Aloysius F. Hepp, and Dr. Vikram Shyam), 2022. ISBN: 9780128210741 Elsevier↗.
  4. A web-based tool: Biomole and also at Biomole at Github (code)↗. Marjan Eggermont, Soren Knudsen, Richard Pusch, Sheelagh Carpendale. Launch Sept. 24, 2020.
  5. “Science of Seeing: Essays on Nature from Zygote Quarterly”↗ by Adelheid Fischer, Editors T. McKeag, N. Hoeller and M. Eggermont, ZQ Books, July 2017.
  6. (upcoming) M. Eggermont, “Nature can inspire the things we make and why it matters,” in Design and Learning (editors: Beaumie Kim & Lynde Tan), Springer, 2021.
  7. “Made in Calgary: An Exploration of Art from the 1960s to the 2000s,”↗ Glenbow Museum (2016), M. Eggermont, pp. 301.
  8. R. Fauvel, M. Eggermont “Pedagogy of Science in Engineering” ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2010) ISBN 978-0-7918-3881-5
  9. M. Eggermont, Colin McDonald and Phil du Plessix “Engineering sketching, gesture drawing and ‘how-to’ videos to improve visualization” New Perspectives in Design Education ISBN 1-904670-03-2, p. 687, Vol II, 2008.
  10. M. Eggermont “Biomimetics as problem-solving, creativity and innovation tool in a first year Engineering Design and Communication course,” Design and Nature IV: Ecology and the Environment ISBN 978-1-84564-120-7, Edited by: C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, 2008.
  11. Richard Noyce, “Printmaking at the Edge: 45 Artists: 16 Countries: a New Perspective,”↗ London: A & C Black, 2006, “Marjan Eggermont” pp. 112 - 114.
  12. Emily Marasco, Wilian Gatti Junior, Beaumie Kim, Laleh Behjat, Marjan Eggermont. “Curious Conversations: Using Game-Based Learning to Develop Creative Culture within Technical Courses. Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching,” Proceedings of the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Vol 2 (2017) ISSN: 2560-6050.
  13. Thomas A. O’Neill, Genevieve C. Hoffart, Matthew M. J. W. McLarnon, Hayden J. Woodley, Marjan Eggermont, William Rosehart, and Robert Brennan. “Constructive Controversy and Reflexivity Training Promotes Effective Conflict Profiles and Team Functioning in Student Learning Teams,”↗ Academy of Management Learning & Education June 2017; Vol. 16, No. 2 ; 16:257-276 doi:10.5465/amle.2015.0183.
  14. Thomas A. O’Neill, Amanda Deacon, Nicole L. Larson, Genevieve C. Hoffart, Robert W. Brennan, Marjan Eggermont, William Rosehart. “Life-long learning, conscientious disposition, and longitudinal measures of academic engagement in engineering design teamwork,” Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 39, 2015, Pages 124-131, ISSN 1041-6080.
  15. M. Eggermont, D. Caswell, S. Lockwood & M. Khurshid “A First Year Engineering Affordable Housing Design Project.” Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 2010, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.419-440, ISSN 1833-1874.
  16. M. Eggermont, R. Brennan, and T. Freiheit “Improving A Capstone Design Course Through Mindmapping”↗ Advances in Engineering Education, Spring 2010, Volume 2 Number 1.
  17. M. Eggermont & S. Lockwood “Communicating Design: 750 First Year Engineering Students, A Writer-in-Residence and An Artist-in-Residence” Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 2009, Vol 3, Number 4, ISSN 1833-1874.
  18. D.J. Caswell, M. Eggermont, D. Douglas, C.R. Johnston “Fostering Creative Problem Solving in a Multi-Disciplinary Environment” Society of Teaching And Learning In Higher Education. Published as a Monograph, 2004.

Selected conference proceedings↑

  1. Marjan Eggermont “Small Teaching via Bloom’s,”↗ Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Annual Virtual Conference, June.
  2. Marjan Eggermont and Robyn Paul, “Developing Holistic Engineering Competencies in a Bio-inspired Design Course,”↗ Canadian Education Engineering Association (CEEA) proceedings, June 2020.
  3. Robyn Paul, Laleh Behjat, Marjan Eggermont, Robert Brennan, Learning From Ecofeminism: Deconstructing The Dualistic ‘Soft’ vs. ‘Hard’ Nature Of Engineering Education,↗ Canadian Education Engineering Association (CEEA) proceedings, June 2020.
  4. Marjan Eggermont, Soren Knudsen, Richard Pusch, Sheelagh Carpendale, “Biomole: Visualizing Functional Co-occurrence (poster),” IEEE VIS 2019, Oct 20 - 25, Vancouver.
  5. Emily Marasco, Willian Gatti Junior, Alex Mah, Beaumie Kim, Laleh Behjat, and Marjan Eggermont “Students as co-designers for learning through collaborative game development,” Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, May 1 - 2, University of Calgary
  6. M. Eggermont “A Bio-Inspired Design and Space Challenges Cornerstone Project” (presentation), Summit 2017: Nature-Inspired Exploration for Aerospace (NIEA), Oct 3 - 6, Cleveland, OH.
  7. M. Eggermont, A. F. Hepp, V. Shyam “Pigs in Space: A Bio-Inspired Design and Space Challenges Cornerstone Project,”↗ Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, June 25-28.
  8. (PDF) Bon Adriel Aseniero, Charles Perin, Marjan Eggermont, Sheelagh Carpendale “Fireflies: Biomimicry-Inspired InfoVis for Exploring Public Opinion about an Infectious Disease” (poster), (InfoVis Honorable Mention), IEEE VIS 2016, Oct 23 - 28, Baltimore, MD.
  9. Patrick Ma, Austin Thomas, Amanda Mackey, Joel Neumann, Craig Martis, Zafeer Kara, Mustafa Hasan Shehadeh, and Marjan Eggermont “Issus coleoptratus insect gears: Bio-inspired design for biomedical application” (poster), 17th Annual Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference, Oct 22, 2016, Banff, AB.
  10. E. Marasco, M. Eggermont, M. Moshirpour, L. Behjat, R. Hugo, W. Rosehart “Using Gamification Tools for Engagement in Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms” 2016 Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference, Erie, PA, Oct 12 - 15.
  11. Larson, N. L., Hoffart, G. C., O’Neill, T. A., Eggermont, M., & Rosehart, W. “Team Learning Behaviors: Supporting Team-Based Learning in a First-Year Design and Communications Course”↗ Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE conference, New Orleans, June 26 - 29.
  12. L. Vathje, K. Davies, R. Brennan, & M. Eggermont “Assessing the Efficacy of Supplemental Online Lecture Modules in a Core Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Course”↗ Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE conference, New Orleans, June 26 - 29.
  13. Eggermont, M. “Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped: Fiction in a first year design and communication class”↗ Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE conference, New Orleans, June 26-29.
  14. Eggermont, M. & Onen, D. “What flies like a dragonfly and swims like an eel? Bio-inspired design cornerstone projects”↗ Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE conference, New Orleans, June 26-29.
  15. Eggermont, M.,Onen, D., Lichti, D., & Petovello, M. “Not all those who wander are lost: route finding in first year engineering design” (poster)↗ Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE conference, New Orleans, June 26-29.
  16. Lauren Jatana, Robert Brennan, Marjan Eggermont “Slicing and dicing Community Engaged Learning in Engineering Education,”↗ CEEA16, Dalhousie University; June 19 - 22.
  17. M. Eggermont “Information Visualization with a Focus on Biomimetic Visualization (lightening talk),”↗ Information+, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, June 16 - 18, 2016.
  18. L. Jatana, & M. Eggermont “A Message Encrypted in a 3D Printed Snowflake (workshop),”↗ 12th International CDIO Conference, Turku, Finland, June 12-16, 2016.
  19. G. C. Hoffart, T. A. O’Neill, N. Larson, M. Eggermont, & R. Rosehart “Enhancing Teamwork Skills: Empirical Evidence for Training Program and Demo” (workshop), 12th International CDIO Conference, Turku, Finland, June 12 - 16, 2016.
  20. Tom O’Neill, Robert Brennan, Marjan Eggermont, Denis Onen, Houston Peschl, Justin Weinhardt, “Creative Designs and Tools that Enhance the Learning Experience II,” 2016 University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching/Exploring Creativity in Post Secondary Teaching and Learning, May 10 - 11, 2016.
  21. Lauren Vathje, Elena Rangelova, Marjan Eggermont and Robert Brennan “(Canada) Understanding Impacts and Professional Obligations to Society: Preparing Geomatics Engineers for the 21st Century,” FIG Working Week 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2 - 6.
  22. Larson, N. L., Hoffart, G. C., O’Neill, T. A., Eggermont, M., & Rosehart, W. “The Temporal Transition of Team Exploratory and Exploitative Learning.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA., April 14 - 16, 2016.
  23. Eggermont, M., Smith, C., & Hooker, G. “Tools to Bridge Science, Design and Discovery” (panel), SXSW Eco, Austin, Oct 5 - 7, 2015.
  24. Eggermont, M., & Fischer, A. “Beyond the Lesson Plan: Adventures in Biomimicry Publishing,” Biomimicry Education Summit, Austin, Oct 4, 2015.
  25. Deacon, A., O’Neill, T. A., Larson, N., Eggermont, M., & Rosehart, W. D. “Implementation of community-based experiential learning: Challenges, opportunities and insights.” In C. Willness (Chair), Student perceptions of service learning and non-service learning in engineering team projects. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, Aug 7 - 11, 2015.
  26. Hoffart, G., Larson, N., O’Neill, T. A., McLarnon, M., Eggermont, M., Brennan, R., & Rosehart, W. “Evaluating a communication framework for team effectiveness in a first-year design and communication course.”↗ Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE conference, Seattle, WA, June 26 - 29.
  27. Larson, N. L., Hoffart, G., O’Neill, T. A., Eggermont, M. Rosehart, W. & Brennan, R. “Team CARE model: Assessing team dynamics in first-year engineering student teams.”↗ Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE conference, Seattle, WA, June 26 - 29.
  28. O’Neill, T. A., Park, S., Larson, N., Deacon, A., Hoffart, G., Brennan, R., Eggermont, M., & Rosehart, W. “Peer ratings and intentions to change: Adopting the CATME to explore outcomes of peer ratings.”↗ Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE conference, Seattle, WA, June 26 - 29.
  29. Vathje, L., Eggermont, M., & Brennan, R. “MAKER: CAD + 3d Printing + Mold-Making: How to Create Custom Sterling Silver Pendants,”↗ Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE conference, Seattle, WA, June 26 - 29.
  30. Eggermont, M., Brennan, R., & O’Neill, T.A. “The impact of project-based learning on self-directed learning readiness.”↗ Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, Vancouver, CA, June 9 - 12, 2015.
  31. Thomas O’Neill, Robert Brennan, Marjan Eggermont, Houston Peschl, and Justin Weinhardt “Creative Designs and Tools that Enhance the Learning Experience,” Design for Learning University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, May 12 - 13, 2015.
  32. Lauren Jatana Vathje, Marjan Eggermont, Robert Brennan “Homes of Hope: Visualizing Social Responsibility,”↗ CEEA15, McMaster University, May 31 - June 3, 2015.
  33. Brennan, R.W. et al. “Diversity in Engineering Undergraduate Education: A Case for Noncognitive Variables in Engineering Admissions.”↗ Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, CEEA15, McMaster University, May 31 - June 3, 2015.
  34. Tolman, Matt; Eggermont, Marjan; Hugo, Ron. “Introduction of Gamification in Common Core Engineering.”↗ Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, CEEA15, McMaster University, May 31 - June 3, 2015.
  35. O’Neill, T. A., Hoffart, G., McLarnon, M. J. W., Eggermont, M., Rosehart, W., & Brennan, R. (2014, June). “Constructive conflict team training: Empirical evidence and demo.” Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Education Engineering Association, Canmore, AB.
  36. Emily Marasco, Laleh Behjat, Marjan Eggermont “Engaging first year students through crossdisciplinary design projects,”↗ Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Education Engineering Association, Proceedings of the 2014 CEEA Conference, Canmore, June 8 - 11.
  37. R.W. Brennan and M. Eggermont “Student attitudes towards program placement after first year common core at the Schulich School of Engineering,”↗ Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Education Engineering Association, Proceedings of the 2014 CEEA Conference, Canmore, June 8 - 11.
  38. Brennan, R., Eggermont, M., Deacon, A., Larson, N., & O’Neill, T. A. (2014, June). "Assessing life-long learning in a first-year design and communication course".↗ Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Education Engineering Association, Proceedings of the 2014 CEEA Conference, Canmore, AB, June 8-11.
  39. A. K. Deacon, N. Larson, T. A. O’Neill , R.W. Brennan, M. Eggermont, & W. Rosehart “The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale, Conscientiousness, and the Prediction of Engineering Student Learning Outcomes.”↗ Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Education Engineering Association, Proceedings of the 2014 CEEA Conference, Canmore, June 8 - 11.
  40. Jacquelyn Nagel, Robert Nagel, M. Eggermont “Teaching Biomimicry with an Engineering-to-Biology Thesaurus,”↗ (IDETC/CIE 2013) ASME, Portland, USA, Aug. 4 - 7.
  41. M. Eggermont “Information Graphics and Engineering Design,”↗ Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE conference, Atlanta, June 23 - 26.
  42. M. Eggermont, Jacquelyn Nagel, Curt McNamara “Can biomimicry enhance engineering education?” Proceedings of the 7th Annual Biomimicry Education Summit and 1st Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference, Boston, June 21 - 23, 2013.
  43. M. Eggermont “Biotechnik and the Bauhaus” (paper and poster). Proceedings of the 7th Annual Biomimicry Education Summit and 1st Biomimicry 3.8 Global Conference, Boston, June 21 - 23, 2013.
  44. W. Rosehart and M. Eggermont “Integration of Desired Learning Outcomes in a First Year Design Course,”↗ CEEA 2012 Conference Proceedings. ISBN 978-1-927697-00-9, June 17 - 20.
  45. D. Filip, M. Eggermont, J. Nagel, C. Andrews, O. Yahid Pecht, M. Mintchev “Self-stabilizing lab-on-chip for capsule-based colonic biopsy,” BioSensors 2012, Mexico, May 15 - 18.
  46. S. L. Sanders, J. D. McMullen, M. Eggermont, A. Wolkowski, N. Neto, and W. Kung “Bio-inspiration from a warm, westerly wind,” Proceedings of the WASET Zurich Conference, Jan. 15 - 17, 2012.
  47. D. Filip, M. Eggermont, J. Nagel, C. Andrews, O. Yahid Pecht, M. Mintchev “Electronic Stool (e-Stool): A Novel Self-stabilizing Video Capsule Endoscope for Reliable Non-invasive Colonic Imaging” (IMECE2011-62714) ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress IMECE 2011 [Nature-analogue implants, Medical applications and Biomimicking plants], Denver, USA, Nov. 11 - 17.
  48. T. Veltman, W. Rosehart, M. Eggermont and D. Onen “Evaluation and Analysis of Freshman Design Courses in Engineering,”↗ Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE conference, Vancouver, June 26 - 29.
  49. Eggermont, Marjan; McDonald, Colin. “Scholarly Design?”↗ Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, CEEA 2011, ISSN 2371-5243.
  50. M. Eggermont “Engineering reasoning and visualization as analysis tools for BOP design.”↗ Technical presentation, CDIO Copenhagen, June 20 - 23, 2011.
  51. M. Eggermont and C. McDonald “Waste = Food: Drawing with sustainable engineering principles in mind.” Advanced workshop CDIO Copenhagen, June 20 - 23, 2011.
  52. R. Fauvel, M. Eggermont, D. Caswell, C. Johnston and C. McDonald “Pedagogy of Science in Engineering” Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2010, Montreal Aug 15 - 18.
  53. M. Eggermont and C. McDonald “I miss my pencil II.” Advanced workshop, CDIO Montreal, June 15 - 18, 2010.
  54. S. Lockwood, M. Eggermont , D. Caswell “The challenge of consistent grading in real world, open ended design with multiple and multi-disciplinary instruction,”↗ Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE conference, Louisville, June 20 - 23.
  55. S. Lockwood, M. Eggermont , D. Caswell “Communications instruction in first year engineering: the glue,”↗ Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE conference, Louisville, June 20 - 23.
  56. Deb Welliver, Madiha Khurshid, Marjan Eggermont “Affordable Housing Design: A hands-on workshop for change-makers.” Engage Youth, Oct 1, 2009, workshop.
  57. D. Caswell et al. “Bringing Youth, Community and Academia Together for Change: A Collaborative Engineering Teaching Model and an Affordable Housing Project.” Engage Now Oct 1, 2009.
  58. M. Eggermont, D. Zegarac (U of C), J. Yen, M. Helms (Georgia Tech), C. Gould, C. Wong, C. Hastrich, B. HInds (OCAD), S. Gibbons (U of Montana) “What has fins like a whale, skin like a lizard, and eyes like a moth? The future of engineering”↗ Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE conference. Austin, Jun 14 - 17, 2009.
  59. M. Eggermont, D.J. Caswell & M. Khurshid “A First Year Engineering Affordable Housing Design Project”↗ Proceedings of the ASEE 2009 conference. Austin, Jun 14 - 17,2009.
  60. M. Eggermont & C. McDonald “This is not Times New Roman: Engineering design lessons via typeface design”↗ Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE conference. Austin, Jun 14 - 17, 2009.
  61. M. Eggermont & M. Armstrong “Engineering sketching refinement: gesture drawing and ‘how-to’ videos to improve visualization”↗ Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE conference. Austin, Jun 14 - 17, 2009.
  62. R. Brennan, W. Rosehart, M. Eggermont “First Year Design and Communication: Challenges and Opportunities.”↗ Proceedings of the CDIO2009 Conference, Singapore, June 7 - 10, 2009.
  63. D.J. Caswell, D. Douglas, M. Eggermont “Including Inclusivity: The Inclusive Design Toolkit and 700 Engineers” Include 2009 (Inclusive design conference @ The Royal College of Art, London, UK) Apr 5 - 8, 2009.
  64. D. Douglas, M. Eggermont and. D Caswell “Talking to the Experts: Using the Inclusive Design Toolkit in the Design Lab” Include 2009 (Inclusive design conference @ The Royal College of Art, London, UK) Apr 5 - 8, 2009.
  65. M. Eggermont & Madiha Khurshid “Engineering Design Project on Homelessness and Affordable Housing for 750 first-years” Growing home: housing and homelessness in Canada conference, Feb 18 - 20, 2009, Calgary.
  66. M. Eggermont & Madiha Khurshid “Root Causes of Homelessness in Canada: Consciousness-building workshop” Growing home: housing and homelessness in Canada conference, Feb 18 - 20, 2009, Calgary.
  67. M. Eggermont & S. Lockwood “Communicating Design: 750 First Year Engineering Students, A Writer-in-Residence and An Artist-in-Residence” Design ’09 Symposium, Berlin, Germany, Feb 15 - 17, 2009.
  68. M. Eggermont, Colin McDonald and Phil du Plessix “Engineering sketching” The 10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Barcelona, Sep 4 - 5, 2008.
  69. M. Eggermont “Biomimetics as problem-solving, creativity and innovation tool in a first year Engineering Design and Communication course” Design and Nature 2008, Algarve, Portugal, Jun 24 - 26, 2008.
  70. M. Eggermont “10,000 drawings a year: The performance of drawing en masse” Advanced workshop, CDIO Ghent 2008, Ghent, Belgium, Jun 16 - 19, 2008.
  71. M. Eggermont “Biomimetics as Problem-Solving, Creativity and Innovation Tool”↗ CDEN/C2E2 2007 conference proceedings, Jul 22 - 24, 2007.
  72. M. Eggermont, T. Freiheit, R. Brennan “Experience and reflection on an inquiry and blended learning module for senior engineering design” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE conference, Honolulu, Jun 24 - 27, 2007.
  73. K. Chomistek , P. du Plessix , G. Armitage, D. Douglas , C. Johnston , M. Eggermont , D. Caswell, M. Nazir , B. Knecht “Aids for Assisted living Projects Benefit Both the Engineering Design Classroom and the Disabled Community”↗ Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE conference, Honolulu, Jun 24 - 27, 2007.
  74. G. Armitage, K. Chomistek , P. du Plessix, D. Douglas , C. Johnston , M. Eggermont , D. Caswell , M. Nazir , B. Knecht “Curriculum enhancement to Promote Environmental Awareness Among Engineers”↗ Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE conference, Honolulu, Jun 24 - 27, 2007.
  75. P. du Plessix ,G. Armitage, K. Chomistek ,D. Douglas , C. Johnston , M. Eggermont, D. Caswell , M. Nazir , B. Knecht “Tool and Safety Training as part of Engineering Design Education”↗ Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE conference, Honolulu, Jun 24 - 27, 2007.
  76. M. Eggermont, R. Brennan, T. Freiheit “Improving a Capstone Design Course through Blended Learning” Capstone Design conference, Boulder, Colorado, Jun 13 - 15, 2007.
  77. Caswell, D., Eggermont, M., Johnston, C.R. and Douglas, D., “Engineering Disabilities Awareness,” Canadian Disabilities Studies Conference, Saskatoon, Canada, May 2007.
  78. M. Eggermont and R. Brennan, Second International Blended Learning Conference “Improving a capstone design course through blended learning” Hertsferdshire, UK, May 2007.
  79. Douglas D., Johnston C.R., Caswell D.J., K. Chomistek, and Eggermont M “Community Collaboration: Using inclusive design to develop a first year engineering design curriculum” Include 2007 (Inclusive design conference @ The Royal College of Art, London, UK), Apr 1 - 4, 2007.
  80. M. Eggermont and R. Brennan “Energizing design with mindmaps” Synergize and Energize: Exploring the Dynamics of Teaching and Learning, Feb 22, 2007.
  81. S. Hoenle and M. Eggermont “Concept mapping for deeper learning” Synergize and Energize: Exploring the Dynamics of Teaching and Learning, Feb 23, 2007.
  82. M. Eggermont, T. Freiheit, R. Brennan “An Inquiry and Blended Learning Module for Senior Engineering Design”↗ Proceedings of the CDEN conference, Toronto, Jul 2006.
  83. Eggermont, M.J., Douglas, D.M., Caswell, D.J., Johnston, C.R. “Engineering sketching as visualization, idea generation and communication tool”↗ Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE conference, Chicago, Jun 2006 (nominated for best paper in division).
  84. D. Caswell, C. Johnston, M. Eggermont, O. Fauvel, D. Douglas “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Design and Creative Problem Solving” Proceedings of the 2006 ASME International Engineering education Conference, Beijing, China, Apr 2006. (Invited paper and presentation)
  85. Daryl Caswell, Clifton Johnston, Rod Fauvel, Diane Douglas, Marjan Eggermont. “Engineering Design Coaches: Faculty or Grad Students?”↗ Proceedings of the 2nd CDEN conference, Kananaskis, Jul 2005.
  86. R.W. Brennan, M. Eggermont, M. Shams. “Towards Engineering Design Courseware,"↗ Proceedings of the 2nd CDEN conference, Kananaskis, Jul 2005.
  87. Eggermont M.J., Douglas D.M., Caswell D.J., Fauvel, O.R., Johnston C.R. “Engineering sketching as a visualization tool - Part Deux: Visualizing Engineering Concepts.”↗ Proceedings of the 2nd CDEN conference, Kananaskis, Jul 2005.
  88. Johnston C.R., Caswell D.J., Douglas D. and Eggermont M. “Competency-Based Student-Centered Assessment Model for Engineering Design”↗r Proceedings of the CDEN conference, Montreal, Jul 2004.
  89. Douglas D., Johnston C.R., Caswell D.J. and Eggermont M. “Writing in the Engineering Design Lab: Integrating Communication Skills into the Engineering Curriculum”↗ Proceedings of the CDEN conference, Montreal, Jul 2004.
  90. Caswell D.J., Johnston C.R., Baraniecke, E., Douglas D., Eggermont M.J. “Familiarization: Fostering Creative Problem Solving in Engineering Design Education”↗ Proceedings of the CDEN conference, Montreal, Jul 2004.
  91. Eggermont M.J., Douglas D.M., Caswell D.J., Johnston C.R. “Back to the Future: Engineering sketching as visualization, idea generation and communication tool”↗ Proceedings of the CDEN conference, Montreal, Jul 2004.
  92. Caswell, D., Johnston, C., Fauvel, O.R., Douglas, D., Eggermont, M. “Fundamentals of a First-Year Engineering Design and Communication Course: Familiarization, Functionality and Testing”↗ Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE conference, Jun 2004.

Service↑

Selected international service

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

  1. ASEE International Advisory Committee (IAC), 2019 - present.
  2. Nominated for Office of Vice-President, External Affairs, ASEE Board of Directors, 2018.
  3. ASEE Board of Directors | PIC (Professional Interest Council) II chair (elected), June 2014-17.
  4. ASEE Strategic Doing Innovation Team, Sept 2015 - 2017.
  5. ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education committee, June 2015 - June 2017.
  6. ASEE Best Paper Committee member for PIC II, 2012-2016.
  7. Chair DEED (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE, 2012/13.
  8. Vice Chair Secretary/Treasurer Deed (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE, 2011/2012.
  9. Program Chair Deed (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE, 2010/2011.
  10. Program chair elect Deed (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE, 2007/2010.
  11. ASEE and CoNECD Abstract and Paper Conference Reviewer, 2005 - present.

Biomimicry Global Design Challenge | Biomimicry Institute

  1. Ask Nature Advisory Board, 2019 - present.
  2. Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Judge↗ 2015 - present.
  3. 8th Annual Biomimicry Education Summit↗ (Oct 4, Austin, TX) program committee.
  4. SXSW 2015 Biomimicry Track (Oct 5-7, Austin, TX) program committee.
  5. 2010 - 2013 Biomimicry Educational Advisory Board.

NASA VINE (Virtual Institute for Nature-inspired Exploration)

  1. Education cluster catalyst: M. Eggermont↗
  2. NASA V.I.N.E. Biocene 2020 Planning Team Oct 8-10, 2020: Education track and V.I.N.E. education cluster tracks, Nasa Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio↗
  3. Technology cluster/Cluster catalyst: Information, communication, and education - curriculum project, 2020.
  4. Organizing committee Biocene 2019, Nasa Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 9-10.
  5. Education track co-chair Biocene 2018, Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 14 - 17.
  6. NIEA Summit 2017 Presentations↗
  7. Technology cluster/group member 2016: Education and Science communication, Organizational architecture and product lifecycle (education through commercialization), ways to disseminate and communicate through biomimetic ways, ways to organize groups such as researchers, human resource, IT and educators within large organizations using anthropomimesis and biomimesis)
  8. Technology cluster/Cluster catalyst 2016 - present: Human Persistence in Space (Ways to enable human presence in space with minimal support from Earth. Includes protection from radiation and other environmental factors in space, Life support systems, space medicine, space law and unforseen issues)
  9. Educational Aspects of Biomimicry (Chair: Godfrey Sauti – NASA LaRC) Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary: Zygote Quarterly: An open-source bio-inspired design journal↗

Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ERE) Framework

  1. Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Design Team, Oct, 2020 - present.
  2. Reviewer ERE Pilot Program grant proposals, May, 2020.
  3. Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ERE) Definition and Framework. 2019.↗Contributor Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ERE) Definition and Framework, The Lemelson Foundation and VentureWell, Sept. 26, 2019, p. 29.
  4. Environmentally Responsible Engineering Conversation #1, Aug 7, 2019.
  5. Principles of Environmentally Responsible Engineering: Creating a Roadmap for Change roundtable, March, 2019.

Student work↑

  1. Global Design Challenge↗ Finalist. M. Eggermont: mentor for team The SINC (Enova U of C student club), 2020
  2. Global Design Challenge↗ Finalist. M. Eggermont: mentor for team Methanolite (Enova U of C student club), 2020
  3. Biomimicry Launchpad Accelerator Program↗ M. Eggermont: mentor for team Foothills Flow (Soha Hemmati, Mikaela York, Savitri Butterworth), 2019
  4. Ray C. Anderson Foundation↗ $20,000 second place prize. Team Windchill, University of Calgary, Canada. M. Eggermont: mentor for team Windchill.
  5. Biomimicry Global Design Challenge↗ Honorable Mention, Student category. Role: mentor for FARM: Underground Rainwater Storage System (Maliyat Noor and Anuradha Deshpande), 2017 University of Calgary
  6. Biomimicry Global Design Challenge↗ Honorable Mention Open, category GAITT Prosthetic (Best Humanitarian Application), 2017. Role: mentor
  7. Biomimicry Global Design Challenge↗ First Place Student Winners. Mentor for Windchill Team: Jorge Zapote, Mitchell Weber, Xi Cheng, Michelle Zhou, 2015
  1. Turbo Mole Biomimicry and bio-inspired drawings by engineering students. Web publication Winter 2011.
  2. The Magnificent Seven: First year engineering drawings and sketches. Web publication December 2010.