Nathaniel Stern

Nathaniel Stern is a Professor of Creative Technologies and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Art & Design Department. He also directs the UWM Startup Challenge, fostering entrepreneurship in creative fields. His work bridges art, ecology, technology, and ethics through installations, publications, and public interventions.

Education: PhD from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), MPS in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU, and BS in Textiles and Apparel from Cornell University. Stern integrates art with environmental activism, digital innovation, and interdisciplinary research.

Research focuses on ecological aesthetics, interactive art's embodied experience, and the intersection of technology with ethical practices. His book Ecological Aesthetics argues for ethics as foundational to art and ecology. Recent work includes startups, product design collaborations, and public art projects.

Recognition includes Fulbright and NSF grants. Media features include Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, and WIRED. His art is described as 'technological, thought-provoking, and unexpected,' blending accessibility and abstraction.

Grants: NSF and Fulbright funding enabled research in interactive art and ecological practices. Advising: No formal advisees listed, but mentors startup founders and interdisciplinary teams. Labs/Teams: Coordinates university startup programs and collaborates with global art/science networks.