With the right programming and the right equipment, a touch of the button can lead to just about anything the mind can conjure up – from biological models, to mathematical knots, to artists conceptualizations, even a miniature Swasey Chapel. And it’s all happening right now on Denison’s campus.
“One of the great things about math and art is that they’re both really creative. In the end, you’re making stuff, whether it’s mathematical formulas, developing ideas or communicating in the arts,”explains Christian Faur.
Faur, Denison’s director of collaborative technologies, has been using a 3D printer with his fine arts students and is as siting in a one-credit seminar in 3D printing with Mathematics Professor Lew Ludwig. A four-credit Denison Seminar will be offered the first semester of 2016.
“3D printing is really hands on,” Faur continued….
