Meaghan Dickson

Meaghan worked at CSALT in the 2022/23 academic year. Funded by the Concrete Studio program through the Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute, she was a major contributor to the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery exhibition piece by the CSALT collaborative which focused on 3D printed architectural ceramics. Research and development from this project has informed future trajectories in topology optimization (using the Rhino plug-in tOpos) for concrete printed walls. Meaghan has just completed a one-year internship at Luce et Studio in San Diego California after completing her B.A.S., and she remains in touch with CSALT, sharing her experiences with the team. Her work experience in the public and private sector combined with her research experience in retrofit solutions for Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) at McGill University and at Carleton provide a unique position for her as she enters practice at the intersection of analog and digital craft; looking at the functional applications of emerging technologies as well as the sensory quality of material properties.