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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">On April 28<sup>th</sup>,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abhijna Neramballi</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> will defend his Licentiate entitled
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"Understanding and Supporting Product-Service System Designing - Preliminary Insights and Support for Designing Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Abhi has been working with Tom Sakao and Mattias Lindahl, and also collaborated with John Gero (who was guest speaker at LiU design talks a few years back, thanks to his involvement in this research
project). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Abhi’s opponent will be Phil Cash, associate professor at DTU Denmark.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m the one circulating this now, as I’m involved as the examiner of the thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The defense will be via Zoom, and those of you who would like to join in can get the Zoom link from Tom Sakao (<a href="mailto:tomohiko.sakao@liu.se">tomohiko.sakao@liu.se</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">April 28<sup>th</sup> 9.15 – roughly 11.30 (expected ending).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">If all goes well technically, on the day before, the opponent, Philip Cash, will give a seminar on his recent
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Design Studies article: Developing theory-driven design research</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">April 27<sup>th</sup> 15.15 – 16.45. Also here a Zoom link can be obtained through Tom Sakao.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">/Renee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">_____________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">dr. Renee Wever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Industrial Design Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Phone: +46 (0) 13 28 1519<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">E-mail: <a href="mailto:renee.wever@liu.se"><span style="color:#0563C1">renee.wever@liu.se</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">twitter: @reneewever | @liudesign<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Linköping University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Management and Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Division of Machine Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SE-581 83 Linköping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">editor of Journal of Design Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">twitter: @jdesignresearch
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/jdr"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.inderscience.com/jdr</span></a>
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