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Bonollo, Emeritus Prof. Elivio

Emeritus Professor Elivio Bonollo

Emeritus Professor, Industrial Design
Faculty of Arts & Design

Bldg, Floor & Room: 7, C33
Telephone: (02) 6201 5070 / +61 (0) 417 130 985
Facsimile: (02) 6201 5211
Email: Livio.Bonollo@canberra.edu.au or lb.publications@gmail.com

Biography

Elivio Bonollo PhD (Melb) is one of Australia's leading industrial design educators and researchers. In 2008 he was conferred with the Honour of Cavaliere by the President of the Republic of Italy in recognition of his collaborative work in design and education. He is professor emeritus of industrial design at the University of Canberra (UC), and recently visiting professor in the School of Design and Environment (2004 -2007), and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2007) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was also a visiting professor in the Faculty of Applied Art and Design (1999 - 2010) at Ubon Ratchathani University and in the Faculty of Planning, Architecture and Creative Arts at Mahasarakham University,Thailand.

He was foundation professor of industrial design at UC (1997-2002) and a Pro Vice-Chancellor (1999-2001): earlier he was Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design (1997-98). Elivio (Livio) was foundation professor and director of the Centre for Industrial Design at Monash University (1989-96), and before this senior lecturer in charge of industrial design in the Faculty of Art at RMIT (1979-89). He is the founder of the industrial design discipline at Monash University and the principal author of the original industrial design degrees at RMIT (1982) and Monash University (1989).After an engineering cadetship at General Motors Holdens, in Melbourne, he began his teaching career at RMIT as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, where he established the RMIT NATA registered Metrology Laboratory, acted as an industry consultant and NATA assessor in Metrology, and pioneered courses in Quality Technology for the AOQC before moving on to the Department of Design in 1979. He has taught and consulted in a number of universities including appointments as external examiner in design at NUS, Ngee Ann and Temasek Polytechnics in Singapore, and Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand, where he helped to establish Masters and PhD programs in product design. He is a Chartered Engineer (IEAust & IET UK), a member of the Good Design Council (Australia), and a board member of the International Advisory Board of Dartplus ( http://dartplus.org )

Areas of Teaching

Livio is currently a member of the Design Disciplines group in the Faculty of Arts and Design at UC: his recent book is entitled: Bonollo, Elivio, 2015, Product Design: A course in first principles, ISBN 9781784562939 (B&W), Colour version: 9781784562946, Fast-Print Publishing UK; amazon.co.uk; amazon.com 

His areas of teaching expertise include industrial design, design research methods, design studio teaching, designing for production, design for sustainability, industrial engineering theory and practice and related design and technology subjects.

Research Interests

Current research interests span a broad spectrum including studies in design and research processes, systems design applications, new product development, design education programs and applications and collaborative new product development in industry.

Livio has also been actively engaged as a Level 1 PhD supervisor in Design since before his initial appointment to UC in 1997, and continues to draw national and international PhD candidates while maintaining a strong publication and visiting professor record in overseas universities.

In 2012 he was the University winner of the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in the Supervision of Higher Degree Students by Research. An outline of his research supervision record follows below.

Principal Supervisor (and Panel Chair) of the following PhD Theses (in progress)

Hasnul Azwan Azizan (2016) An Investigation of Auto Design Practices in Malaysia with Particular Reference to Industrial Design Education. (Lecturer in Industrial Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Malaysia).

Principal Supervisor (and Panel Chair) of the following PhD Theses (completed)

  • Mohammad Azroll Ahmad (2014) A Cross-Cultural Study of Human Responses to Creative Objects with Particular respect to the Design of Public Furniture. (Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Malaysia)
  • Haszlin Shaharudin (2014) A Cross-Cultural Study of Studio-Based Design Education with Particular Reference to Specific Australian and Malaysian Contexts. (Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Malaysia)
  • Gien, Brandon (2013) An Investigation of International Design Awards with respect to Evaluation Criteria, related semantics and an Australian case Study. (Managing Director, Good Design Australia (Australian Design Awards) Sydney; President of ICSID 2013 -)
  • Thawon Niyompanitpatana (2013) A Design Study of Infectious Waste Management Systems for small Health Care Providers in North-Eastern Thailand. (Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture and Creative Arts, Mahasarakham University, Thailand).
  • Klimek, Chris (2011) A Study of Design Education in the Australian Vocational Education and Training Context. (Formerly Lecturer and Curriculum Manager, Faculty of Design, Canberra Institute of Technology)
  • Pengsaa Ana (2009) An Investigation of Isan Textiles at the Village level in North-eastern Thailand with Particular Reference to Design and Manufacturing Strategies.
  • Carson, D. J. (2005) Designing Graduate Programs in Product Design with Particular Reference to Evaluating Creativity in the Thai Cultural Context. (Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, University of Canberra – thesis supervised by EB on behalf of Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand)
  • Green, L. N. (2005) A Study of the Design Studio in Relation to the Teaching of Industrial and Product Design (conferred Dec.2005). (Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW)
  • Tan Ah Kat (2003) Product Information Management in Concurrent Design Systems (conferred Dec 2003). (Deputy Director (course programs), School of Design and Environment, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore)
  • Cummings, S. (2001) The Design of Water Closet Systems in Australia with Particular Reference to Minimising Water Consumption. (R&D Manager, Caroma Industries, Sydney)
  • Roantree, B. J. (2000) Development of a Methodological Framework for Design Education in the Vocational Education and Training sector – with particular reference to a praxis relevant post-modernity approach (conferred Dec. 2000). (Formerly Dean, Faculty of Design, Canberra Institute of Technology)

Qualifications Obtained

  • PhD
  • MEngSc
  • BE (Melb)
  • CPEng MIEAust
  • CEng MIET (London)

Recent Publications

Design Book

Bonollo, Elivio, 2010, Bonollo, Elivio, 2015, Product Design: A course in first principles, ISBN 9781784562939 (B&W), Colour version: ISBN 9781784562946, Fast-Print Publishing UK, amazon.co.uk, amazon.com
(A 2010 edition was Reviewed in: Design and Technology Education: An International Journal 17.3, 2013)

Book Chapter

  • Bonollo, E. (1983) Quality Control and Inspection of Products. Chapter 29 in Sydenham, P. H. (Editor), Handbook of Measurement Science, Volume 2 Practical Fundamentals, ISBN 0 471 10493 0; Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, 1251-1281.

Refereed journal papers & conference proceedings (since 2000)

  • (In press) Mohammad Azroll Ahmad, Elivio Bonollo and Carlos Montana Hoyos, 'The design of creative seating objects in the context of enriching university campus environments', International Journal of Design and Innovation (IJDI), University of Malaysia, Sarawak
  • Elivio Bonollo and Carlos Montana Hoyos Design and research processes in postgraduate design education. International Journal of Design Education, Issue 2, 2014, Common Ground Publishing, www.commongroundpublishing.com
  • Elivio Bonollo and Carlos Montana Hoyos (2012) 'Design process, design research and research design in the context of postgraduate art and design education'. ACUADS Annual Conference, Perth, October 3-5, 2012, Curtain University, Edith Cowan University and Central Institute of technology.
  • Thawon Niyompanitpatana and Elivio Bonollo (2012) 'A design study of infectious waste management systems for small health care providers in North-eastern Thailand: evaluation of related system products and equipment'. 1st International Conference on Design and Innovation, ICDI, Sustainable Ground, 7-8 November, 2012, DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS).
  • Mohammad Azroll Ahmad, Elivio Bonollo and Carlos Montana Hoyos (2012) 'The design of creative seating objects in the context of enriching university campus environments'. 1st International Conference on Design and Innovation, ICDI, Sustainable Ground, 7-8 November, 2012, DeTAR Putra, Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS).
  • Thawon Niyompanitpatana and Elivio Bonollo (2012) 'A design study of sustainable infectious waste management systems for small health care providers in North-Eastern Thailand'. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Ontario International Development Agency ISSN: 1923-6654 (print); ISSN 1923-6662 (online). Available at Social Science Research Network Ontario International Development Agency International Journal of Sustainable Development; see also: Thawon Niyompanitpatana and Elivio Bonollo (2011) 'A design study of sustainable infectious waste management systems for small health care providers in North-Eastern Thailand'. OIDA International Conference on Sustainable Development and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Putrajaya, Malaysia, Dec. 5-7, 2011.
  • Elivio Bonollo and Carlos Montana Hoyos (2011) 'Drawings and the development of creativity and form language in product design education'. Proceedings of the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) 23rd Conference – Creativity: brain-mind-body, Canberra 21-23 Sept. 2012, University of Canberra and the Australian National University, Canberra.
  • Christopher Klimek & Elivio Bonollo (2011) 'A systems design approach for investigating Australian TAFE design education', Paper 31. Proceedings AVETRA 14th Annual Conference, Melbourne.
  • Carson, D., Bonollo, E. and Prakob Wirojanagud (2007) 'Graduate Design Education in North-East Thailand – A Case Study'. Proceedings Connected 2007 International Conference on Design Education, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
  • Pengsaa Anasee, Carson D. and Bonollo E., (2007) 'Developing Appropriate Field Survey Research Methods for Village Product Development in North-Eastern Thailand'. Connected 2007 International Conference on Design Education, University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
  • Carson, D. and Bonollo, E. (2005) 'Integrated creativity evaluation – A tool for developing design judgment in graduate product design students in North-eastern Thailand'. Proceedings, Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Australian Technology Network, University of Technology, Sydney.
  • Green, L. N. and Bonollo, E. (2005) 'Complexity in Student Major Projects'. Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, Bangkok, Thailand 26-29 September.
  • Green, L. N. and Bonollo, E. (2004) 'The importance of design methods to student industrial designers'. Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 8, No 2, UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education, Australia. This paper was also presented to the 4th Global Conference on Engineering Education, 2004, UICEE, Bangkok, Thailand, 5th-9th July, 2004.
  • Green, L. N. and Bonollo, E. (2003) 'Studio-based teaching: history and advantages in the teaching of design'. World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2003, ISSN 1446-2257.
  • Lewis, W.P. and Bonollo, E. (2002) 'An analysis of professional skills in design: implications for education and research. Design Studies', Vol 23, No 4, July 2002, 385-406, Elsevier Science Ltd, Great Britain.
  • Green, L. N. and Bonollo, E. (2002) 'The development of a suite of design methods appropriate for teaching product design'. In Pudlowski, Z. J. (Ed.) Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 6, No 1, 45-51, ISSN 1328-3154. UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Tan Ah Kat and Bonollo, E. (2002) 'Product information management in integrated product design and development systems'. Proceedings of the 20002 International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA'02), ISBN 0 -7803-7413-4, Xiamen University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, IEEE Singapore Control Chapter et al., Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.
  • Cummings, S. J., Wright, G. B. and Bonollo, E. (2001) 'Australian water closet developments and their role in sustainable sanitation'. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology Journal, 22, 1, pp. 47-57, London, ISSN 0143-6244. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Arnold Publishers.
  • Green, L. N. and Bonollo, E. (2001) 'Understanding design methodology as a basis for its teaching'. In Pudlowski, Z. J. (Ed.) Conf. Proceedings, 4th UICEE Conference on Engineering Education, Bangkok, Thailand. UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 223-226, ISBN 0 7326. 21461. (This paper received a Platinum Award for distinguished contribution in delivering an outstanding paper to the 4th UICEE Conference, Bangkok.)
  • Green, L. N., and Bonollo, E. (2001) 'The application of methodologies to product design teaching within the industrial design studio'. In Pudlowski, Z. J. and Tai, D W-S. (Eds) Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Technology Education, 2001 UICEE Conference, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan, 8 - 11th July, pp 210-213, UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education, Monash University, ISBN 0 7326 2173 9.
  • Roantree, B. J. and Bonollo, E. (2001) 'Applying constructivist approaches to problem-based situational learning in design education to enhance creativity and innovation'. Conference Proceedings (www) 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore.
  • Tan Ah Kat and Bonollo, E. (2001) 'An integrated genome-like product database and management system'. Proceedings of ASME 2001 Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2001. ASME, ISBN 0-7918-3531-6.
  • Tan Ah Kat, Elivio Bonollo and Tan Lam Wing (2000) 'Integrating design attributes and parameters in concurrent engineering with the design tensor method'. In Singh, J., Lew, S. C. and Gay, R. (Eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing (ICCIM 2000), Singapore. School of MPE Nanyang Technological University and GINTIC Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, 581-592, ISBN 981 04 1997 X.
  • Cummings, S. and Bonollo, E. (2000) 'Sustainable utilisation of water resources through improved design of WC systems'. Conf. Proceedings (CD) "Shaping the Sustainable Millennium", Brisbane, Australia. QUT, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), CSIRO and University of Florida, pp 11, ISBN 1 86435 487 9.
  • Cummings, S., Wright, G. B. and Bonollo, E. (2000) 'Sustainable water supply and drainage developments'. In Prince, R. et al. (Eds) Environmental engineering Research Event 2000, Conf. Proceedings Environmental Disciplines Working Together for a Sustainable Future. Victor Harbour, South Australia, ISBN 0642 448 663.

Grants

  • 2004/5: Collaborative Research Grant of Sg $27,000 to investigate Parametric Form Design applied to consumer products (co-principal investigator with Dr. Sivam Krish), Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.
  • 1999 (Dec): 2003, An Australian Government, AusIndustry, Collaborative R & D Start Grant, with Caroma Industries, Sydney, for $1,000,000 over three years, to develop a water efficient WC system (co-principal investigator with Dr Steve Cummings). Caroma Industries made an additional investment to see the project through to field testing and tooling stages; an interim model (called the "Smart Flush") has been introduced commercially in the Australian market.

Honours

2008, Cavaliere (Knight) in the Order of Italian Solidarity, conferred by the President of the Republic of Italy in recognition of his collaborative work in design and education.

Awards

  • Winner, 2012, Vice Chancellor's award for Excellence in the Supervision of Higher Degree Students by Research, University of Canberra
  • 2010: Rattanabol Award, for distinguished service to Ubon Rajathanee University, Thailand