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Prof. Dr. Ir. Arthur O. Eger

Adress:
Faculty of Engineering Technology,
Department of Industrial Design Engineering,
University of Twente,
PO Box 217,
NL 7500 AE Enschede
Office: Horstring N 200;
T: +31 (0) 53 489 25 20 (secr.);
F: +31 (0) 53 489 36 31
E: mailform

Present affiliations:
Since 2003:	Professor at the University of Twente, Chair: Product Design.
Since 2000:	Chief Editor of Product Magazine, Journal of Industrial Design Engineering, a publication of Media Business Press, Rotterdam.
Past affiliations:
1998 - 2003:	Director of Space Expo (Space Museum and the Official Visitors Center of ESA, the European Space Agency).
1996 - 1998:	Director of Science Center: 'Da Vinci Techno Activity Center'.
1979 - 1996:	Co-founder and director of Van Dijk/Eger/Associates (nowadays known as Well Design).
1977 - 1979:	Head of the Publications Department of the Computer Center of the Universities of Amsterdam.
1976 - 1977:	Researcher at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology.
Sideline affiliations:
Since 2009:	Chairman of the Board of the Department of Industrial Design Engineering of KIVI NIRIA, the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands.
Since 2008:	International correspondent of Zhuang Shi, magazine on Art and Design in China, published by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
2004 - 2008:	Member of the Board of the Department of Industrial Design Engineering of KIVI NIRIA, the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands. Since 2009 chairman.
1999 - 2001:	Visiting Professor at the Management Studies Center in Vlaardingen (the Netherlands).
1998 - 2003:	Vice President of APOGEES (Association pour Promouvoir, Organiser, Gérer des Expositions et des Evénements relatifs à l'actualité Spatiale), Paris (France).
1997 - 2003:	Co-founder and member of the Dutch Association of Science Centers.
1997 - 2000:	Member of the Editorial Board of Product Magazine, since 2000 Chief Editor (see: Present affiliations).
Since 1995:	Chairman of the Board of the Mobach Ceramics Foundation.
Since 1993:	Writer of a column for Product Magazine.
1986 - 1988:	Head Professor of the Course on Innovation Management, Kluwer, Maarssen (the Netherlands).
1980 - 1982:	Adviser and co-editor of Compres Magazine (Graphic Design Management).
Education:
2007:	'Doctor in de Technische Wetenschappen' (Ph.D.), Delft University of Technology.
1975:	'Ingenieurs examen' (MSc in Industrial Design Engineering), Delft University of Technology.
1969 - 1975:	Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology.

Research-area:
Evolutionary Product Development.

Relevant publications (selection):

Author of books published in Dutch:
• Digitaal Vormgeven (subject: Desk Top Publishing) (144 pp.) (Cantecleer, 1991).
• Decoratieve Kunst (Decorative Art) (160 pp.) (Cantecleer, 1995).
• Succesvolle Productontwikkeling (Successful Product Development) (135 pp.) (Kluwer, 1996).
• Productontwerpen (Product Design) (272 pp.) (with Maarten Bonnema, Eric Lutters en Mascha van der Voort, Lemma, 2004).
• Van het eerste uur; Grondleggers van de Faculteit Industrieel Ontwerpen (subject: the History of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology) (75 pp.) (Delft University of Technology, 2004).

Author of book published in Dutch and English:
• Evolutionary Product Development (two parts: 267 + 42 pp.) (Ph.D. thesis, Delft University of Technology, Lemma, 2007).

Editor:
• Linksaf, rechtsaf, alsmaar rechtdoor (subject: Signposting) (170 pp.) (catalogue with an exhibition, GVN, 1976).
• Stadsbewegwijzering (subject: Signposting) (80 pp.) (Proceedings of the symposium, Studiecentrum Verkeerstechniek SVT, May 1978).
• Tekst in Beeld (Dutch version of Michael Beaumont's Type & Colour) (152 pp.) (Cantecleer, 1988).
• De nieuwe doelgroep (subject: Architecture) (30 pp.) (Slokker, Huizen, 1990).
• Vormgeven aan flexibele woonwensen (subject: Architecture) (95 pp.) (Uitgeverij Delwel, 's-Gravenhage, 1991).

Further activities

• Member of many juries, amongst others: Aluminum Award, Good Industrial Design Award, the Dutch Design Awards (Nederlandse Designprijzen), Design for All Award, ESEF Engineering Award (Chairman) and Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Award (Chairman).
• Guest lectures for the Marketing Communications Center (MCC, Amsterdam), the Foundation Industrial Design in the Netherlands (ioN), Page (Zeist), Kittz (Groningen), Syntens (Nieuwegein), Delft University of Technology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Munster University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Jiaotong University (Beijing, China).
• Author of over 100 publications in both professional and scientific journals.
• Expert witness in plagiarism cases.