Disney Science in Comics: Cities of Tomorrow

Francesca De Filippi is an architect and PhD, currently Associate Professor in Technological and Environmental Design of Architecture at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). She also serves as Adjunct to the Vice Rector for International Affairs with a mandate for international scientific cooperation and experimental internationalization activities, and as director of the Research Centre on Habitat in the Global South. Her research focuses on designing safer, healthier, more affordable, and sustainable environments, settings, and structures, particularly in critical and vulnerable contexts with limited resources. This includes health and care systems, the implementation of methods and technologies for frugal innovation, and the experimentation of methods and tools to facilitate social innovation, inclusion, co-design, and co-production, engaging communities with a focus on vulnerable users. These areas have been explored through international research and scientific cooperation projects, teaching, participation in International Scientific Committees, and professional work.

Dr. Chiara Anzolini is a Junior Assistant Professor (RTDa) at the Department of Biology, University of Padova. Her work involves exploring innovative approaches to science communication and public engagement, and she contributes to the National Biodiversity Future Center.

Professor Fabio Fracas is a physicist with a medical degree from the University of Padua and competencies in Atomic Spectroscopy, Radiotherapy and Radiation Protection, Quantum Physics, and Quantum Computer Science.

AnnMarie is a professor in the School of Engineering and the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. She is the founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab, dedicated to encouraging playful learning in children. She and her students developed Squishy Circuits. AnnMarie is the author of “Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation.” She holds PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech, and an SB in Ocean Engineering from MIT. She also completed a professional certificate in Sustainable Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. AnnMarie co-founded and co-directs the University of St. Thomas Center for Engineering Education (CEE), which provides engineering courses for P-12 educators and conducts research on pre-collegiate engineering. Her teaching encompasses Engineering Graphics and Design, Machine Design, Dynamics, Toy Design, Product Design for an Aging Population, Technology Prototyping, Environmental Sustainability/Innovation, and Brain Machine Interfaces. She previously served as the Founding Executive Director of the Maker Education Initiative, where she established the national Maker Corps program. AnnMarie lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is an amateur aerialist, juggler, and cyr wheel performer.

Andrea is a journalist with thirty years of experience covering environmental issues. He creates books, games, educational workshops, and summer camps based on scientific studies to promote respect for the Earth among children.

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