Prof Nathaniel Stern (b 1977, New York, USA) is a full Professor between Art, Mechanical Engineering, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has permanent residency status in South Africa, having lived and taught in Johannesburg from 2001–2006. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, RSA Lottery, and elsewhere, is in collections including the JAG, Stellenbosch, UP, Northwestern Mutual, Tezos Foundation, St Kate Arts, FlamingoDAO, and more. Stern’s art with technology, both its use and waste, has been covered by WIRED, Fast Company, CNET, Scientific American and more. He has been an Associate Researcher with the University of Johannesburg for more than a decade, and lives with his wife, five kids, and too many animals, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.