The Polytechnic School at ASU

Today is the day! Join us at 3 p.m. in the Sun Devil Fitness Complex at Poly for Innovation Showcase — a highly anticipated event that showcases the globally transformative projects our students and industry collaborators are developing! https://poly.engineering.asu.edu/innovation-showcase/

Fourth year mechanical engineering systems students Jacob Tarajkowski, Marco Torres and Benjamin Turner are hard at work preparing their project for demonstrations at Innovation Showcase this Friday, December 2. Sponsored by the US Marine Corps 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, this team designed a joint-force, Universal Pod Loader, or UPL, fit with an array of features.

Innovation Showcase at ASU's Polytechnic campus is a highly anticipated event that showcases the globally transformative projects our students and industry collaborators are developing!

Learn more about this project and register today: https://poly.engineering.asu.edu/innovation-sho

STEAM lovers unite! Team up with the whole family and design a chain-reaction machine at the Fulton Schools Homecoming Block Party on Saturday, November 19. Participants will also receive a chain-reaction machine kit to build at home.

Join us! https://innercircle.engineering.asu.edu/2022/11/join-the-steam-labs-for-family-friendly-activities-at-the-fulton-schools-homecoming-block-party/

Mark your calendar for Innovation Showcase on Friday, December 2, a highly anticipated event that showcases the globally transformative projects our students and industry collaborators are developing! Register today: https://poly.engineering.asu.edu/innovation-showcase/

Attention aspiring entrepreneurs! Registration is open for two spring 2023 social entrepreneurship courses. Students will have the opportunity to design a tech-forward, socially sustainable startup under the guidance of industry mentors. Many students continue their startup's momentum after the course concludes, including recent grad Jourdan Fourcher — link below.

Register for the course: https://innercircle.engineering.asu.edu/2022/10/10/explore-entrepreneurship-in-a-social-innovation-startup-lab-course-this-spring/

Jourdan Fourcher's startup: https://news.asu.edu/20220504-sun-devil-life-future-looks-cool-fully-charged-grad

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Empowering the environmental advocates of tomorrow

Students in the environmental and resource management program roll up their sleeves and dig into their schoolwork, gaining real-world insights that they will soon apply to careers that advance sustainability initiatives.

Empowering the environmental advocates of tomorrow Environmental and resource management students are inspired by real-world lessons and experiential projects.

All students interested in aspects of graphic information technologies, or GIT, are invited to ask questions and get answers at the Graphic Information Technology Industry Panel and Mixer.

This event brings together students and design industry leaders for brief presentations and Q&A. It is hosted by GIT Faculty and sponsored by AIGA Poly and Fulton Schools Career Services.

Thursday, October 6, 2022
6–7:30 p.m. MST

Pre-register for the event: https://asu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdOmqrD0iE9Z8lYr3VW7bfGbdG4kySE03

Are you an undergraduate or master's student interested in Spring 2023 research opportunities? Learn about the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) and Master's Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE) by attending office hours and workshops now through October 19. Application deadline is October 19. https://innercircle.engineering.asu.edu/2022/09/01/apply-for-undergraduate-and-graduate-research-opportunities-with-furi-and-more-by-october-19/

E2: An essential experience

E2 gives first-year students solid groundwork on which to build career-enhancing relationships with their teachers and schoolmates.

E2: An essential experience In an environment designed for camaraderie, first-year students at E2 get productive introductions to the Fulton Schools and to their academic peers.

Derex Griffin - Full Circle

A warm welcome to our newest 2022-2023 faculty!

Derex Griffin joins us as a lecturer in the information technology program. After serving in the military for the past 30 years, Griffin now looks forward to serving in the classroom, specifically teaching project management skills.

Derex Griffin - Full Circle Derex Griffin has dedicated his life to the service of others, spending a total of 30 years in the military with the last 18 years as an officer in the United States Air Force. Now he is looking forward to serving in the classroom, bringing his project management knowledge to The Polytechnic School,...

Preparing Navajo engineers of the future

For the past decade, Associate Professor of engineering Shawn Jordan has collaborated with the Navajo Nation Office of Diné School Improvement to promote culturally-relevant engineering curricula in the Navajo classroom.

Preparing Navajo engineers of the future Together, ASU researchers and the Navajo Nation Office of Diné School Improvement have developed culturally-relevant engineering design curricula for Navajo middle-schoolers.

Tessa Etzioni - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member

A warm welcome to our newest 2022-2023 faculty!

Tessa Etzioni joins us as a lecturer in the graphic information technology program. After more than 12 years of industry experience and an instructional designer role in the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU, Etzioni is now teaching in the same program where she graduated.

https://fullcircle.asu.edu/welcome/tessa-etzioni/

Tessa Etzioni - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member Graphic information technology students in The Polytechnic School, one of the seven schools in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, can be assured that Lecturer Tessa Etzioni knows what they’re going through. Etzioni is an alumna of the same program in which she be...

ASU degree programs offer a flight plan for COVID-19 air travel recovery

To meet the growing demands for trained airline industry professionals, The Polytechnic School's robust roster of degree programs is sending its grads into the airline industry as pilots, airfield operations specialists, airline dispatchers, flight staffing planners and air traffic controllers. The program welcomed about 100 new students this fall.
https://news.asu.edu/20220824-global-engagement-asu-degree-programs-offer-flight-plan-covid19-air-travel-recovery

ASU degree programs offer a flight plan for COVID-19 air travel recovery To meet the growing demands for trained airline industry professionals, ASU’s robust roster of degree programs is sending its grads into the industry as pilots, airfield operations specialists, airline dispatchers, flight staffing planners and air traffic controllers.

Heejin Jeong - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member

A warm welcome to our newest 2022-2023 faculty!

Heejin Jeong joins us as an assistant professor of human systems engineering. Through his research and curricula, he hopes to impact individual well-being and societal quality of life while honoring the ASU charter.

https://fullcircle.asu.edu/welcome/heejin-jeong/

Heejin Jeong - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member Heejin Jeong believes human systems engineering is a domain that can help advance individual well-being and societal quality of life. Working toward those ends, Jeong’s expertise includes human factors engineering, human performance modeling, human-computer interaction and human-automation interac...

Jamie Gorman - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member

A warm welcome to our newest 2022-2023 faculty!

Jamie Gorman joins us as a professor of human systems engineering. His robust research portfolio combined with his teaching experience will greatly impact this growing sector of engineering at The Polytechnic School.

https://fullcircle.asu.edu/welcome/jamie-gorman/

Jamie Gorman - 2022–2023 Fulton Schools New Faculty Member Jamie Gorman hopes to apply his robust teaching and research background in human systems engineering to expand the program at The Polytechnic School, one of the seven schools in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. The diversity of related research and academic oppor...

Flight of fancy

Meet Szymon Warmul, one of our newest aviation students!

Szymon, who is from Poland, has never been to the United States and looks forward to flight training as a freshman, attending ASU football games and meeting people from diverse backgrounds.

Sending a warm Poly welcome to Szymon and all of the international students joining us this semester! 🤗📚✈️

https://news.asu.edu/20220811-sun-devil-life-flight-fancy

Flight of fancy Szymon Warmula can’t wait to begin his education at ASU. Warmula, who is from Poland, has never been to the United States and is starting a new adventure at the Polytechnic campus, where he’ll major in aeronautical management technology.

A big Poly welcome to all of our new Sun Devils joining us this fall!

📆 Reminder: Today's welcome assembly is from 1–2 p.m. in Aravaipa (7211 E. Sonoran Arroyo Mall). Attendees will meet school and program directors, faculty, staff and learn about school programming and resources.

📍Map: https://goo.gl/maps/7PqVFbzHmjnAcFqj6
✏️RSVP: https://asu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8120591

Attention Sun Devils! Looking for a way to get involved this year? Drop by Club Hub on Thursday, August 18, from 5–7 p.m. at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex Polytechnic facility. Meet and greet with ASU student organizations and find a way to make your impact!

Register here: https://asu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/543104

Engineering an advanced manufacturing ecosystem at ASU

The ASU Polytechnic campus is growing! Join us in welcoming the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, one of the seven Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. The school will lean into The Polytechnic School’s already established project-based and hands-on learning pedagogy to revitalize manufacturing in Arizona and beyond. https://fullcircle.asu.edu/fulton-schools/engineering-an-advanced-manufacturing-ecosystem-at-asu/

Engineering an advanced manufacturing ecosystem at ASU The School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, the seventh school in the Fulton Schools, is integrating academic programs and innovative research to address current and future manufacturing challenges and generate economic momentum.

The first day of classes is on Thursday, August 18! 📚

Teachers in many of the world’s refugee camps are facing a lack of training and resources, the threat of displacement and a global pandemic. The work of Associate Professor Laura Hosman, is making such challenges a bit easier to overcome.

https://news.asu.edu/20220712-global-engagement-asus-solarspell-digital-libraries-help-teachers-ethiopian-refugee-camps

Powered by collaboration

Praised for their efforts in designing a non-conventional, human-powered tricycle, ASU's team excelled at the 2021-2022 Fluid Power Vehicle Competition, placing third overall and being recognized for exemplary performance in the endurance category. https://fullcircle.asu.edu/features/powered-by-collaboration/ NFPA Education and Technology Foundation

Powered by collaboration ASU's Fluid Power Vehicle team excelled in designing a non-conventional human-powered vehicle, placing third at the 2021-2022 Fluid Power Vehicle Competition.

The Polytechnic School at ASU updated their info in the about section.

The Polytechnic School at ASU updated their info in the about section.

Assistant Professor Taylor Weiss and his team at the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation, or AzCATI, detect real-time algae blooms in the canal system — information that is critical to homeowners and agricultural farmers throughout Arizona.

https://news.asu.edu/20220622-solutions-new-probes-gather-realtime-algae-information-cap-canals

Recent technological entrepreneurship and management graduate, Jordan Fourcher, created two inventions while in school and started his own company. https://news.asu.edu/20220504-sun-devil-life-future-looks-cool-fully-charged-grad

ASU earns best finish ever in cybersecurity competition

ASU earns best finish ever in cybersecurity competition Showcasing their cyber defense skills, a team of ASU students placed third overall at the Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

Our Foundation | Mini-Documentary by Mya Scott

Tech-savvy graphic information technology students are experts in conveying a message through design. The Polytechnic School celebrates their creative storytelling at the GIT Awards ceremony.

Mya Scott, a fourth-year GIT student, received accolades for her mini-documentary titled “Our Foundation.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0R0CbTjiyU

Read more: https://fullcircle.asu.edu/students/creative-force/

Our Foundation | Mini-Documentary by Mya Scott This video was made for educational purposes only. Music: SKYNESS by Higher Power

Universities partner to make chemistry more equitable

On average, Black, Latino and Indigenous students fail or withdraw from general education courses in their first year of college more often than their white peers, impacting their academic trajectory and leading to equity gaps.

Human systems engineering Associate Professor Rod Roscoe will guide an equity-centered approach to innovative chemistry courseware with investigators at Carnegie Mellon University and Arizona State University's Center for Education Through Exploration with a grant from the Gates Foundation.

https://news.asu.edu/20220608-universities-partner-make-chemistry-more-equitable-asu-carnegie-mellon

Universities partner to make chemistry more equitable On average, Black, Latino and Indigenous students fail or withdraw from general education courses in their first year of college more often than their white peers. Similar trends are observed between students from lower-income backgrounds and their more affluent peers. ASU and Carnegie Mellon Univer...

ASU named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by US Department of Education

ASU named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by US Department of Education Arizona State University has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, a major milestone in its enterprisewide commitment to increase the diversity of its student body. The recognition reflects the university’s efforts to better serve its community through a ra...

At the iFEST Conference each year, leaders from various industries gather to discuss the latest challenges, innovations and opportunities for collaboration to build the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) future learning ecosystem.

This year's conference, in August, is organized in part by Scotty Craig, an associate professor in the human systems engineering program and director of ASU's DoD Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative Partnership Lab. https://intheloop.engineering.asu.edu/2022/05/24/register-for-the-ifest-2022-conference-august-16-18/

👏👏👏Congratulations to engineering Assistant Professor Kenan Song who was awarded an ASU Women and Philanthropy grant for a project to design and manufacture biodegradable tissue scaffolds to cure pelvic organ prolapse in women. https://intheloop.engineering.asu.edu/2022/05/25/kenan-song-earns-asu-women-and-philanthropy-grant/

ASU professional flight student finds inspiration in the sky

Grant Penderghast is a heavily involved professional flight student who is also getting his minor in trombone music performance. He paired two of his favorite things — music and flying — and has his heart set on becoming a commercial airline pilot. https://news.asu.edu/20220517-asu-professional-flight-student-finds-inspiration-sky

ASU professional flight student finds inspiration in the sky Imagine flying a small plane over one of the United States’ busiest airports with large commercial aircraft filling the sky around you and a sprawling city below, testing your skill as a pilot. ASU student Grant Penderghast does not have to imagine this scenario because he has lived it.

The Extremophiles

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Brooke Coley and colleagues who were recognized at the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM for ALL Video Showcase Competition for their research on Black engineering student success. See their winning video here: https://stemforall2022.videohall.com/presentations/2307

The Extremophiles This work explores the lived experiences of Black graduate students navigating engineering environments, particularly at the intersection of two pandemics, COVID-19 (global health pandemic) and RAC...

ASU is one of only a handful of Adobe Creative Campuses in the country, offering Adobe software at no charge to students. 👏👏

As a Creative Campus, Adobe regularly presents about the uses and benefits of new and existing Adobe software to ASU students and in April, more than 100 students attended Adobe Day 2022 hosted by the graphic information technology program. https://adobecreativecampus.com/

CHART-ing the future of space exploration

Nancy Cooke, a professor of human systems engineering, is leading a project that aims to help people, robots and AI collaborate more safely and effectively. https://news.asu.edu/20220427-solutions-charting-future-space-exploration

CHART-ing the future of space exploration Exploring the solar system and beyond will require robots to assist humans — and go where we cannot. Researchers at a new ASU test bed are helping people, robots and artificial intelligence collaborate more safely and effectively.

ASU instructor’s dedication to entrepreneurial advancements leaves lasting impact

Instructional Professional Richard Filley dedicated his 37-year career to advancing entrepreneurial opportunities for students. His commitment to student success will continue after he retires with the Richard D. Filley Make a Difference Award. https://fullcircle.asu.edu/faculty/asu-instructors-dedication-to-entrepreneurial-advancements-leaves-lasting-impact/

ASU instructor’s dedication to entrepreneurial advancements leaves lasting impact Instructional Professional Richard Filley dedicated his career to boosting the synergy between engineering and entrepreneurship within ASU engineering curriculum.

Assistant Professor Kenan Song is developing a new method called Multiphase Direct Ink Writing to enhance precision of ordered patterns at very small scales in CAREER award research. This method can be used for rapid prototyping of sensors and for applications in supercapacitors, batteries and regenerative medicine. https://fullcircle.asu.edu/faculty/3d-printing-at-the-nanoscale-produces-powerful-possibilities/

This semester, 11 Poly students were recognized by the Fulton Schools for demonstrating academic excellence, extraordinary leadership and community service! 👏👏👏

The Spring 2022 Impact Award winners are:
🏆Shannon McBreen, BSE in engineering (electrical systems)
🏆Anson Kwan, BS in engineering (robotics and autonomous systems)
🏆Nikki Van Handel, BSE in engineering (mechanical engineering systems)

The Spring 2022 Outstanding Graduates are:
🏆Kyle Butler, BS in air traffic management, BS in air transportation management, BS in unmanned aerial systems
🏆Jessica Dirks, BSE in engineering (robotics and autonomous systems), BS in human systems engineering
🏆Jordan Fourcher, BS in technological entrepreneurship and management
🏆Amy Hector, BS in graphic information technology
🏆Richard Nguyen, BS in manufacturing engineering
🏆Felix Raimondo, BS in human systems engineering
🏆Andrew Sheehan, BSE in engineering (mechanical engineering systems)
🏆Kayla Teague, BS in environmental and resource management

Congrats, students! You make us !

🎓 Congrats to our outstanding grads of 2022! 👏🏻

Through their perseverance, dedication and outreach, each of these graduates is leaving a lasting impact on the community, and around the world. 🌍 https://fullcircle.asu.edu/outstanding/spring-2022/