Honeywell opened the Honeywell Innovation Hub — a new space on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus launched in collaboration with Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Both the Fulton Schools and Honeywell are focused on empowering students to develop key engineering skills and solve the aerospace industry’s most pressing challenges. The opening of the hub supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio to three powerful megatrends, including the future of aviation.
The new Honeywell Innovation Hub was unveiled in the existing Engineering Commons G-Wing building, or ECG, on ASU’s Tempe campus. Within the hub, ASU students can learn to use state-of-the-art technologies, participate in hackathons, attend workshops with Honeywell experts and visit a career center designed to link students directly into Honeywell’s professional network.
“Today’s students are the future of the aviation industry workforce,” says Jim Currier, president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace Technologies. “We are thrilled Honeywell can help the next generation of engineers tackle the challenges ahead by providing them with a place to learn and grow. We look forward to the opportunities this space will create for collaboration, innovation and knowledge-sharing between Honeywell employees and ASU students within our local community.”
“Partnering with Honeywell represents an incredible opportunity to enhance the learning experience for ASU students,” says Kyle Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools and ASU’s vice provost for engineering, computing and technology. “By bridging academia and industry in this unique space, we empower our students to gain valuable real-world insights, explore leading technologies and make industry connections that will position them for successful careers in aerospace engineering and beyond.”
How Students Can Get Involved
The Honeywell Innovation Hub will offer weekly tech talks with Honeywell engineering experts beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2. Attendees will learn about the latest advancements in aerospace technologies, from avionics to propulsion and more.
On Thursday, Oct. 24, the Honeywell Innovation Hub will host its first Honeywell Day from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will provide ASU students and faculty the opportunity to hear from Honeywell’s industry-leading engineers and experts through interactive demonstrations and presentations while also speaking with them one-on-one via individual networking sessions.
Students can also participate in the Devils Invent Hackathon on Nov. 15–17. Over these three days, participants will form teams to brainstorm, design and prototype innovative technologies under the guidance of Honeywell and ASU mentors to win prizes.
With new equipment provided by Honeywell, students will also soon be able to leverage innovative technologies such as virtual and augmented reality headsets, as well as laser-cutting machines to complete complex projects.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies has been a leader in aerospace innovation for more than a century and is among the largest employers in Arizona. Products and services from Honeywell Aerospace Technologies are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft. The company builds aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components, power systems and more.
