Interdisciplinary projects
Leveraging polytechnic mindsets to solve complex problems
Engineering today demands more than technical proficiency in a single discipline; it requires an interdisciplinary mindset that integrates knowledge across fields to solve increasingly complex challenges. Students preparing for careers in engineering must develop a strong foundation not only in their chosen specialties but also in complementary areas such as systems thinking, sustainability, data science, business, and human-centered design. This breadth of learning ensures they are adaptable, collaborative, and prepared to lead innovation in diverse industries.
By choosing to study and learn at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus, students are exposed to a distinctive educational model that emphasizes polytechnic values: practical, hands-on learning, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and real-world problem solving. Polytechnic students cultivate the technical depth and broad perspective necessary to address global challenges, preparing them to become engineers who not only master their fields but also bridge disciplines to create integrated solutions for the future.
The Innovation Showcase celebrates this spirit of interdisciplinary excellence. The projects presented here represent the culmination of collaborative work across multiple engineering disciplines as students tackle real-world problems with creativity and technical rigor.
Fall 2025
EGR 598
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Smallholder farmers in developing regions often face rapidly changing soil conditions due to climate instability, but lack access to reliable diagnostic tools. To address this challenge, the team trained a TinyML model on 100,000 soil samples from maize fields in…
EGR 304
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Project Firesight’s purpose is to create a wireless weather station network that will measure and transmit real-time weather data to a main control panel. Each weather station will measure atmospheric details, such as wind speed, air humidity, ground & air…
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This team is developing a wildfire-prevention device that uses infrared sensing and a motorized detection system to identify hot spots from abandoned campfires. By providing real-time alerts to campground staff and agencies, the solution enhances early detection, improves safety and…
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The Phoenix Force team is developing TerraGuard, a rugged autonomous rover engineered to patrol wildfire-prone areas and report real-time environmental data. Equipped with temperature, heat-pattern, air-quality, humidity, and pressure sensors, along with a camera and GPS module, the rover delivers…
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This team is designing a system to generate electrical power by directing a stream of water through a nozzle to increase the kinetic energy of the fluid. The water then drives a turbine wheel assembly, converting mechanical energy into electrical…
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This team’s project attempts to provide information regarding the environment preceding a forest fire. By understanding these conditions, the goal is to be able to provide an early warning about which areas are at risk for fires, and what factors…
Join us for the Fall 2025 Innovation Showcase
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
3–5 p.m.
Sun Devil Fitness Complex, Polytechnic campus