Honeywell opened its Honeywell Innovation Hub on Sept. 30 — 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, and the opening of the hub supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio to three powerful megatrends, including the future of aviation, a press release explained.

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 new technologies, participate in hackathons, attend workshops with Honeywell experts and visit a career center designed to link students directly into Honeywell’s professional network.

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies President and CEO Jim Currier said in the release that the company is thrilled to help the next generation of engineers tackle future challenge by giving them 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,” Currier said

As he put it, today’s students are the future of the aviation industry workforce.

Kyle Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools and ASU’s vice provost for engineering, computing and technology, also noted in the release that this partnership with Honeywell is an incredible opportunity to enhance the learning experience for ASU students.

“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,” Squires said. 

How students can get involved

The Honeywell Innovation Hub will offer weekly tech talks with Honeywell engineering experts beginning Wednesday, Oct. 2, the release stated. 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 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, the release explained.