Engineering Futures
Helping you find success at the Fulton Schools.
What does it mean to be an engineer?
College is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. Engineering Futures is here to guide you through that transition — making it smoother, stronger, and more meaningful. From your very first semester, you’ll connect with academic leaders, peer mentors, industry professionals and alumni who offer social support, career insights and a network of opportunities. Our mission is to help you discover your path and grow into your identity as an engineer.
Engineers turn ideas into reality, improving lives through innovation. To thrive in this profession, you’ll need ingenuity, creativity, communication skills, entrepreneurship, leadership, high ethical standards, collaboration skills, optimism, resilience, agility and flexibility. Engineering Futures is designed to cultivate those qualities in you. By joining the program, you’ll gain the support of accomplished engineering students and professionals who will mentor you, challenge you and help you grow into the best version of yourself as both a student and a future engineer.
What is engineering persistence?
Engineering persistence is a student staying in an engineering undergraduate major and completing the engineering degree.
At the Fulton Schools, persistence is just the beginning. We want you to thrive in both academics and outside the traditional classroom. It’s about knowing you belong in engineering and confidently seeing yourself as an engineer.
What is the
Engineering Futures (FSE) program?
Engineering Futures helps you succeed in four key areas:
- Engineering education: Learn how to navigate your degree and succeed in critical courses.
- Success: Build on your strengths, use effective strategies and create your own path to academic and personal growth.
- Professional development: Discover what it means to be an engineer, plan for your future career and grow your network with peers, alumni and professionals.
- Communication skills: Develop essential communication skills by creating a strong resume, building your professional presence online and practicing technical writing and presentations.
Meet the mentors
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (May 2026)
Hometown: San Tan Valley, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- The American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology: chief security officer/technology manager (fall 2022–present).
- ASU League of Legends: social media team (fall 2024–present).
- Women in Computer Science.
- Malaysian Students’ Association.
- Study Abroad: Visualization and Simulation of Technologies in Japan (summer 2023).
Fun fact: I love music and used to play in a jazz band!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science; minor in psychology (May 2027)
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Luminosity Lab Scholar (since fall 2024).
- Undergraduate researcher (Texas State University AR/XR/VR REU Program — summer 2024).
- Incoming undergraduate researcher (UofL Computer Vision REU Program — summer 2025).
- Fulton Ambassadors (since spring 2024).
- ASU Birdies Badminton Club secretary (since fall 2024).
- Society of Women Engineers.
Fun fact: I play badminton.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering (May 2026)
Hometown: San Diego, California
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Sun Devil Rocketry (treasurer 2024–2025).
- Air Devils (since 2024).
- General Atomics Intern (summer 2024).
- Student Research Aide (since 2023).
Fun fact: I have played the alto saxophone for ten years.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (May 2025)
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (spring 2024, fall 2024).
- Researcher Rolston Lab (fall 2023–spring 2025).
- Engineering intern at MOOG Space and Defense (summer 2024).
Fun fact: I like running.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (December 2025)
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
- Undergraduate Learning Assistant.
- Engineering Intern at Burns and McDonnell (summer 2024).
Fun fact: I can speak three languages fluently.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, minor in Communications (May 2025); Master of Science, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Artificial Intelligence) (May 2026)
Hometown: Yuma, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Phi Sigma Rho (since 2023).
- Women in Computer Science (since 2022).
- NYU Pathways to AI REU (summer 2023).
- AI Computer Vision Fouhey Lab (fall 2023).
- CGI Software Developer intern (summer 2024).
- Xome Product Analyst (summer 2025).
Fun fact: I love live music and attend multiple concerts throughout the year, large or small!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (December 2025)
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Google Developer Student Club’s director of industry outreach (fall 2023–fall 2024).
- Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (spring 2024).
- Asian/Asian-Pacific American Student Coalition, Director of Operations (fall 2022, spring 2023, fall 2023).
- GitHub/Microsoft intern (incoming–summer 2025).
- NASA intern (spring 2025).
- General Dynamics intern (spring 2025).
- Wells Fargo intern (summer 2024).
- Salt River Project intern (fall 2023–spring 2025).
Fun fact: I love playing pickleball and have a collection of over eight paddles!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering (May 2026)
Hometown: Puyallup, Washington
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (fall 2023, spring 2025).
- Society of Women Engineers.
- Grand Challenges Scholars Program.
- Center for Plastics Innovation research program at UD (summer 2024).
- Materials Research Experience for Undergraduates at UMN (summer 2023).
- Dance minor.
Fun fact: I crochet and am currently learning to knit!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, (May 2025). Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, (May 2026)
Hometown: Stockton, California
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (Fall 2021-Present): Vice President External;
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Management (May 2026)
Hometown: Downtown Chicago, Illinois
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Women’s Ice Hockey at ASU (fall 2022–present): president, assistant captain, goaltender.
- Sun Devil Motorsports (spring 2024–present): president.
- Engineers Without Borders/Engineering Projects in Community Service (spring 2023–fall 2024): active member of Ethiopia Plastic Injection Molder Project and Nicaragua Solar Project.
- Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation: project manager intern (summer 2023-present).
- Oregon Electric Group: project engineer intern (summer 2024).
- Advocate Health Care: construction management intern (summer 2023).
Fun fact: I have been to all 50 US states and over 20 national parks!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (May 2026)
Hometown: Singapore
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Undergraduate research experience:
- Zoom Campus Innovation Lab at NextLab.
- Project Voluminous at Meteor Studio (presented demo at HotMobile 2025 in Palm Springs).
- Hackathon Wins:
- SunHacks (first rookie).
- Zoom (third overall).
- Clubs:
- Software Developers Association.
- Hacker Devil (Leetcode).
- Singapore Student Association.
- Engineering Projects in Community Service.
- Industry Internship:
- Tech Intern at CoStar.
- Software engineering intern at Matterport.
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, (May 2027)
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Research:
- Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative Spring 25’ TSMC Awardee
- Texas Semiconductor Institute Research Experience for Undergraduate;
- Extracurriculars:
- Engineers without Borders Ethiopia Zelaki Project
- Formula SAE EV
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers Director of External Affairs
Fun fact: I’ve been super into bouldering recently, also do lots of badminton and snowboarding when I have time!
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, (May 2027)
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Society of Women Engineers (2024-current):
- 2025-2026: Director of K-12 Outreach
- 2025 GEAR Day 7-12 Committee Chair
- 2025 Banquet Co-Chair
- WE25 Committee Member
- Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) (2024-current)
- Hydration Station Project and Global Intensive Experience in Barcelona, Spain
- Research Aide for the Neural Control of Movement Laboratory (2024-current)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2025-current)
- Student Design Competition through ASME (2025-current)
- Combat Ready Robotics (2025-current).
- Undergraduate Learning Assistant for Circuits I (2025-current).
- Fulton Accelerated Community Engagement (FACE) program (2023-2024)
Fun fact: I’ve been parasailing before!
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (May 2027)
Hometown: Mumbai, India and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Extra/co-curricular activities:
I am going to revolutionize satellite imagery @ Geometric Media Lab. I am building perovskite-based solar panels @ Rolston Lab. I built additive manufacturing hardware on the Moon @ Space Copy Inc. I researched Martian Regolith @ NASA. I am actively part of GCSP, FACE, EPCIS, and I run logistics for E2.
Fun fact: I speak 4 languages.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering (Dec 2026), Certificate in Next Generation Service Corps Cross-Sector Leadership (Dec 2026)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Extra/co-curricular activities:
- Society of Women Engineers: 2025-2026 Webmaster Officer
- Next Generation Service Corps @ ASU (2022-current)
- Internships:
- Purdue University Research Experience for Undergraduates (Summer 2024)
- Volcker Alliance Summer Policy Academy Fellow (Summer 2025)
- SolarSPELL @ ASU STEM Content Curator (Summer 2025)
Fun fact: I love to indoor rock climb!
Upcoming events
- Engineering Futures Dinner
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025
5–7:30 p.m. - Spring Meet and Greet with mentors, near peers
Friday, January 23, 2026
Noon–2:30 p.m. - Ideation / Design Challenge workshop
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
1–3:30 p.m. - Design Challenge
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Noon–2 p.m. - Engineering Futures Dinner
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
5–7:30 p.m.
Past events
- Ideation Workshop
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
12:30–2:30 p.m. - Technical Resume and Elevator Pitch, preparation for FSE Career Fair
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
1–3 p.m. - Fall Meet and Greet with mentors, near peers
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025
12:30–3:30 p.m.
ASU Engineering Futures Scholarship
Up to $5,000 per year, renewable for 4 years.
The ASU Engineering Futures Scholarship supports first-year students pursuing degrees in chemical engineering, computer science, computer systems engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science and engineering or mechanical engineering within the Fulton Schools. The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to academically talented students who demonstrate financial need, while also fostering the development of their engineering identity, leadership skills, and professional growth.
Program purpose
The Engineering Futures program aims to help students succeed academically and persist to graduation in engineering disciplines. Beyond financial support, the program provides a structured mentoring network and opportunities to engage with peers and faculty through the ‘Build Your Engineering Future’ initiative.
Awards qualifications
Enrollment as a first-time, full-time freshman in Fall 2025 in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- United States citizenship, permanent residency or refugee status.
- High academic achievement as demonstrated by GPA, SAT/ACT or ALEKS Math Placement scores.
- Demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA and Pell Grant eligibility.
- Evidence of commitment to completing an engineering degree at ASU, demonstrated through the application essay and interview.
Renewal and recipient requirements
- Maintain full-time enrollment in an eligible engineering major.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher.
- Complete at least 12 credit hours per semester.
- Submit an updated FAFSA each academic year to verify continued financial need.
- Complete all ‘Build Your Engineering Future’ milestones each semester.
- Meet with assigned Engineering Futures mentor at least three times per semester.
- Meet with program faculty once per semester.· Participate in program evaluations, including surveys and annual interviews.
Application information
Applications for the 2025–26 year are now closed.
Donor acknowledgment
The ASU Engineering Futures Scholarship is made possible through the generous support of donors to the Fulton Schools. Their contributions enable the continued success and growth of future engineers at ASU.