Homecoming 2017 – May the Fork Be With You

You can count on the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to come out in droves for the homecoming game. On Oct. 28, 2017, when the Sun Devils put up a valiant fight against the University of Southern California Trojans, the ASU engineering community’s school spirit — and creativity — was on full display for the Homecoming Block Party and foam “Go Devils” fingers were the giveaway of choice. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Mark Huerta, founder of 33 Buckets and a doctoral student in the engineering education systems and design program, served as marshal at the ASU Homecoming Parade, which kicked off the Homecoming Block Party, Oct. 28, 2017. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

The AZLoop team, comprised of students from Arizona State University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Northern Arizona University, pass under University Bridge with their hyperloop test pod during the ASU 2017 Homecoming parade. The team represents Arizona in the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Team, an incentive prize competition sponsored by SpaceX that has tasked students with designing and building model prototypes for the purported transportation system of the future. Earlier this year, AZLoop placed in the top eight out of 35 teams during an event in California. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU

Sun Devil Motorsports, the Formula chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers at ASU, brought the noise to the Homecoming Parade, showing off the latest incarnation of their competition car. The student organization, which designs, builds and races a car from scratch, also set up at the Block Party, inviting guests of all ages to take a look at their work. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Left to right, Kim, Mahonri and Leila Lopez get hands on with materials science and engineering at the Homecoming Block Party. The Lopezes stopped by the Fun with Materials exhibit set up by faculty and students with the materials science and engineering program. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Quinn, a member of LugNuts, an Arizona FIRSTⓇ LEGO® League team out of Mesa, Arizona showcased her robotic LEGO creations at the ASU Homecoming Block Party, Oct. 28, 2017. AZ FLL is an international competition geared toward elementary and middle school students that challenges young minds to engage in problem-solving using LEGO Mindstorms robots. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Declan, son of ASU alumna Katie McKee, prepared to launch his paper rocket skyward using compressed air, Oct. 28, 2017. The exhibit, run by the Rossum Rumblers Robotics, challenged guests to build a rocket using nothing but paper and tape and imparted lessons on aerodynamics and design. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

The Fulton Schools Block Party was hosted in the Tooker House, ASU’s newest living and learning residence hall, home to more than 1,600 Sun Devils. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

The year’s homecoming theme was “May the Fork Be With You,” and the Micro-Air Vehicles Club was right on brand, supplying 3D pens for guests to draw their favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away in three dimensions. The club also displayed their quadcopters and autonomous ground vehicles. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Students from the EcoCAR 3 challenge, a four-year competition to redesign a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid vehicles, exhibited components from their green muscle car at the Homecoming Block Party. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Fulton Schools students shared their passion for engineering, and duct tape, with the marble maze. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Miriam Woolley, a geotechnical engineering graduate student, showed off the power of solutions inspired by the natural world at the Center for Bio-Mediated and Bio-Inspired Geotechnics booth at the Fulton Schools Block Party. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Thomas, while his father Matt looks on, controlled an underwater robot designed by the ASU NASA Space Grant Robotics team. Guests were challenged to collect all the rings under the water within a time limit. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

The Fulton Schools is home to more than 60 student organizations, including the student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, pictured here. SHPE’s efforts are focused on empowering and motivating aspiring engineers to achieve their dreams and frequently participate in outreach activities within the local community. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU

Thank you to all the volunteers, exhibitors and visitors who helped make Homecoming 2017 a success. Go Devils! Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU