EPICS Team: Engineering Smiles meets with IMA Helps

The EPICS Team, Engineering Smiles, has made advanced progress on their design for providing a surgical dental unit for countries in Central America.  The team has worked all summer to be able to further advance their project.  In early October, the team hosted their...

EPICS Program featured in the Mesa Legend

Story written by Kian Hagerman, Mesa Legend For many who seek to affect change in the world, the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program at ASU offers opportunities to do so. Originating at Purdue University, ASU is one of 20 universities involved in...

Fiji Lights launch prototype

The EPICS Team, Fiji Lights, launched their first prototype in July 2013 after a variety of trials and tribulations with their initial models.  Fiji Lights is committed to designing and building a sustainable lighting system for schools in Fiji that do not have access...

33 Buckets in final round of international innovation competition

Team 33 Buckets is comprised of mechanical engineering senior Paul Strong and four biomedical engineering students – team leader and senior Pankti Shah, senior Varendra Silva, senior Mark Huerta and junior Connor Wiegand. They will vie for the prizes of $50,000,...

EPICS teams among standouts in global innovation challenge

Three student teams in the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are among leaders in the highly competitive 2012 global Dell Social Innovation Challenge. The team 33 Buckets is one of only five teams...