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ABOUT
About the lab
An interdisciplinary "skunkworks" R&D engine at Arizona State University, bridging academic creativity and industrial necessity.
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ORIGIN
How It Started
The Founding
Founded at the request of Arizona State University leadership, the Luminosity Lab began as a bold experiment: assemble the sharpest student minds across every discipline and give them real-world problems to solve. No departmental silos. No theoretical exercises. Just urgent challenges from industry, government, and global organizations demanding functional prototypes.
The Growth
What started as a small cohort in Tempe, Arizona has grown into a multi-site research operation spanning four locations across three states and an international hub. With 14+ active projects, 40+ corporate partners, XPRIZE and Red Bull global competition victories, a TIME Magazine Best Inventions recognition for SolarSPELL, and a $3M tri-university award to establish a new institute for the future of agriculture in Arizona, the Lab continues to prove that interdisciplinary collaboration produces results no single discipline can achieve alone.
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LEADERSHIP
Leadership
Tyler Smith
Senior Director
Jasmine Amoako-Agyei
Assistant Director
Stacy Wagner
Senior Research Lab Manager
Robb Olivieri
Director
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COMMUNITY
Student-Led by Design
The Luminosity Lab is not a traditional academic lab. Every project is driven by student researchers—undergraduates and graduates alike—working alongside faculty advisors and industry mentors. This model creates a pipeline of talent that is battle-tested on real problems before they ever enter the workforce.
Our researchers represent 36 degree programs across 12 academic colleges—from aerospace engineering and computer science to graphic design, political science, and sustainability economics. The Lab's thesis is that the most intractable problems require the broadest possible lens, and that the best solutions emerge when diverse disciplines collide under pressure.
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
PROJECTS COMPLETED
PROJECTS COMPLETED
PROJECTS COMPLETED
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
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XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
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ENGAGE
Ways to Engage
"We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city… We will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."
The Athenian Oath — The guiding principle of the Luminosity Lab.
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ABOUT
About the lab
An interdisciplinary "skunkworks" R&D engine at Arizona State University, bridging academic creativity and industrial necessity.
02
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ORIGIN
How It Started
The Founding
Founded at the request of Arizona State University leadership, the Luminosity Lab began as a bold experiment: assemble the sharpest student minds across every discipline and give them real-world problems to solve. No departmental silos. No theoretical exercises. Just urgent challenges from industry, government, and global organizations demanding functional prototypes.
The Growth
What started as a small cohort in Tempe, Arizona has grown into a multi-site research operation spanning four locations across three states and an international hub. With 14+ active projects, 40+ corporate partners, XPRIZE and Red Bull global competition victories, a TIME Magazine Best Inventions recognition for SolarSPELL, and a $3M tri-university award to establish a new institute for the future of agriculture in Arizona, the Lab continues to prove that interdisciplinary collaboration produces results no single discipline can achieve alone.
03
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LEADERSHIP
Leadership
Tyler Smith
Senior Director
Jasmine Amoako-Agyei
Assistant Director
Stacy Wagner
Senior Research Lab Manager
Robb Olivieri
Director
04
//
COMMUNITY
Student-Led by Design
The Luminosity Lab is not a traditional academic lab. Every project is driven by student researchers—undergraduates and graduates alike—working alongside faculty advisors and industry mentors. This model creates a pipeline of talent that is battle-tested on real problems before they ever enter the workforce.
Our researchers represent 36 degree programs across 12 academic colleges—from aerospace engineering and computer science to graphic design, political science, and sustainability economics. The Lab's thesis is that the most intractable problems require the broadest possible lens, and that the best solutions emerge when diverse disciplines collide under pressure.
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
ACTIVE RESEARCHERS
PROJECTS COMPLETED
PROJECTS COMPLETED
PROJECTS COMPLETED
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
1
1
1
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st
st
XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
XPRIZE & RED BULLGLOBAL CHALLENGE
06
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ENGAGE
Ways to Engage
"We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city… We will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."
The Athenian Oath — The guiding principle of the Luminosity Lab.