Elliott Ruble

Elliott Ruble is the spring 2025 Outstanding Graduate for the human systems engineering program in The Polytechnic School, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.

Ruble, a student in Barrett, The Honors College, knew that he was on the right path during his HSE 101 Introduction to Human Systems Engineering class.

“I’m not sure if there was one specific moment, but I felt like the more I learned about my major, the more I knew it was what I wanted to do,” Ruble says.

For Ruble, human systems engineering allowed him to learn new things through hands-on research, which was one of his favorite parts of his degree program. 

“My degree helps design products and services that accurately serve the unique, individual needs of the diverse group of people that will use it, not just your ‘average’ user.,” Ruble says. 

The Mobile, Alabama, native says he was heavily involved in Barrett his first two years at ASU. He was in the Colloquium for three semesters, was a mentor for two years and won an Outstanding Mentor Award in 2023.

“I think getting to see my mentees find their people and adapt to life at [the Polytechnic campus] and in Barrett was the most rewarding part of my college career,” Ruble says.

He credits his own mentors, Associate Professor Rod Roscoe and Assistant Teaching Professor Kassidy Breaux, as being instrumental in guiding him through college and preparing him for his future career.

“I definitely would not be where I am without their help,” Ruble says.

After graduation, Ruble plans to take a gap year and then return to ASU, where he hopes to pursue a doctorate in human systems engineering. 

“I’d really like to get involved with research; artificial intelligence research would be my first pick — figuring out what people actually want from AI rather than being scared of it,” Ruble says. “If not that, something involving ethics, philosophy or inclusion in design.” 

Read about other exceptional graduates of the Fulton Schools’ spring 2025 class here.