From the Ashes is an interactive exhibition showcased at the Biodesign Challenge. As project lead of a group of five students, we developed an interactive display, booklet, packaging, and presentation to advocate for prescribed burns.

View the project booklet here

View the Biodesign Challenge Presentation Here

• Educate the public on the benefits of prescribed burns.

• Develop a sense of place for the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

• Create a memorable educational experience through playful interaction.

• Group Leadership

• User Experience

• Project Research

• Package Design

• Storytelling

• Received Outstanding Display at the International Biodesign Challenge in New York City, 2024.

• Best in Class Award at the Kaleidoscope Design Show, 2024.

• Project covered in an Auburn University article, 2024.

• University & College Designers Association honorable mention, 2024.

• Presentation before National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine representatives.

• Exhibition showcased at Auburn’s Triangle Gallery, 2024.