Portrait of Dawson Baucke

Dawson Baucke

Manufacturing Engineer

Mechanical Engineering

I am a passionate recent graduate, and current my professional experience includes a role as the Interim Manufacturing engineer for Colorado State University. In this position, I instruct hundreds of diverse students while managing undergraduate and graduate student’s student staff. Before working in the EMEC, I was the Client Services Student Supervisor for Engineering Technology Services.  As for personal hobbies, I enjoy multiple including but not limited to: Telemark skiing, Mountain Biking, Dirt Biking, Aviation, Hunting, and Wake Surfing/Wakeboarding.

Contact Information

Research Interests

For my graduate research project, I studied the autoignition characteristics of natural gas blends using a spark-ignited reciprocating internal combustion engine. Throughout my project, I tested the effects of environment and operating parameters on results and reproducibility. I am continuing my participation with research projects at the Powerhouse investigating the effect fuel composition has on autoignition characteristics in spark ignited engines.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (2023)
  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (2024)
 

Certifications and Trainings

  • OSHA Forklift Certification | Hyster Forklifts
  • Red Cross CPR First aid and AED Training
  • Active Attacker (Run Hide Fight)
  • Stop the Bleed Training