Leading the human side of digital transformation: A mission to make MBSE work When Sarah Shaw helped launch rockets as a young Air Force officer, she thought she’d found her dream job. “You can’t imagine my enthusiasm,” she said. “As my sponsor drove me to my office at the launch site for the first time,…Read more
Recent Ph.D. grad drives nuclear power systems research forward As the U.S. looks to nuclear energy to power a cleaner, stronger, and more reliable future, Ph.D. graduate Svetlana “Lana” Lawrence is helping lead the effort. At Idaho National Laboratory, she leads research that keeps nuclear plants safe and competitive, guiding from a systems engineering perspective.…Read more
CSU Urban Design Challenge reimagines the future of Colorado’s cities Colorado State University’s 2025 Urban Design Challenge brought students, professionals, and industry experts together for two intensive events aimed at reimagining high-profile urban spaces in Colorado. The Fort Collins challenge (August 4-7) centered on redesigning the city’s Midtown mall corridor, while the Denver challenge (August…Read more
First staff hire of Systems Engineering: Mary Gomez retires after 33 years at CSU When the Systems Engineering program at Colorado State University officially became a formal department in 2019, it was a proud milestone in the university’s history. But behind that institutional achievement is a quieter, more personal story, one built on persistence,…Read more
