Rock Mendenhall is a Ph.D. student in the systems engineering department and a practicing systems engineer. He received his master’s in systems engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and his bachelor’s in electrical and electronics engineering from The University of Akron. How do you implement systems-thinking in your job and life? I implement systems-thinking in…Read more
Cailin Simpson is a Ph.D. student in Systems Engineering and software engineer & data analyst in the advanced materials department at Dynetics Technical Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama. Simpson’s doctoral research, advised by Steve Simske, is focused on applications of data analytics and data science. She received her B.S. in computer science from the University…Read more
Aleksandra Scalco is a PhD student in Systems Engineering while working full-time as an engineer for the Department of Navy (DON) at the Naval Information Warfare Center – Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic). Before attending CSU, Scalco earned a Master’s of Engineering from Iowa State University in 2012, and a Master’s of Business Administration from University of…Read more
Steve Simske, professor in systems engineering, participated in the 18th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, which was originally planned to be hosted in Lisbon, Portugal from June 15 – 19. Simske, along with several co-researchers, presented via Zoom. They discussed work on illicit supply networks as part of…Read more
On June 9, Systems Engineering partnered with the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory to co-host the first panel in a series on electric vehicles. The panel, titled “How do we get more ZEVs on the road?,” was introduced by Tom Bradley, department head and professor in systems engineering at CSU. Some key takeaways centered around the…Read more
Colorado State University engineering researchers conducted a survey of propane consumers for the state that led to government-mandated payment plans during the COVID-19 crisis. On April 30, Gov. Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 051 with a directive taken from the results of research from two CSU Systems Engineering professors. The order directed propane companies…Read more
Many cars today include cameras, radar, and hundreds of electronic units to monitor and control every aspect of the vehicle. Although these components have primarily been used for improving safety of the vehicle, researchers CSU and Western Michigan University worked with Toyota engineers to understand if these systems could also be used to improve fuel…Read more