Student Feature: Rock Mendenhall

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

Student Feature: Cailin Simpson

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

Student Feature: Aleksandra Scalco

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

Student Feature: Paulo Younse

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Student Feature: Paulo Younse NASA missions are a perfect example of the importance of systems-thinking. Paulo Younse, a robotics engineer within the Robotic Systems Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and a Ph.D. student in Systems Engineering demonstrates this well. At work, Younse helps to design new robotic systems for future NASA missions. His…Read more