Faculty Friday: Tom Bradley

Tom Bradley, professor and department head of Systems Engineering, came to CSU in 2008. His research interests include topics where design, modeling, and environmental assessment intersect. Where are you from? I grew up in Orange County, California.  In towns that are called Mission Viejo and Irvine.  What interested you about this research? Lots of my…Read more

Shortcut to cleaner air? Electric vehicles

Chevy Volt

CSU researchers are working with other Colorado institutions to make electric vehicles attainable for Coloradans. According to the “Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020” released in April, transportation is one of the two largest sources of ozone precursors along with oil and gas production. Reducing transportation emissions in Colorado is a critical strategy to meet federal…Read more

From Air Force to retiring professor: Mike Borky’s unplanned career path

Systems engineering is characterized by its broad scope in thinking, and the broader the lens on a problem the more holistic the solution. From his Air Force experience through being a professor of practice in the Department of Systems Engineering, Mike Borky’s widely varying career is one that embodies systems-thinking, full of unexpected, yet transformational…Read more

Faculty Friday: Dr. James Cale

Dr. James (Jim) Cale is an associate professor in the systems and electrical and computer engineering departments here at CSU. He researches electrical power systems, including electrical machines, power electronics, and magnetics. Some applications include microgrids and various converters for converting electricity between direct and alternating current. Q: Where are you from? The Midwest, which…Read more

Faculty Friday: Dr. Steve Simske

Welcome to the first-ever Systems Engineering Faculty Friday! Each Friday, a different faculty (and staff) member will be featured answering different questions ranging from their research to what they do in their free time. Dr. Steve Simske is our first featured faculty member. He started with the SE department in 2018. His research interests include analytics,…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