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ENGR 537 - Spaceflight Experimentation and Commerce

  • 3 credits
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Advanced experimentation in spaceflight, including commercialization, intellectual property generation, cybersecurity, and analytics associated with space experimentation. Considers fundamental differences in performing experimentation in space (loss of gravity, loss of convection and buoyancy, radiation, etc.) and various motivators for spaceflight research including commercial aspects and benefits to earth-bound citizens. Specifics of analysis, security, and experiment lifecycle are covered.

Prerequisite

Junior Standing. Completion of AUCC Category 2.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

Steven Simske
Steven Simske

9704911908 | steve.simske@colostate.edu

Dr. Steven Simske joined Colorado State University in 2018 as a Professor in Systems, Mechanical, and Biomedical Engineering. Before then, he was an HP Fellow and a Research Director in HP Labs. He led HP in research and development in algorithms, multi-media, labels, brand protection, security and secure printing, imaging, 3D printing, analytics and life sciences. He is a long-time member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Councils (2010-2016), leads the Steering Committee for the ACM DocEng Symposium, is former President of the Imaging Science and Technology professional organization, and is an IEEE, NAI, IS&T, and CSU FIIE Fellow. Dr. Simske has nearly 250 granted US patents and more than 500 professional publications, including books on machine learning, algorithmics, analytics, and text analytics. He is an Honorary Professor in Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, UK. Dr. Simske completed a BS (Marquette University, 1986) and Masters (Rensselaer Polytechnic University, 1987) in Biomedical Engineering; a PhD (University of Colorado, 1990) in Electrical Engineering, and a PostDoc (University of Colorado, 1993) in Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Simske was a payload specialist on a dozen Space Shuttle missions, and has designed devices ranging from exercise-responsive pacemakers to impedance tomography systems. Dr. Simske was a CSU Alumni Association Best Teacher Awardee in 2022.

Learn more at: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/se/steve-simske/