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As one of the nation’s top public research universities, Colorado State University is a land-grant institution with an enrollment of more than 34,000 students. CSU offers 76 undergraduate degree programs, 114 graduate degree programs, 21 professional master’s degree programs, and a Professional Veterinary Medicine program. CSU’s world-class research and scholarship attract more than $370 million in research funding every year, ranking second nationally in federal research funding for universities without a medical school. Fort Collins is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. The city is routinely recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. It consistently ranks high on quality-of-life measures by numerous publications; see https://www.fcgov.com/visitor/awards for the complete list. The Front Range has developed into a high-tech hub with companies such as Woodward, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Broadcom, AMD, Xilinx, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman. Many of these are located in or near Fort Collins, contributing to the city’s dynamic economic landscape. The city offers a pleasant climate, excellent schools, and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities nearby. For more information on Fort Collins, check out the City’s website:www.visitftcollins.com.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) offers a curriculum that integrates exceptional classroom learning and in-depth engineering practice for an unparalleled educational experience. The department is made up of 46 faculty members, 13 staff members, 1,000 undergraduate students, and 150 graduate students and is one of the largest on CSU’s campus. State-of-the-art labs provide unmatched, hands-on experience to help undergraduate students conceptualize industry environments, and over $13M in annual research expenditures provide groundbreaking opportunities focusing on health, materials, and energy, for graduate students to enhance their educational concentrations. Award-winning faculty offer industry and academic perspective and equip each graduate with the tools needed to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. Our goal is to give our graduates the engineering skills they need to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. Our students are integral members of our research groups and their thesis and dissertation topics focus on cutting-edge research.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse community that supports the Department’s education and research mission. We continue to increase diversity in our students, staff, and faculty and include teaching and engagement of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) into our curriculum. The new faculty member will be expected to contribute to our ongoing efforts, and candidates should demonstrate a commitment to service and promotion of DEIJ within our local and the broader scientific community. Further information about the department can be found at:www.engr.colostate.edu/me/.

The critical nexus of energy research at CSU is the 100,000 sq ft Powerhouse Energy Campus, which includes the renown Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory and the laboratories of more than 25 PIs across many disciplines. The Powerhouse serves as the headquarters of the CSU Energy Institute and is one of the most extensive free-standing energy facilities at any university. The campus is a collaborative ecosystem of researchers, faculty, staff, students, and companies. It receives local, national, and global recognition for its interdisciplinary approach, and groundbreaking work on engine technology, electric grids, biofuels, energy access in the developing world, and energy focused entrepreneurship. Further information about the Powerhouse Energy Campus can be found at:https://energy.colostate.edu/powerhouse/.

In response to demand from the Colorado Aerospace Industry, the Colorado State University Mechanical Engineering Department offers an Undergraduate Concentration in Aerospace Engineering, a Graduate Certificate with an Aerospace Engineering Specialization, and Master of Engineering and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Engineering specialization. Current faculty have active externally funded aerospace research programs and teach related courses in fluid dynamics, propulsion, aerospace structures, and aerospace materials and manufacturing. The CSU Mechanical Engineering Department has a long history of aerospace research programs, beginning in 1965 with the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Engineering Laboratory. Since then, Mechanical Engineering researchers have established a robust aerospace focused research portfolio with over $16M in aerospace-related research grants from sponsors including NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, United States Air Force, National Science Foundation, Woodward, Lockheed Martin, and others. Detail can be found at:https://www.engr.colostate.edu/me/aerospace/.