Center for Power Systems Studies
CPSS has been an established Center at South Dakota State University for over 38 years. It is
a partnership with the Regional Power Industry and is dedicated to the promotion of teaching
students through direct involvement with industry.
The Center is also dedicated to providing educational opportunities to engineers in the power
community. The Center offers scholarships, power technology-oriented tours, power seminars,
brings to campus guest speakers, coordinates regional conferences and workshops. Through active
participation by its members, the CPSS provides students numerous opportunities by offering
three and six month internship positions. CPSS is not only for EE's, but is an excellent
resource for Mechanical and Civil Engineers who may be interested in the power generation,
transmission and distribution fields.
For more information on the Center for Power Systems Studies read below or contact the Center's
Coordinator Dr. Steven Hietpas at the Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science Department or by phone at (605) 688-6821.