MSGC Campus Representatives, Executive Board & Affiliates
MSGC Campus Representatives, Executive Board, and Affiliates
MSGC’s Executive Board, experts from a wide variety of scientific and educational fields, is comprised of MSGC Campus Representatives at its lead and affiliated college/universities and selected educational experts. The University of Michigan is the MSGC lead institution and all other colleges and universities are MSGC affiliates.
Composition & Role of MSGC Board
Eleven affiliate universities and colleges in Michigan make up the MSGC. The lead institution is the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), with Director Professor Mark Moldwin.
The MSGC Executive Board generally meets monthly. Most meetings are teleconferences, but the board also meets in person at least twice a year. Every other year, there is an additional 2-day MSGC Executive Board Strategy Meeting. They also communicate regularly by email.
Lead Institution
University of Michigan
Professor Mark Moldwin
Director, Michigan Space Grant Consortium
1418 Climate and Space Research Bldg.
2455 Hayward St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
Tel: (734) 647-3370
Email: mmoldwin@umich.edu
MSGC Affiliates
Calvin University
Professor Larry Molnar
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Observatory Director
Science Building 173
3201 Burton SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Tel: (616) 526-6341
Email: lmolnar@calvin.edu
Central Michigan University
Professor Tao Zheng
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Dow Science 281
1200 S. Franklin St.
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Tel: (989) 774-2675
Email: zheng1t@cmich.edu
Eastern Michigan University
Professor Dave Pawlowski
Department of Physics & Astronomy
240D Strong Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tel. (734) 487-8644
E-mail: dpawlows@emich.edu
Grand Valley State University
Professor Bopaiah Biddanda
Annis Water Resources Institute
740 West Shoreline Drive
Muskegon, MI 49441
Tel. (616) 331-3978
E-mail: biddandb@gvsu.edu
Hope College
Dr. Brian Yurk
Professor of Mathematics
VanderWerf Hall – Room 215
27 Graves Place
Holland, MI 49423
Tel. 616.395.7526
Email: yurk@hope.edu
Michigan State University
Professor Virginia Ayres
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
449 Engineering Research CT
Engineering Research Complex
Room: C104
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
Tel. (517) 355-5236
E-mail: ayresv@msu.edu
Michigan Technological University
Dr. Will Cantrell
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Professor, Physics
Admin Building, 413A
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: (906) 487-3007
E-Mail: cantrell@mtu.edu
Oakland University
Professor Laila Guessous
Department of Mechanical Engineering
402 Engineering Center
115 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4478
Telephone: (248) 370-2183
E-Mail: guessous@oakland.edu
Saginaw Valley State University
Professor Mohammad Ashraf Khan
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Science Engineering & Technology
Academic and Student Affairs
Pioneer Hall 210
7400 Bay Road
University Center, MI 48710
Tel: (989) 964-4490
E-mail: mkhan126@SVSU.edu
Wayne State University
Professor Ed Cackett
Physics & Astronomy
4841 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 577 9355
E-Mail: ecackett@wayne.edu
Western Michigan University
Professor Massood Z. Atashbar
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
1903 W Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Tel. (269) 276-3148
E-mail: massood.atashbar@wmich.edu
Higher Education Representative
Eastern Michigan University
Professor James Sheerin
Professor Emeritus
Physics and Astronomy Department
E-mail: jsheerin@emich.edu
K-12 Representative
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Mr. Tom Pachera
Career and Technology Education Director
Ann Arbor Public Schools STEAM Coordinator
2552 N. Maple Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: (734) 545-6128
E-Mail: pachera@aaps.k12.mi.us
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