MSGC Faculty mentors

The information in the table below demonstrates the breadth of fields that produce MSGC fellowship recipients. Any professor at a MSGC member institution is eligible to be a mentor/advisor for students on MSGC fellowship. The faculty in the table below are familiar with Michigan Space Grant Consortium’s fellowship programs and welcome student interest. They may or may not be available to mentor a student any particular year.

Institution	Department	Faculty names	Campus Representative	Has Mentored an Undergraduate Researcher
Calvin University	Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies	Melinda Higley		X
Calvin University	GeoStudieslogy, Geography, and Environmental	Deanna Van Dijk		X
Calvin University	Physics and Astronomy	Jason Smolinski		X
Calvin University	Physics and Astronomy	Larry Molnar	X	X
Calvin University	Physics and Astronomy	Loren Haarsma		X
Eastern Michigan University	Geography and Geology	Christine Clark		X
Eastern Michigan University	Mathematics and Statistics	Kenneth M. Shiskowski		X
Eastern Michigan University	Mathematics and Statistics	Roxanne Katus	X
Eastern Michigan University	Physics	James Sheerin
Eastern Michigan University	Physics and Astronomy	Dave Pawlowski		X
Grand Valley State University	Allen and Helen Hunting Director & Professor	Alan Steinman		X
Grand Valley State University	Annis Water Resources Institute	Sean Woznicki		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Alexandra Locher		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Amy Russell		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Eric B. Snyder		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Gary Greer		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Georgette Sass		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Jennifer Moore		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Megan Woller-Skar		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Paul Keenlance		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology	Sarah Hamsher		X
Grand Valley State University	Biology and Natural Resources	Matthew Cooper		X
Grand Valley State University	Chemistry	Andrew Lantz		X
Grand Valley State University	Chemistry	Randy Winchester		X
Grand Valley State University	Chemistry	Richard Lord		X
Grand Valley State University	Chemistry	Scott Thorgaard		X
Grand Valley State University	Computing & Information Systems	Byron DeVries		X
Grand Valley State University	Computing & Information Systems	Christian Trefftz		X
Grand Valley State University	Electrical Engineering	Brian Krug		X
Grand Valley State University	Geology	John Weber		X
Grand Valley State University	Geology	Patrick Colgan		X
Grand Valley State University	Geology	Peter Wampler		X
Grand Valley State University	Geology	Virginia Peterson		X
Grand Valley State University	Mechanical Engineering	Wendy Reffeor		X
Grand Valley State University	Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI)	Charlyn Partridge		X
Grand Valley State University	Water Resources	Bopi Biddanda	X	X
Grand Valley State University	Water Resources	Carl Ruetz III		X
Hope College	Biology	Kelly Ronald		X
Hope College	Chemistry	Christopher Turlington		X
Hope College	Chemistry	Jason Gillmore		X
Hope College	Chemistry	Jeffrey Johnson		X
Hope College	Chemistry	Natalia Gonzalez-Pech		X
Hope College	Engineering	Brooke Odle		X
Hope College	Engineering	Courtney Peckens		X
Hope College	Engineering	Jeffrey Christians		X
Hope College	Engineering	Katharine Polasek		X
Hope College	Engineering	Matthew Smith		X
Hope College	Engineering	Michael Misovich		X
Hope College	Engineering	Susan Ipri Brown		X
Hope College	Geological and Environmental Sciences	Michael Philben		X
Hope College	Geological and Environmental Sciences	Edward Hansen		X
Hope College	Geological and Environmental Sciences	Suzanne DeVries-Zimmerman		X
Hope College	Mathematics	Aaron Cinzori		X
Hope College	Mathematics	Brian Yurk		X
Hope College	Mathematics	Darin Stephenson		X
Hope College	Mathematics	Yew Meng Koh		X
Hope College	Physics	Peter Gonthier	X	X
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	David Hyndman		X
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Kazuya Fujita		X
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Kevin Mackey		X
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Michael Velbel
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Susannah Dorfman		X
Michigan State University	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Tyrone Rooney		X
Michigan State University	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Virginia Ayres	X
Michigan State University	Mechanical Engineering	Indrek Wichman		X
Michigan State University	Physics and Astronomy	Laura Chomiuk		X
Michigan Technological University	Aerospace Studies	John F O’Kane, Lt Col, USAF		X
Michigan Technological University	Biomedical Engineering	Jeremy Goldman		X
Michigan Technological University	Biomedical Engineering	Smitha Rao		X
Michigan Technological University	Chemical Engineering	Caryn Heldt		X
Michigan Technological University	Chemistry	Andrew Galerneau		X
Michigan Technological University	Chemistry	Loredana Valenzano-Slough		X
Michigan Technological University	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Daisuke Minakata		X
Michigan Technological University	Civil and Environmental Engineering	David Watkins		X
Michigan Technological University	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Noel Urban		X
Michigan Technological University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Christopher Middlebrook		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	Aleksey Smirnov		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	Chad Deering		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	James DeGraff		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	John Gierke		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	Nathan Manser		X
Michigan Technological University	Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences	Thomas Oommen		X
Michigan Technological University	Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology	Steve Elmer		X
Michigan Technological University	Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology	William Cooke		X
Michigan Technological University	Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology	Zhiying Shan		X
Michigan Technological University	Materials Science and Engineering	Doug Swenson		X
Michigan Technological University	Materials Science and Engineering	Jaroslaw Drelich		X
Michigan Technological University	Mechanical Engineering	Hassan Masoud		X
Michigan Technological University	Mechanical Engineering	James DeClerck		X
Michigan Technological University	Mechanical Engineering	Lyon B. King		X
Michigan Technological University	Mechanical Engineering	Susanta Ghosh		X
Michigan Technological University	Neurobiology	Chunxiu (Traci) Yu		X
Michigan Technological University	Physics	Claudio Mazzoleni		X
Michigan Technological University	Physics	Raymond Shaw		X
Michigan Technological University	Physics	Will Cantrell	X	X
Michigan Technological University	Student Leadership and Involvement	Jessie Stapleton		X
Oakland University	Biochemistry	Adam Avery		X
Oakland University	Biology	Luis Villa Diaz		X
Oakland University	Chemistry	Colin Wu		X
Oakland University	Chemistry	Evan Trivedi		X
Oakland University	Chemistry	Sanela Martic		X
Oakland University	Computer Science and Engineering	Jingshu Chen		X
Oakland University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Osamah Rawashdeh		X
Oakland University	Environmental Chemistry	Ziming Yang		X
Oakland University	Industrial and Systems Engineering	Nasim Nezamoddini		X
Oakland University	Mechanical Engineering	Laila Guessous	X	X
Oakland University	Organic Chemistry	Roman Dembinski		X
Oakland University	Physics	Wei Zhang		X
Saginaw Valley State University	Chemistry	Jennifer Chaytor		X
Saginaw Valley State University	Computer Sci. & Information Systems Sci.	Abir Rahman	X	X
University of Michigan	Astronomy	Emily Rauscher		X
University of Michigan	Astronomy	Kayhan Gultekin		X
University of Michigan	Astronomy	Mateusz Ruszkowski		X
University of Michigan	Chemistry	Kerri Pratt		X
University of Michigan	Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Jim Raines		X
University of Michigan	Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Mark Moldwin	X	X
University of Michigan	Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Shasha Zou		X
University of Michigan	Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering	Susan Lepri		X
University of Michigan	Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Brian Gilchrist		X
University of Michigan	Environmental Health Sciences	Trish Koman		X
University of Michigan	Industrial and Operations Engineering	Leia Stirling		X
University of Michigan	Physics	David Gerdes		X
University of Michigan	Physics	David Gerdes		X
University of Michigan	Physics	Fred Adams		X
University of Michigan	Physics	Keith Riles		X
Wayne State University	Chemical Engineering and Materials Science	Helen Durand		X
Wayne State University	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Yaoxian Huang		X
Wayne State University	Computer Science	Lihao Xu		X
Wayne State University	Inorganic	Charles Winter		X
Wayne State University	Inorganic	Federico Rabuffetti		X
Wayne State University	Physics	Ed Cackett	X	X
Wayne State University	Physics	David Cinabro		X
Western Michigan University	Biological Sciences	David Karowe		X
Western Michigan University	Biological Sciences	John Jellies		X
Western Michigan University	Biological Sciences	Kathryn Docherty		X
Western Michigan University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bradley Bazuin		X
Western Michigan University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Damon Miller		X
Western Michigan University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Damon Miller		X
Western Michigan University	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Massood Atashbar	X	X
Western Michigan University	Intercultural and Anthropological Studies	Michelle Hrivnyak		X
Western Michigan University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Jennifer Hudson		X
Western Michigan University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Kristina Lemmer		X

The Michigan Space Grant Consortium is primarily funded through a NASA Training Grant.

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