Contact People: Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative in Sustainability

If you have additional questions regarding Michigan Technological University or the Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative, please contact one of the following theme-area contacts or one of the members of the SFHI committee, who are listed below.

Air Theme

Dr. Richard Honrath
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Atmospheric Sciences Doctoral Program
906 487-3202; reh@mtu.edu

Dr. Will Cantrell
Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Director, Remote Sensing Institute
(906) 487-2356; cantrell@mtu.edu

Water Theme

Dr. Noel Urban
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
906-487-3640; nurban@mtu.edu

Dr. Kathy Halvorsen
Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences
Associate Professsor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
906-487-2824; kehalvor@mtu.edu

Energy Theme

Dr. Bruce Mork
Associate Professor, Deparmtnet of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Power and Energy Research Center
906-487-2857; bamork@mtu.edu

Dr. Jeffrey Naber
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Associate Director, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
906-487-3468; jnaber@mtu.edu

Materials Theme

Dr. Thomas J. Van Dam
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, University Transportation Center – Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
906-487-2524; tvandam@mtu.edu

Dr. Bruce Mork
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Power and Energy Research Center
906-487-2857; bamork@mtu.edu

Dr. Craig Friedrich
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
Director, Multiscale Technologies Institute
906-487-1922; craig@mtu.edu

2007 Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative Committee members

Dr. Theresa Ahlborn
Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Structural Durability
906-487-2625; tess@mtu.edu

Dr. Scott Amos
Dean, School of Technology
906-487-2259; sjamos@mtu.edu

Dr. Susan Bagley
Professor, Department of Biological Science
906-487-2385; stbagley@mtu.edu

Dr. Bradley Baltensperger
Department Chair, Department of Education
906-487-2460; brad@mtu.edu

Dr. Gary Campbell
Professor, School of Business & Economics
906-487-2808; gacampbe@mtu.edu

Dr. John Gierke
Associate Professor, Department of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
906-487-2535; jsgierke@mtu.edu

Dr. Sarah Green
Department Chair, Department of Chemistry
906-487-2048; sgreen@mtu.edu

Dr. Kathleen Halvorsen
Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
906-487-2824; kehalvor@mtu.edu

Dr. Ulrich Hansmann
Professor, Department of Physics
906-487-4552; hansmann@mtu.edu

Dr. Gretchen Hein
Lecturer, Department of Engineering Fundamentals
906-487-1968; glhein@mtu.edu

Dr. Richard Honrath
Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
906-487-3202; reh@mtu.edu

Dr. Robert Johnson
Department Chair, Department of Humanities
906-487-3236; rrjohnso@mtu.edu

Dr. Jason Keith
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
906-487-2106; jmkeith@mtu.edu

Dr. Gilbert Lewis
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
906-487-2918; lewis@mtu.edu

Dr. Phillip Merkey
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
906-487-2220; merk@mtu.edu

Dr. Bruce Mork
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Power and Energy Research Center
906-487-2857; bamork@mtu.edu

Dr. Jeffrey Naber
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
Advanced Power Systems Resource Center
906-487-1938; jnaber@mtu.edu

Dr. Michael Neuman
Department Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
906-487-1949; mneuman@mtu.edu

Dr. Kurtis Paterson
Assistant Professor, Department Civil & Environmental Engineering
Masters International Program D80 Center
906-487-3495; paterson@mtu.edu

Dr. Mark Plichta
Department Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
906-487-2630; mrplich@mtu.edu

Dr. Andrew Storer
Associate Professor, School of Forest Resouces & Environmental Sciences
906-487-3470; storer@mtu.edu

Dr. Noel Urban
Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
906-487-3640; nurban@mtu.edu

Dr. Thomas VanDam
Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
906-487-2524; tvandam@mtu.edu

Dr. Christa Walck
Dean, School of Business & Economics
906-487-2205; cwalck@mtu.edu