Mission
To establish Michigan Tech as a leader in aerospace engineering research.
- Enable world-class research across materials, structures, propulsion, and controls.
- Foster undergraduate and graduate education through hands-on aerospace projects and partnerships.
- Advance Michigan Tech’s role as a key contributor to national aerospace research, technology development, and workforce training.
Vision
The Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC) serves as a focal point at Michigan Tech for activities related to Aerospace Engineering.
Sub-Centers
The Center is constituted with four sub-centers:
- Center for Robotics on Earth, Extreme Environments and Space Technology (CRE3ST)
- Center for Control, Optimization and Dynamics of Energy Systems (CODES)
- Center for Aerospace Materials and Structures (AeroMatS)
- Center for Multiscale Technologies (CMuST)
Director
Paul van Susante
- Associate Professor, Lou and Herbert Wacker Professorship of Mechanical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Multiplanetary INnovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor
- pjvansus@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3253
- R. L. Smith 915A