"Sure, we can do that."
Michael Abbott
- Director, Great Lakes Research Center Operations
- 906-487-3165
- Cell: 906-281-1230
- mdabbott@mtu.edu
- GLRC 321
Jamey Anderson
- Coordinator of Marine Operations
- Reservations, Great Lakes Research Center Fleet
- 906-487-2914
- jameya@mtu.edu
- GLRC 319
Specialties
- Oversee research buoys
- Maintain and repair Remote Operated Vehicles
- Maintain R/V Agassiz to USCG standards
- Maintain and operate survey vessels
- Provide electrical and mechanical support of specialized research equipment
- Expanded Biography
Jenny Apriesnig
- Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
- 906-487-2223
- jlapries@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 123
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Economics
- Microeconomics
- Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Research Interests
- Coupled human and environmental systems
- Fishery economics and management
- Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
- Natural Capital Valuation
Carol J. Asiala
- Research Scientist/Engineer, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- 906-487-2033
- cjasiala@mtu.edu
- Dow 626
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Proposal preparation assistance
- Project assistance with databases and computer programming/analysis
- Project assistance with budget reporting and management
Martin T. Auer
- Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-2799
- mtauer@mtu.edu
- GLRC 318
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Surface water quality engineering
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Engineering approaches to lake and river management
- Mathematical modeling of surface water quality
Nancy A. Auer
- Emeritus Research Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2353
- naauer@mtu.edu
- Dow 732
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Fish Biology
- Zooplankton ecology
- Limnology
- Conservation Biology
Melissa F. Baird
- Associate Professor of Anthropology
- Director of Undergraduate Studies
- 906-487-2366
- mfbaird@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 209A
Links
Research Interests
- Resource Frontiers
- Extractive industries
- Heritage landscapes
- Indigenous and expert knowledge
- Ethnographic methods
- Politics of archaeology
Brian D. Barkdoll, PE
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-1981
- barkdoll@mtu.edu
- Dow 807
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Dam Decommissioning
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Structures
- River Mechanics
- Sediment Transport
- Stream Rehabilitation
- Sustainability
Andrew Barnard
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Faculty Advisor, SENSE Enterprise
- 906-487-2412
- arbarnar@mtu.edu
- 930 MEEM
Areas of Expertise
- Acoustics
- Noise Control
- Vibration
- Real Time Control Systems
- LabVIEW programming and instruction
Research Interests
- Advanced Measurements and Signal Processing
- Acoustic Intensity and Vector Sensors
- Room Acoustics
- Acoustic Material Characterization
- Outdoor Sound Propagation
- Physical Acoustics
- NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition and Control
- Microphones
- Crowd Noise
- Underwater Acoustics
- Structural Acoustics
- Array Signal Processing
Jennifer Becker
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2942
- jgbecker@mtu.edu
- Dow 864
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
- Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
- Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells
Leonard J. Bohmann
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 906-487-2005
- ljbohman@mtu.edu
- M&M 707
Areas of Interest
- Electric power systems analysis
- Utility applications of power electronics (HVDC, SVC, FACTS)
- Power system dynamics
- Power quality
- Power system transients
- Computer analysis and simulation of power systems
William S. Breffle
- Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
- 906-487-1959
- wsbreffl@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G019
Teaching Interests
- Environmental economics
- Natural resource economics
- International economics
- Mathematical economics
- Principles of economics
Research Interests
- Non-market valuation
- Discrete choice modeling
- Benefit-cost analysis
- Restoration program planning
- Health economics
Colin N. Brooks
- Adjunct Instructor, Biological Sciences
- Transportation and UAS Program Leader, MTRI: Michigan Tech Research Institute
- 734-913-6858
- Cell: 734-604-4196
- cnbrooks@mtu.edu
- Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests
- Aquatic Ecology
- Landscape Ecology
- Invasive species mapping
- Submerged aquatic vegetation monitoring
- Applications of unmanned aerial systems
- Assessment of transportation infrastructure condition using remote sensing
- Automated road and bridge condition analysis
- Multispectral sensing
- 3D data creation and analysis
- GIS and remote sensing
- Development and deployment of decision support systems
- Land cover change mapping and monitoring
Gary A. Campbell
- Professor of Natural Resource Economics, School of Business and Economics
- Director of MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics
- Affiliate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- 906-487-2808
- gacampbe@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 122
Teaching Interests
- Natural Resource Economics
- Principles of Economics
- International Economics
Specialties
- Metal markets
- Sustainability of mining
- Social decision-making about resource use
Angie Carter
- Assistant Professor, Environmental/Energy Justice
- 906-487-1431
- ancarter@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 207
Research Interests
- Environmental inequality and justice
- Extractive industries
- Agrifood and energy systems sustainability
- Environmental and natural resource policy
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental sociology
- Rural sociology
- Community-based and participatory research
- Social movements and social change
Joan Chadde-Schumaker
- Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
- Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- 906-487-3341
- jchadde@mtu.edu
- GLRC 115
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes education and stewardship
- Watershed management ; stream monitoring
- Environmental education
- Elementary engineering and STEM education
- K-12 science education
- K-12 teacher professional development
- Communicating Science to a lay audience
Rupali Datta
- Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-1783
- rupdatta@mtu.edu
- Dow 530
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Plant Biochemistry
- Environmental Remediation
- Plant-Microbe Interactions
Carolyn A. Duncan
- Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-2147
- caduncan@mtu.edu
- SDC 121A
"Good things come in small packages—you can get a GREAT liberal arts education from
us. Our graduates get jobs and enroll in fine graduate programs at universities like
Yale, Michigan, and Johns Hopkins."
—Mary Durfee
—Mary Durfee
Mary H. Durfee
- Professor Emerita
- 906-487-2112
- mhdurfee@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 216
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes of North America
- International Law
- Malta
- Scholarship of Pedagogy
- Arctic Affairs
Beth Frederick
- Custodian
Valoree Gagnon
- Director, University-Indigenous Community Partnerships, Great Lakes Research Center
- Research Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
- Instructor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- 906-487-2180
- vsgagnon@mtu.edu
- GLRC 310
Research Interests
- University-Community Partnerships, research engagement, and equitable practice and design
- Environmental Justice and Policy, toxic substances, risk management, and promoting holistic health
- Indigenous / Native American Studies, treaties and the government-to-government relationship, food sovereignty, and Indigenous wisdom in the Great Lakes region
- Environmental Stewardship and the Seven Generations Philosophy
John S. Gierke, PE
- Chair, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-2535
- jsgierke@mtu.edu
- Dow 631
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Hydrogeology
- Ground water Engineering
- Contaminant Transport
- Subsurface Remediation
Research Interests
- Field performance of air sparging for removing volatile organic chemicals from ground water
- Volatile organic vapor transport in unsaturated soils
- Sulfur dioxide interactions with volcanic ash
Amanda Gonczi
- Assistant Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Director of Research and Evaluation, Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform
Hugh S. Gorman
- Department Chair, Social Sciences
- Professor of Environmental History and Policy, Social Sciences
- 906-487-2116
- hsgorman@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 215
Fields
- Environmental Policy and History
- History of Technology
- History of Science
- Economic History
Research Interests
- The historical interaction between technological change, uses of the environment, and systems of governance
- Adaptive governance
- Sustainable energy and environmental policy
Sarah A. Green
- Professor, Chemistry
- 906-487-3419
- sgreen@mtu.edu
- GLRC 205
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Climate change communication
- Science-policy interface
- Response of aquatic systems to climate change
- Great Lakes
- Behavior of metal-contaminated sediments in the Lake Superior basin
- Fluorescence-based analytical methods
- Aerosol chemistry
- Origin and fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in terrestrial, lake, and marine environments
- Methods for detection of free radicals, photochemical transformations of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds in the environment
- integration of biological, geological, physical, and chemical data for understanding global cycles.
Michael R. Gretz
- Professor, Biological Sciences
- Director, Chemical Advanced Resolution Methods Laboratory
- 906-487-3175
- mrgretz@mtu.edu
Research Interests
- Algal Extracellular Polymers and Biocomposites - Regulation of Biogenesis
David Hand
- Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-2777
- dwhand@mtu.edu
- Dow 871
Research Interests
- Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment
Elizabeth Hoy
- Assistant Director, Business & Program Development
- Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-1208
- elizabeth@mtu.edu
- GLRC 309
Specialties
- Facilitates partnerships that support Institute growth
- Directs the development and distribution of outreach material to external partners
- Oversees administrative operations
Casey J Huckins
- Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2475
- cjhuckin@mtu.edu
- Dow 716, GLRC 112
Research Expertise
- Ecology of lakes, streams, and their riparian interface with terrestrial systems
- Fish ecology, biology, functional morphology
- effects of land use on ecological systems
- Biomonitoring for research and restoration
- Effects of Invasive Species
Liza Jenkins
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute
- 734-913-6869
- lliverse@mtu.edu
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Satellite remote sensing and spatial data analysis
- Fusion of electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar data
- Innovative field data collection schemes and sensors
- Temporal monitoring and detection of landscape change
- Big data analysis for natural resource applications
- Arctic and boreal systems in the domains of fires, lakes, peatlands, wetlands, and glaciers
"Cellulose is the fiber of human civilization."
Chandrashekhar P. Joshi
- Department Chair and Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, SFRES
- 906-487-2738
- cpjoshi@mtu.edu
- Dow 741
Links of Interest
Research Interests: Biological Sciences
- Plant Molecular Genetics
Areas of Expertise: Biology and Forestry
- Cellulose and lignin biosynthesis in trees
- Wood formation
- Tree growth and development
- Engineering trees
- Forest bioinformatics
"If trees could run away from their place of establishment, believe me many of them
probably would!"
Evan S. Kane
- Associate Professor, SFRES
- 906-482-6303
- eskane@mtu.edu
- Forest Service Building 123
Areas of Expertise
- Soil carbon
- Plant/soil relationships
- Decomposition
- Dissolved organic carbon
- Wildfire
- Black carbon
Charles Kerfoot
- Professor, Biological Sciences
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- wkerfoot@mtu.edu
- GLRC 305, office
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Aquatic Ecology
- Paleoecology
Don Lafreniere
- Associate Professor of Geography and GIS
- Director, Historical Environments Spatial Analytics Lab
- Director, Geospatial Research Facility
- 906-487-2189
- djlafren@mtu.edu
- AOB 200A/GLRC 224
Research Interests
- Environmental Change and Life Course Epidemiology
- Urban Environments and Population Health
- PPGIS
- Applications of GIS for Historical Research
- Qualitative GIS
- Deindustrialization and Shrinking Cities
- Time-Space Integration and Modeling in GIS
- Demography and Historical Record Linkage
- Sense of Place and Neighborhood Construction
Nancy Langston
- Professor of Environmental History, Social Sciences
- Member of the Great Lakes Research Center
- Affiliated Professor, SFRES
- nelangs3@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 220
Areas of Interest
- Toxics, forested watersheds, and northern lakes
- Environmental history
- Watershed change and water quality
- Mining history
Eugene Levin, CP
- Associate Professor, School of Technology; Program Chair, Surveying Engineering
- Director, Integrated Geospatial Technology Graduate Program
- Faculty Advisor, Digital Mapping Enterprise
- 906-487-2446
- elevin@mtu.edu
- EERC 220
Research Interests
- Integrated geospatial technologies for sustainable development
- Mobile mapping platforms for geographical and environmental studies
- SAR- and LIDAR-based remote sensing and GIS
- Geosensorics, real-time networks of geosensors
- Human-computer symbiosis for knowledge extraction and expertise transfer
- Visual perception in remote sensing and GIS
- 3-D geospatial visualization and augmented reality
- Visual and automated feature extraction in multispectral and hyperspectral image interpretation
- Geospatial-sensor modeling and calibration
- Image processing and automated feature extraction from aerial and satellite imagery
- Automated systems for vision-based autonomous navigation and control of manned/unmanned robotic platforms
- Image fusion and analysis
- Photogrammetry of aerial and high-resolution satellite imagery
Teaching Interests
- Earth observation systems
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Geospatial technologies, data, and systems
- Global positioning systems
- Remote sensing
- LIDAR-, SAR-/InSAR-based remote sensing
- Geospatial 3-D visualization
- Geospatial imaging: perception and interpretation
- Introductory and advanced GIS
- Spatial analysis and modeling
- Spatial decision support
- Cartography and cybercartography
Carol A. MacLennan
- Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental anthropology/political ecology
- Anthropology of industry (mining, sugar)
- Hawai`i and the Pacific
- Anthropology of public policy
Amy M Marcarelli
- Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2867
- ammarcar@mtu.edu
- Dow 727
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Ecosystem Ecology of Streams and Rivers
- Biogeochemistry
Patrick E. Martin
- Research Professor of Archaeology
- 906-487-2070
- pemartin@mtu.edu
- Annex 205
Areas of Expertise
- Industrial archaeology
- Industrial heritage
- Historical archaeology
Audrey L. Mayer
- Professor of Ecology and Environmental Policy, SFRES
- 906-487-3448
- almayer@mtu.edu
- Noblet Building 145A
Links of Interest
- Private Land Management and Voluntary Incentive Programs project
- Sustainable Futures Institute
- Follow me on Twitter! @AudreyLMayer
Areas of Expertise
- Landscape ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
- Sustainability science
Alex S. Mayer, PE
- Charles and Patricia Nelson Presidential Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- 906-487-3372
- asmayer@mtu.edu
- Dow 809
Teaching Interests
- Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation
Research Interests
- Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
- Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
- Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
- Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
- Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California
Lynn R. Mazzoleni
- Associate Professor, Chemistry
- 906-487-1853
- lrmazzol@mtu.edu
- Chem Sci 402D
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Understanding the identities, occurrence, and transformation of aerosol organic compounds
- Identifying organic aerosol constituents from a variety of atmospheric environments
- Exploration of new LC column chemistries with ultrahigh pressure pumps for fast and thorough separations
- Aqueous reaction pathways
Cory P. McDonald
- Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-2898
- cpmcdona@mtu.edu
- Dow 815
Teaching Interests
- Surface Water Quality Engineering
Research Interests
- Limnology
- Aquatic-terrestrial connectivity and landscape-scale drivers of water quality
- Water quality modeling
- Carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
- Nutrient biogeochemistry
Guy Meadows
- Director, Great Lakes Research Center
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-1106
- gmeadows@mtu.edu
- GLRC 307
Research Interests
- Large scale field experimentation in the Inland Seas of the Great Lakes and coastal oceans
- Nearshore hydrodynamics and prediction
- Autonomous and semi-autonomous environmental monitoring platforms (surface and sub-surface)
- Underwater acoustic remote sensing
- Marine engineering
Thomas E. Merz
- Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
- 906-487-2805
- temerz@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G007
Teaching Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
Research Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
Daisuke Minakata
- Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
- 906-487-1830
- dminakat@mtu.edu
- Dow 801
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
- Environmental Process and Design
- Computational Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment and management
- Development of assessing and predicting tools for water treatment technologies
- Innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for energy saving and harvesting
- Systematic and integrated understanding of water and wastewater reuse
- Application of computational chemistry and molecular modeling
Daya Muralidharan
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
- Natural resource economics
- Environmental economics
- Water resource economics
- Microeconomics
- Econometrics
Research Interests
- Water management and drainage in agriculture
- Groundwater management
- Forest use in developing economies
- Groundwater quality externalities
Jill A. Olin
- Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- Adjunct Faculty, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-1121
- jaolin@mtu.edu
- GLRC 221
Areas of Interest
- Ecology of aquatic systems
- Fisheries science
- Aquatic-terrestrial energy linkages
- Dietary biomarkers (e.g., stable isotopes, fatty acids, compound-specific isotopes of AA and FA)
- Trophic ecology of top predators in marine, estuarine and coastal communities
- Predator-prey interactions
Research Interests
- Understanding species- and food web-level responses to environmental stressors using combined dietary biomarker, ecological and modeling approaches
- Evaluating distributional patterns of organisms and the mechanisms that drive these patterns
- Using abundance and biomass estimates to quantify nekton communities
- Quantifying the mechanisms and processes that structure food webs and ecosystems
- Developing ecosystem models to evaluate the effect of environmental change
Lei Pan
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- 906-487-2569
- leipan@mtu.edu
- Chem Sci 202J
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Particulate Separation
- Surface Chemistry
- Process Modelling
Gord Paterson
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-1120
- gpaterso@mtu.edu
- GLRC 112
Areas of Expertise
- Legacy and emerging pollutants
- Ecotoxicology
- Great Lakes fisheries
- Multiple stressors
- Fisheries bioenergetics
Research Interests
- Using pollutants as ecological tracers
- Overwintering bioaccumulation and bioamplification
- Energy dynamics in Great Lakes food-webs
- Energetic costs of multiple stressors
Judith A. Perlinger
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-3641
- jperl@mtu.edu
- Dow 863
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Transport & Transformation of Organic Chemicals
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Air and Water Quality
- Atmosphere-biosphere Exchange of Chemicals
- Micrometeorology
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Sustainability
Christopher Pinnow
- Electronics/Computer Engineer, Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-0007
- ckpinnow@mtu.edu
- GLRC 320, B001
Specialties
- Support GLRC research programs
- Focus on measurements of the over water and in-water environments
- Support design, fabrication, testing & utilization of prototype field deployable instruments, including programming and decision support algorithms
- Statistical analysis of remote sensing and in situ data sets
- Expanded Biography
Tom Polkinghorn
- Building Mechanic II
Stephen Roblee
- Professor Emeritus, Mathematical Sciences
- Captain, R/V Agassiz, Great Lakes Research Center
Mark D. Rouleau
- Associate Professor, Social Sciences
- 906-487-2039
- mdroulea@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 205
Research Interests
- Social simulation
- Agent-based modeling
- Land-use modeling
- Norm evolution
- Survey design
- International relations
"Whereas innovation, in the backwards reading of creativity, lies outside of time,
improvisation, in a forward reading, is inherently temporal."
—Elizabeth Hallam and Tim Ingold (2007) Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Berg, New York.
—Elizabeth Hallam and Tim Ingold (2007) Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Berg, New York.
Timothy J. Scarlett
- Associate Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology
- 906-487-2359
- scarlett@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 210
Research Interests
- Historical and Industrial Archaeologies
- Ecobiography, Creativity and Work
- Ceramic Petrology, Neutron Activation Analysis
- Community-based scholarship, public science/humanities
- Archaeometric and Conservation Sciences
Chelsea Schelly
- Associate Professor of Sociology
- Graduate Director, IA/H and EEP
- 906-487-1759
- cschelly@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 226
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Alternative technology adoption
- Renewable energy technologies
- Renewable and alternative technology policy
- Sustainable communities
- Energy conservation and consumption practices
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
Eric Seagren, PE
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2614
- eseagren@mtu.edu
- Dow 859
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
Bruce Seely
- Professor of History and STS
- 906-487-2070
- bseely@mtu.edu
- Annex 205
Devin Seppala
- Office Assistant
- Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-2043
- devin@mtu.edu
- GLRC 308
Qi Shi
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-3197
- qishi@mtu.edu
- GLRC 110
Robert A. Shuchman
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
- Co-director of the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- 734-913-6860
- shuchman@mtu.edu
- MTRI
Research Interests
- Oceanic Sciences/Natural Resources
- AR, MS, and Photo-imaging Applied to Oceanography
- Earth Resources
- Military Coastal Environmental Assessment
Roman Sidortsov
- Assistant Professor, Energy Policy
- 906-487-1095
- rsidortsov@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 206
Research Interests
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Energy Security and Justice
- Risk Governance of the Energy Sector
- Arctic Energy Development
- Russian Energy Policy
- U.S. Energy Policy
Areas of Expertise
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Comparative and International Energy Law
- U.S. Energy Law
- U.S. Environmental Law
- Russian Energy and Environmental Law
- Energy Geopolitics
Stephen Techtmann
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-3250
- smtechtm@mtu.edu
- Dow 531
Research Interests
- Environmental Microbiology
- Next-generation sequencing technology and bioinformatics
- Microbial physiology and biochemistry
- Microbes as sensors for the environmental impacts of oil and gas production
- Microbially-mediated remediation of crude oil contamination
Roger Turpening
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- 906-487-1784
- roger@mtu.edu
- Dow 624
Noel R. Urban
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-3640
- nurban@mtu.edu
- 306 GLRC
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
- Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
- Chemistry of natural organic matter
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
- Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
- Role of chemical environment in controlling populations
Erika Vye
- Geoheritage Education Coordinator, Center for Science & Environmental Outreach
- 906-487-3341
- ecvye@mtu.edu
- GLRC 114
Areas of Interest
- Geoheritage
- Geoscience education
- Interpreting geology
- Geoconservation and the value of public lands
Craig Waddell
- Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Humanities
- 906-487-3261
- cwaddell@mtu.edu
- Walker 302
Zhaohui Wang
- Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 906-487-2054
- zhaohuiw@mtu.edu
- EERC 506
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Communications
- Signal processing
- Communication networks
- Network security
- Emphasis on underwater acoustic applications
David Watkins, PE
- Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 906-487-1640
- dwatkins@mtu.edu
- Dow 806
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water resources planning and management
- Environmental systems analysis
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
- Optimization methods
- Learning through service
Research Interests
- Integrated water resources planning
- Use of seasonal hydroclimatic forecasts
- Climate change risk assessment
- Robust decision-making
- System dynamics modeling
Veronica L. Webster, PE
- Associate Professor, Water Resources Engineering
- 906-487-1079
- vlweb@mtu.edu
- Dillman 201D
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Probability and statistics
- Stochastic hydrology
- Numerical methods
- Water resources
- Risk analysis and management
Research Interests
- Water resources
- Uncertainty analysis
- Flood frequency and analysis of extreme events
- Impacts of climate and land use changes
"Academics are the only people I can think of for whom this sentence makes sense:
'I'm hoping to get some time off so that I can get some work done.'"
—Sidney Verba
—Sidney Verba
Adam M. Wellstead
- Associate Professor of Public Policy, Social Sciences
- 906-487-2115
- awellste@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 203
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Policy advisory systems
- Governance and political mechanisms
- Survey research
- Policy process frameworks
Areas of Interest
- Canadian Energy and Environmental Issues
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Oil Sands Development
- Forest Policy
- Canadian Studies
- Policy Innovation Labs
- Policy Design
Lloyd Wescoat
- Education Program Assistant & Service Learning
- 906-487-3341
- lwescoat@mtu.edu
- GLRC 116
Travis White
- Research Engineer, Great Lakes Research Center
- Relief Captain, Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-2877
- tmwhite@mtu.edu
- GLRC 214
Specialties
- Responsible for administration of the Marine Autonomy Research Site and Smart Ships Coalition and coordination with the Marine Research Assets Shared Use Facility (MRAF) in support of client needs.
- Provide scientific and engineering support to faculty, staff, partners, and sponsors with expertise in design, manufacturing, and integration of marine systems. Support budget and proposal development, project management, and strategic planning.
- Over 10 years' experience as a licensed captain on the Great Lakes with expertise in navigation systems, marine electronics, mechanical systems, and maintenance, repair, and operations.
- Expanded Biography.
Ryan Williams, GISP
- Assistant Director, Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-1485
- rywillia@mtu.edu
- GLRC 311
Areas of Expertise
- Geographic Information Systems
- Database Development
- GIS Tool and Process Development
- Integrating Web, GIS, Database and Analytics Tools
Richelle L. Winkler
- Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography, Social Sciences
- 906-487-1886
- rwinkler@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 217
Areas of Expertise
- Rural Sociology
- Population and Environment
- Environmental Sociology
- Community Engaged Scholarship
- Internal Migration
- GIS and spatial analysis
Pengfei Xue
- Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Director, Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Great Lakes Research Center
- 906-487-1837
- pexue@mtu.edu
- GLRC 317
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Introductory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Hydrodynamic Modeling
- Water Resources Engineering
- Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamic modeling
- Coupled physical-biological modeling
- Dynamics of coupled ocean-atmosphere models
- Ocean data assimilation
- Estuary and coastal ocean circulation
- Bio-physical processes in the Great Lakes
Lucille Zelazny
- Research Assistant, Biological Sciences
- 906-487-2791
- lzelazny@mtu.edu
- GLRC