Jim Baker
- Senior Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation
- jrbaker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3459
- Lakeshore Center 303
Specialties
- Intellectual property/patents
- Technology licensing
- Corporate research
- Spin-off/start-up business development
Jay Meldrum
- Executive Director, Michigan Tech Traverse City Research Center
- jmeldrum@mtu.edu
- 906-281-1969
- Traverse Connect Building
Teaching Interests
- Renewable and Alternative Energy
- Solar
- Pumped Hydro
- Heat Pumps
- Battery Storage
- STEM with Art (STEAM)
- Sustainability
- Competition-based Engineering Education
Research Interests
- Electrification of Vehicles
- Boats
- Snowmobiles
- Off-Road and Utility Vehicles
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Charging Systems
- Solar Energy
- Community Solar
- Snow Shedding
- Improving Production in Snowy Climates