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Jennifer Daryl Slack

Distinguished Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies, Humanities

jdslack@mtu.edu
Walker 304

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Research Areas

Cultural Studies Theory and Practice
Technology and Culture
Environment and Culture
Creativity and Culture
Communication Theory

Nancy Barr

Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Director, Engineering Communications Program

Links of Interest

Technical Communications

Laura E. Brown

Associate Professor, Computer Science
Director, Data Science Graduate Program

lebrown@mtu.edu
906-487-3472
Rekhi Hall 307

Links of Interest

Area of Expertise

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Data Mining and Data Science
Applications of AI and ML to Energy (microgrids, power systems), Health, and other domains

Marina Choy

PhD Student

Andrew Fiss

Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication
Graduate Program Director, RTC: Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture

Links of Interest

Google Scholar Profile

Specialties

Technical Communication
STS (Science and Technology Studies; Science, Technology, and Society)
Science Communication
History and Philosophy of Science and Math
Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Education

Valoree Gagnon

Director, University-Indigenous Community Partnerships, Great Lakes Research Center
Assistant Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

vsgagnon@mtu.edu
906-487-2180
Noblet Building 168

Links of Interest

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

Sarah A. Green

Interim Department Chair, Chemistry
Professor, Chemistry

sgreen@mtu.edu
906-487-2048
Chemical Sciences 607

Links of Interest

Research Interests

Climate change communication
Science-policy interface
Youth engagement in climate policy
Response of aquatic systems to climate change
Great Lakes
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.

Caryn Heldt

Director, Health Research Institute
James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Heldt Bioseparations Lab

Research Interests

Bioseparations
Virus removal and detection
Biosensors

Soonkwan Hong

Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business

shong2@mtu.edu
906-487-2285
Academic Office Building 113

Teaching Interests

Consumer behavior
Global Marketing
Branding
Marketing ethics and Sustainability

Research Interests

The polysemic nature of consumer-market dynamics in association with (pop)culture, technology, and institutions as key drivers of varied manifestations of consumer identity.
Consumers as self-emancipating and self-contradicting agents in the market
Sustainable lifestyles.
Postcolonialism and globalization
Alternative food systems and cultures
Algorithmic consumer culture

"To define is to limit."
—Oscar Wilde

Dany Jacob

Associate Teaching Professor, French and Gender Studies

Specialties

Dandyism
European fin-de-siècle
Modern and postmodern masculinities
Performance of sociocultural identities
Fetishization and Affectation

Mary Jennings

Director, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts

Amy M Marcarelli

Professor, Biological Sciences
Director, Ecosystem Science Center
Director, Aquatic Analysis (AQUA) Shared Facility

Links of Interest

Research Interests

Limnology
Ecosystem Ecology of Streams and Rivers
Biogeochemistry

Libby Meyer

Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
Director, Music Composition Program

Links of Interest

Specialties/Activities

Classical music composition
Violin/viola performance, instruction

Alexandra Morrison

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Humanities
Ethics and Philosophy Minor Advisor

Research Areas

Continental Philosophy (especially Phenomenology and Existential Thought)
Social and Political Philosophy (including Feminist Philosophy)
Philosophy and Art (including Literature)
Ethical Philosophy
Philosophy of Technology
Engineering Ethics

Susanna D. Peters

Associate Teaching Professor
Social Sciences Program Advisor
University Ombuds

speters@mtu.edu
906-487-2391
Academic Office Building 219

Areas of Interest

Resource Economics
Cyberlaw
Intellectual Property
Constitutional Law
Orientation to Legal Careers
American Government

William Roberts

Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement
Vice President, Michigan Tech Fund

Mark Rudnicki

Professor of Practice in Forest Biomaterials
Coordinator of Industrial Research, Innovation, and Commercialization
Director of Ford Center and Forest

mrudnick@mtu.edu
906-487-2603
Noblet Building 175

Areas of Expertise

Forest Biomaterials
Tree biomechanics
Wind and trees
Dendrochronology
Extension and Outreach

Roman Sidortsov

Associate Professor, Energy Policy

rsidortsov@mtu.edu
906-487-1095
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

Stefanie Sidortsova

Executive Director for Communications, University Marketing and Communications

ssidorts@mtu.edu
906-487-1777
Administration Building G25

About Stefanie

Stefanie leads UMC's communications team, including news and media relations, social media, and brand communications staff.
Her professional background includes experience in higher education administration and instruction, law, government relations, and writing and editing.
She enjoys hiking, writing, and spending time with family and friends.

Patty Sotirin

Professor of Communication, Humanities

pjsotiri@mtu.edu
Walker 345

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

Feminist theories
Humanistic qualitative methods
Gender and communication in the workplace
Family communication
Communication and civic life

Michael Stanitis

IPEC Honorary Community Member
Program Coordinator, Portage Lake District Library

mstanitis@pldl.org
906-482-4570 Ext. 111
Portage Lake District Library, 58 Huron Street, Houghton MI

Kelly S. Steelman

Department Chair and Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science

steelman@mtu.edu
906-487-2792
Meese Center 107

Links of Interest

Research Interests

Basic and applied attention
Models of attention
Human performance in aviation
Display design
Tech adoption
Technology training

Leo C. Ureel II

Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Assistant Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Coordinator, College of Computing Learning Center

ureel@mtu.edu
906-487-1816
Rekhi Hall 209

Links of Interest

Area of Expertise

Software Engineering
Computer Science Education
Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Erika Vye

Geosciences Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center

Areas of Interest

Geosciences Education
Geoconservation
Geoheritage
National Marine Sanctuary
Great Lakes Indigenous Knowledge
University-Indigenous Community Partnerships

Charles Wallace

Associate Professor, Computer Science
Associate Dean for Curriculum & Instruction, College of Computing
Affiliated Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

wallace@mtu.edu
906-487-3431
Rekhi Hall 205

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Areas of Expertise

Digital technology adoption for older adults and other digital newcomers
K-12 computing education
Undergraduate software engineering and computer science education
Communication in software development
Lightweight formal methods
Agile software development

"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