Executive Committee
Space Institute Director
Chris Ruf
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Space Institute Associate Directors
Education: James Cutler
U-M Aerospace Engineering
Developing new courses for CubeSat design, build, and test experiences for students
Space Biology: Eleni Gourgou
U-M Mechanical Engineering
Connecting space technology with space biology.
External Engagement: Mirko Gamba
U-M Aerospace Engineering
Connecting with alumni, friends, corporations, and government agencies.
Space Institute Liaisons
Director of the Leinweber Space Innovation Laboratory: Brian Gilchrist
U-M Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Bringing faculty and students together to formulate new space projects into realistic ideas, actual designs, and submitted proposals.
Director of the Space Physics Research Laboratory: Susan Lepri
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Coordinating professional engineering for space hardware projects
Director of the Space Grant Coordination: Mark Moldwin
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Connecting the Space Institute with MSGC