Executive Committee
Space Institute Director
Michael Liemohn
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Space Institute Leads
Lead for Campus Community Building: Kathleen Sevener
U-M Materials Science & Engineering
Engaging the full U-M campus community with the Space Institute
Lead for CubeSat Curriculum: James Cutler
U-M Aerospace Engineering
Developing new courses for CubeSat design, build, and test experiences for students
Lead for Space Biology:
Eleni Gourgou
U-M Mechanical Engineering
Connecting space technology with space biology.
Lead for External Engagement: Mirko Gamba
U-M Aerospace Engineering
Connecting with alumni, friends, corporations, and government agencies.
Director of the Leinweber Space Innovation Laboratory
Lead for Research Interactions:
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
Lead for SPRL Usage:
Susan Lepri
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Coordinating professional engineering for space hardware projects
Director of the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Lead for Space Grant Coordination:
Mark Moldwin
U-M Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
Connecting the Space Institute with MSGC