Promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields by recruiting and training the next generation of aerospace stakeholders.    

WSGC Members and Staff

Lead Institution

Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) Program Office
Space Grant Center
Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Tel: (920) 465-2108; Fax: (920) 465-2376
E-mail: wsgc@uwgb.edu

    R. Aileen Yingst R. Aileen Yingst, Ph.D
    Director, WSGC
    Tel: (920) 465-2327; Fax: (920) 465-2376
    E-mail: yingsta@uwgb.edu


    Sharon D. Brandt, B.B.A.
    Program Manager, WSGC
    Tel: (920) 465-2941; Fax: (920) 465-2376
    E-mail: brandts@uwgb.edu


    Brittany Luedtke
    Office Coordinator, WSGC
    Tel: (920) 465-2108; Fax: (920) 465-2376
    E-mail: luedtkeb@uwgb.edu


UW-GB University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
    Steven Dutch, Ph.D.
    Professor, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
    WSGC Associate Director for Scholarships/Fellowships
    Tel: (920) 465-2246; Fax: (920) 465-2376
    E-mail: dutchs@uwgb.edu

    Scott Ashmann, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Education
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 465-2052; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: ashmanns@uwgb.edu

Affiliate Members

Aerogel Technologies, LLC
1001 W Brentwood Lane
Glendale, WI 53217
    Stephen Steiner
    President and CEO
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 732-5261; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: ssteiner@zerogaerogel.com

AIAA – Wisconsin Section AIAA – Wisconsin Section
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717
    Marty Gustafson
    Commercial Applications Manager
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 827-5000 ext. 2787; Fax: (608) 827-5050
    E-mail: Gustafson@gdinet.com

Alverno College Alverno College
3401 S. 39th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922

    Paul C. Smith
    Associate Professor, Psychology Department
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 382-6363; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: paul.smith@alverno.edu

Astronautics Corporation of America
4115 N. Teutonia Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0523
    Steve Russek, Ph.D.
    Director, Astronautics Technology Center
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 449-4240; (608) 243-8020 (MadATC); Fax: (414) 447-8231
    E-mail: S.Russek@Astronautics.com

BTCI BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute
5445 East Cheryl Parkway
Madison, WI 53711
    Karin Borgh, Ph.D.
    Executive Director
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 277-2508; Fax: (608) 273-6992
    E-mail: kborgh@promega.com

Carroll University Carroll University
100 N. East Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186
          Damon Resnick, Ph. D.
          Assistant Professor, Physics Department
          Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
          Te: (262) 524-7154
          Email: dresnick@carrollu.edu



Carthage College Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha, WI 53140-1994
    Kevin Crosby, Ph.D.
    Chair of the Division of Natural Science and
    Associate Professor of Physics and Computer Science
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (262) 551-5855; Fax: (262) 551-6208
    E-mail: kcrosby@carthage.edu

College of Menominee Nation College of Menominee Nation
2733 S. Ridge Road
Green Bay, WI 54304-5513
    Kathy Denor, M.A. Ed
    Interim Vice President, Green Bay/Oneida Campus
    Tel: (920) 965-0070 x4003; Fax: (920) 965-0071
    E-mail: kdenor@menominee.edu


Experimental Aircraft Assoication Experimental Aircraft Assoication (EAA)
P.O. Box 3086
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
    Lee J Siudzinski, Ph.D.
    Vice President of Education
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 426-6520; Fax: (920) 426-6865
    E-mail: lsiudzinski@eaa.org

Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc. Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 684
Sheboygan, WI 53082-0684
    Carol Lutz
    Co-chair for Rockets for Schools
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 458-6299; Fax: (920) 457-2650
    E-mail: carol@rockets4schools.org

Lawrence Lawrence University
711 Boldt Way
Appleton, WI 54911
    Megan K. Pickett, Ph.D
    Associate Professor, Physics Department
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 993-6269; Fax: (920) 832-6962
    E-mail: megan.pickett@lawrence.edu

Marquette Marquette University
1515 W Wisconsin Ave
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53233-2222
    John Borg
    Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    WSGC Associate Director for Higher Education
    Tel: (414) 288-7519; Fax: (414) 228-1647
    E-mail: john.borg@marquette.edu

    Robert Bishop, Ph.D.
    Dean of the College of Engineering
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 288-6591; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: rhbishop@mu.edu

MCW Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 W Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226-3548
    Danny A. Riley, Ph.D.
    Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 456-8468; Fax: (414) 456-6517
    E-mail: dariley@mcw.edu

MSOE Milwaukee School of Engineering
1025 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109
    Thomas Bray, M.S.
    Dean of Applied Research and Grants
    WSGC Associate Director for Special Initiatives
    Tel: (414) 277-7416; Fax: (414) 277-7470
    E-mail: bray@msoe.edu

    William Farrow, Ph.D.
    Mechanical Engineering Program Director
    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
    WSGC Associate Director for Student Satellite Initiatives 
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 277-2241; Fax: (414) 277-2222
    E-mail: farroww@msoe.edu

Orbital Technologies Corporation Orbital Technologies Corporation
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717
    Eric Rice, Ph.D.
    President and CEO
    WSGC Associate Director for Industry Programs
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 827-5000; Fax: (608) 827-5050
    E-mail: ricee@orbitec.com
Ripon Ripon College
300 W Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
    Sarah J. Desotell, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Physics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 748-8762; Fax: (920) 748-7243
    E-mail: DesotellS@ripon.edu

St. Norbert Saint Norbert College
100 Grant St.
DePere, WI 54115
    Terry Jo Leiterman, Ph.D
    Assistant Professor of Mathematics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 403-2952; Fax: (920) 403-4098
    email: terryjo.leiterman@snc.edu

Space Education Initiatives Space Education Initiatives
1825 Nimitz Drive
De Pere, WI 54115
    Jason Marcks
    Executive Director
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (800) 215-1511; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: jmarcks@spaceed.org

Space Explorers, Inc.
1825 Nimitz Drive
De Pere, WI 54115
    George D. French, Jr., B.A.
    President, SEI
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 339-4600; Fax: (920) 339-4619
    E-mail: george@space-explorers.com


Spaceflight Fundamentals, LLC
PO Box 33
New London, WI 54961

Bradley J. Staats
President
Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
Tel: (920) 538-1892; Fax: N/A E-mail: bstaats@staatsquest.com

Spaceport Spaceport Sheboygan
P.O. Box 904
Sheboygan, WI 53082

Daniel W. Bateman
Executive Director
Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
Tel: (920) 889-7148; Fax: N/A
E-mail: Danielb@spaceportsheboygan.com

UW-Fox Valley University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley
1478 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952-1297
    Martin Rudd, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 832-2600; Fax: (920) 832-2674
    E-mail: mrudd@uwc.edu

UW-Lax University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
205 Cowley Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601-3742

    Eric Barnes, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Physics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 785-8437; Fax: (608) 785-8403
    E-mail: barnes.eric@uwlax.edu

    Gubbi R. Sudhakaran, Ph.D.
    Chair, Physics Department
    WSGC Associate Director for Research Infrastructure
    Tel: (608)785-8431; Fax: (608)785-8403
    E-mail: gsudhakaran@uwlax.edu


UW-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison
1225 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706-1380
    Gerald Kulcinski, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean, College of Engineering
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 263-1601; Fax: (608) 262-6400
    E-mail: kulcinski@engr.wisc.edu

UW-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 784
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0784
    Ronald A. Perez, Ph.D., P.E.
    Associate Dean, Academic and Administrative Affairs
    College of Engineering and Applied Science
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 229-6543; Fax: (414) 229-6958
    E-mail: perez@uwm.edu

UW-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8645
    Nadejda Kaltcheva, Ph.D.
    Department of Physics & Astronomy
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 424-7107; Fax: (920) 424-1328
    E-mail: kaltchev@uwosh.edu

UW-Parkside University of Wisconsin-Parkside
P.O. Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
    David Bruning
    Distinguished Lecturer, Physics Department
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (262) 595-2473; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: bruning@uwp.edu

UW-Platteville University of Wisconsin-Platteville
1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
    William Hudson
    Dean of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 342-1561; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: hudsonw@uwplatt.edu

UW-River Falls University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
    Glenn Spiczak
    Department of Physics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (715) 425-3560; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: glenn.spiczak@uwrf.edu


UW-Sheboygan University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan
One University Drive
Sheboygan, WI 5308-4789
    Harald Schenk
    UW Colleges Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Physics and Astronomy
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 459-6600; Fax: (920) 459-6602
    E-mail: harald.schenk@uwc.edu
     

UW-STout University of Wisconsin-Stout
712 South Broadway Street
103E Science Wing
Menomonie, WI 54751-2458
    Todd Zimmerman, Ph.D.
    Professor, Physics Department
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (715) 232-1158; Fax: N/A
    E-Mail: zimmermant@uwstout.edu
     

UW-Superior University of Wisconsin-Superior
Belknap & Catlin
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880-4500
    Richard D. Stewart, Ph.D.
    Director, Transportation and Logistics Research Center,
    Department of Business and Economics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (715) 394-8547; Fax: (715) 394-8180
    E-mail: RStewart@uwsuper.edu

UW-Whitewater University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
    Rex Hanger, Ph.D.
    Department of Geography and Geology
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (262) 472-5258; Fax: (262) 472-5633
    E-mail: hangerr@uww.edu

Western Technical College Logo Western Technical College
304 Sixth Street N
PO Box C-908
La Crosse, WI 54602-0908
    Michael LeDocq, Ph.D.
    Natural Science Instructor
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 785-4745; Fax: (608) 789-6250
    E-mail: ledocqm@westerntc.edu

Wisconsin Aerospace Authority
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1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
    Tom Crabb
    Chair
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (608) 827-5000; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: crabbt@orbitec.com

WI Association of CESA Wisconsin Association of CESA Administrators
CESA #8
223 West Park Street
P.O. Box 320
Gillett, WI 54124-0320
    Robert Kellogg 
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (920) 855-2114; Fax: (920) 855-2299
    E-mail: bobkell@cesa8.k12.wi.us

WI Dept. of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
    Shelley A. Lee
    Science Consultant, Department of Learning and Content
    WSGC Associate Director for Aerospace Outreach
    Tel: (608)266-3319; Fax: (608)264-9553
    E-mail: shelley.lee@dpi.state.wi.us

DOT Wisconsin Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 7914
Madison, WI 53702
    Nicole Wiessinger  
    Institutional Representative
    Aviation Consultant - Bureau of Aeronautics
    Tel: (608) 266-8166; Fax: N/A
    E-mail: nicole.wiessinger@dot.wi.gov

WI Lutheran College Wisconsin Lutheran College
8800 W. Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, WI 53266
    Kerry Kuehn, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Physics
    Member, WSGC Advisory Council and Institutional Representative
    Tel: (414) 443-8850; Fax: (414) 443-8514
    E-mail: kerry.kuehn@wlc.edu