People

For general inquiries, email orci-contact@umich.edu.

Here is an alphabetical list of the people who are associated with ORCI. If you would like more guidance, see our Contact Us page.

Dr. Charles Antonelli (LSA) – LSA Liaison
LSA HPC research and software support.
cja@umich.edu
(734) 763-0607

Dr. Dan Atkins (OVPR, SI, COE) – Associate Vice-President for Research Cyberinfrastructure, Interim Faculty Director for Academic Community Engagement
atkins@umich.edu

Ryan Bankston (U-M Dearborn) - Assists with U-M Dearborn user and software support on Flux. rbanksto@umich.edu

Andy Caird (COE) – Technical Operations Manager for the Flux cluster
acaird@umich.edu

Dr. Sharon Broude Geva (OVPR) – Associate Director for Academic Community Engagement
Works with the research community to understand the CI needs and assist in enhancing the environment for computational discovery at U-M, and oversees the annual Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Days event and other community engagement events. Contact me if you’d like us to meet with you or include your research in the CI-related research online database or if you want to propose a topic for a CI Days session or other event.
sgeva@umich.edu

Jeremy Hallum (MED) – Medical School Liaison
Assists with Medical school user and software support on Flux
jhallum@umich.edu

JoAnne Kerr (OVPR) – Project Manager, Administrative Support for Senior Management Team and ORCI event coordination and staffing
jmkerr@umich.edu

Paul Killey (COE) – Senior Consultant for Technology and Policy
paul@umich.edu

David Lampe (OVPR) – Senior Consultant for Marketing and Communication
drlampe@umich.edu

Dr. Katherine Lawrence (SI) – Senior Consultant for Community Engagement and Special Projects
kathla@umich.edu

Brock Palen (COE) – College of Engineering Liaison user support and software support on Flux in addition to TeraGrid/XSEDE Campus Champion and organizer of Flux Support Working Group (WG).
brockp@umich.edu

Andy Palms (ITS) – Assistant Director for Research Services
palms@umich.edu

Laura Patterson – CIO
lmpatter@umich.edu

Lisa Poulson (ITS) – Program Coordination Support
lpoulson@umich.edu

Dr. Ken Powell (COE) – Faculty Director for Research Services, and CIRRUS Director
powell@umich.edu

Traci Ruthkoski (Office of the CIO) – Services under Development
truthkos@umich.edu

Chris Scheller (SPH) – School of Public Health Liaison
Assists with School of Public Health user and software support on Flux.
schelcj@umich.edu

Maria Sheler-Edwards (ITS) – Communications & Special Events
Creates and maintains content for the ORCI website and assists with Cyberinfrastructure Days planning. Contact me if you have images you’d like to submit for display on the website homepage.
marialyn@umich.edu

Curt Smitka (OVPR) – Budget Support
cwsmitka@umich.edu