Our Team

Michael Thurston Headshot

Michael Thurston
Director of COE
mgtasp@rit.edu
585-475-6550

Additional leadership staff:

Mark Walluk
Assistant Director, COE
mrwasp@rit.edu

Gerry Hurley
Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
gmhgis@rit.edu

group photo of staff in front of GIS building entrance

Our team is comprised of full-time engineers, technicians, research faculty, sponsored students, and administrators working across six dynamic research centers. The mix of talent, experience, and technical capabilities that we bring to every project is unparalleled.