Center Leadership
The ARC Director is responsible for the leadership and administration of the center. The center also has an Executive Committee (ExCom) that reviews and approves research projects in ARC’s portfolio.
Dr. Bogdan Epureanu
ARC Director and ExCom Chair, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, U of M
Dr. David Gorsich
ExCom Member, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army GVSC
Dr. Andre Boehman
ARC Associate Director and ExCom Member, Professor, U of M
Dr. Richard Gerth
ExCom Member, Deputy Chief Scientist, U.S. Army GVSC
Dr. Robert Sadowski
ExCom Member, Chief Roboticist U.S. Army GVSC
Dr. Jeff Naber
ExCom Member, Professor, Michigan Tech
External Review Board
The ARC leadership receives input critical for long term and strategic decisions as well as individual project evaluations from an External Review Board (ERB) that consists of distinguished researchers from academia, government, and industry.
Dr. Sean Brennan
ERB Member, Professor, Penn State
Dr. Reza Langari
ERB Member, Professor, Texas A & M U.
Dr. Raju Namburu
ERB Member, U.S. Army ERDC
Dr. Carolyn Seepersad
ERB Member, Professor, U. of Texas at Austin
GVSC Thrust Area Leads
The ARC activities are coordinated with our government partners. GVSC Thrust Area Leads spearhead the transition of technologies developed in the ARC to the U.S. Army. They also provide advisory opinions to the ExCom regarding projects and initiatives. Link to biographies.
Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar
Thrust Area 1 Co-Leader
Dr. Jonathon Smereka
Thrust Area 1 Co-Leader
Mr. Victor Paul
Thrust Area 2 Leader
Dr. David Lamb
Thrust Area 3 Leader
Dr. Peter Schihl
Thrust Area 4 Co-Leader
Dr. Denise Rizzo
Thrust Area 4 Co-Leader
Dr. Matt Castanier
Thrust Area 5 Leader
Previous ARC Leaders
Prof. Panos Papalambros
ARC Founding Director (1994-2002)
Dr. Walter Bryzik
Government Leader (1994-2007)
Prof. Dennis Assanis
ARC Director (2002-2009)
Prof. Zoran Filipi
ARC Assistant Director (2002-2009), ARC Deputy Director (2009-2011)
Prof. Anna Stefanopoulou
ARC Director (2010-2018)
Prof. Dawn Tilbury
ARC Deputy Director (2011-2013)