Our Team
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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
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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.