Professor Thomas Zurbuchen

Vice Chair, USRA Council of Institutions

Thomas H. Zurbuchen is on the faculty of Space Science and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is also the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the U-M College of Engineering, dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship as a core value of engineering for students, faculty, and staff of the University of Michigan.

Dr. Zurbuchen is an active researcher in Space Science and Aerospace Engineering and performs experimental and theoretical studies in space and solar research. He leads the Solar and Heliospheric Research Group, which develops new theoretical concepts and models, analyzes data from the ongoing NASA Ulysses, WIND, ACE, and MESSENGER missions, and which constructs new flight instruments.