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Faculty & Staff

Great Lakes Water Studies Institute

  • Office location:
    NMC Great Lakes Campus (#5 on Great Lakes Campus map)
    715 E. Front St.
    Traverse City, MI
    Phone: (231) 995-3333
    Fax: (231) 995-1794
  • Mailing address:
    1701 E. Front St.
    Traverse City, MI 49686

    Email address: glwsi@nmc.edu

Contact Information

Ed BaileyEd Bailey

Marine Center Director

WSI 400 — Marine Technology Capstone
WSI 433— Marine Project Management

John LutchkoJohn Lutchko

Great Lakes Water Studies Institute Director

WSI 106 — Intro to Water Quality
WSI 200 — Great Lakes Research Technologies
WSI 240 — ROV Systems & Operations
WSI 310 — Sonar Systems and Operations
WSI 400 — Marine Technology Capstone
WSI 405 — Marine Industry
WSI 440 — Advanced Marine Platforms

Captain of the RV Northwestern


Matthew Hirsch

Great Lakes Water Studies Institute Coordinator

Scott SwanScott Swan

Faculty

GEO 115 — Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
WSI 200 — Great Lakes Research Technologies
WSI 210 — Underwater Acoustics and Sonar
WSI 215 — Marine GIS and Data Processing
WSI 300 — Remote Sensing and Sensors
WSI 315 — Advanced Marine Survey and Data

Brad Wortman

Adjunct Faculty

WSI 304 — Marine Electronics

​Contact Information:

Ed Bailey — Director of Portfolio & Program Development
Phone: +1 (231) 995-1215
Office: Parsons-Stulen Building PS104
John Lutchko — Interim Director GLWSI
Phone: +1 (231) 995-1310
Office: Parsons-Stulen Building
Matt Hirsch — Great Lakes Water Studies Instit. Coordinator
Phone: +1 (231) 995-1722
Office: Great Lakes Building GL112
Scott Swan — Geographic Information Systems Instructor
Phone: +1 (231) 995-2343
Office: Parsons-Stulen Building PS215
Brad Wortman — Adjunct - Engineering Technology
Phone: +1 (231) 995-2905
Office: Parsons-Stulen Building PS104
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