People

The WSRC Board of Directors and Advisors is comprised of representatives of research and academic institutions in Wisconsin. The board can choose to add members from time to time, per its articles of incorporation and by-laws. WSRC welcomes affiliates and partners. Find out how you can become involved.

Directors

Steve Ackerman, PhD, President
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Aaron Olver, Director, Facilities
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Managing Director, University Research Park

Dave Schroeder, Director, Research
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wisconsin Army National Guard
Intelligence Community Mission Liaison

Advisors

Gerald “Jerry” Clusen
Rear Admiral (Ret)
United States Navy
US Fleet Cyber Command/US TENTH Fleet

Nicholas Davis
UW Health
Director of Information Security

Paul DeLuca, PhD
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Provost Emeritus
Professor Emeritus and Board of Visitors Chair, Medical Physics

Tom Erickson
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Founding Director, School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS)
Executive Associate Dean – Strategy and Innovation, College of Letters & Science

Bruce Maas
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Emeritus Chief Information Officer
Emeritus Vice Provost for Information Technology
Innovation Fellow, Internet2

Bart Miller, PhD
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Amar & Belinder Sohi Professor in Computer Sciences
Chief Scientist, DHS Software Assurance Marketplace Research Facility

News

$175 million commitment helps launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, support transformative mission
September 17, 2021
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a new beacon for high tech in Wisconsin housed in a state-of-the-art facility in the center of campus.

UW–Madison ranked first among public universities by Washington Monthly
August 30, 2021
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the highest ranking national public university and fourth overall in Washington Monthly’s 2021 College Guide and Rankings.

UW researchers join three national artificial intelligence institutes
July 29, 2021
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers across campus will harness artificial intelligence to promote sustainable food systems and advanced wireless networks as part of three national AI institutes that were announced July 29.

Tom Still: Wisconsin must step up to compete for federal R&D dollars
July 18, 2021
The federal government is poised to make its biggest investment in research and development since the end of World War II, the dawn of the space age and the Cold War defense buildup, with hundreds of billions of dollars to improve U.S. competitiveness in a changing world.

Spy Agencies Turn to Scientists as They Wrestle With Mysteries
July 8, 2021
American intelligence agencies are tapping outside expertise as they wrestle with mysteries like the coronavirus and U.F.O.s that are as much about science as they are about espionage.

Rethinking Research Security
July 8, 2021
The January 2021 arrest of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Dr. Gang Chen reignited a heated debate about research security: How can or should the United States protect the gains of innovation without damaging the very research base it wants to protect?

WARF/UW-Madison among top 10 universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2020
July 8, 2021
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which manages intellectual property for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has just been ranked seventh for U.S. utility patents granted in 2020, according to the annual Top 100 Worldwide Universities report.

Ackerman to lead UW–Madison’s research and graduate education
March 2, 2020
Steve Ackerman will serve as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s next vice chancellor for research and graduate education. He was named today by Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “I am extremely happy,” Ackerman says. “Serving as the vice chancellor for research and graduate education is a great opportunity to help support research across campus, nurture graduate students, and contribute to the pursuit of the Wisconsin Idea. One of our primary objectives is to build relationships with industry and the Wisconsin Idea is part of that.”