
Kim Gans
Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, Kim Gans dreamed of being an entrepreneur in the Willy Wonka business—owning a candy factory.
Profiles below offer the chance to dig deeper into stories about the researchers, business leaders, and community projects that play roles in opening doors to Michigan’s future.
Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, Kim Gans dreamed of being an entrepreneur in the Willy Wonka business—owning a candy factory.
Michael Koziel led the team that in 1995 introduced the world’s first corn plant genetically modified to be insect resistant.
A Michigan State University grad and former Accenture consultant, Michael Vichich is the CEO and co-founder of Glyph, a technology company that helps consumers connect their financial goals with purchase-level behaviors.…
Detroit native Ron Harwood is the creative, driving force behind Illuminating Concepts, a multimillion-dollar company offering lighting design and implementation for architectural, retail and entertainment uses.
Every summer growing up in Detroit, Joe McClure would go with his grandfather, father and brother to the Eastern Market and pick up fresh Michigan produce—cucumbers, garlic and dill, that they would take home to make…
Born and raised in Russia, Associate Professor Natalia Rakhlin, Ph.D., came to Wayne State University in 2014 to join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Prior to WSU, Rakhlin was at the Child Study…
Nanua Singh, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus in Wayne State University’s College of Engineering.
Sorin Draghici, Ph.D., holds the Robert J. Sokol, M.D., Endowed Chair in Systems Biology, as well as appointments as full professor in Wayne State University’s Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, and…
A team of Wayne State University professors are part of an elite team of researchers in Switzerland at CERN — the European Organization for Nuclear Research — to conduct experimental research in high-energy nuclear…