The Solar Commons Project is part of the Minnesota Design Center at the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. The team is led by Professor Kathryn Milun, a legal anthropologist, and includes researchers in law, art, architecture, engineering, economics, and computer science.
Affiliate Faculty Member at Minnesota Design Center and Law School
Asst. Prof of American Indian Studies and Attorney for Minnesota Tribal Governments
Our Academic and Community Research Collaborators
ENGINEERING
Prof. Uwe Kortshagen, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy, Mechanical Engineering, University of MInnesota Twin Cities
Cole Carlson, Mechanical / Energy Engineer, P.E., C.E.M., LEED AP BD+C
PUBLIC ART
Ellen McMahon, Associate Dean and Professor, School of Art, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona
Dorsey Kaufmann, Artist (artist of the beautiful Solar Commons Tiles & Game)
Karlito Espinosa, Artist (artist of the Solar Commons Mural in Tucson, AZ)
LAW
Maria D. Pitner, Henson Efron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS 2022
Olivia Richards, Senior, Sustainable Systems Management, Minor in Management, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Niccolo DiGiovanni (Nico), Junior, Computer Science, Minor in Leadership, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Tobias Hanson, BS, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of Minnesota Twin Cities