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.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Dept. of Anthropology
Affiliate Member
Minnesota Design Center
College of Design
and the Law School
University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigator
Senior Research Fellow
Minnesota Design Center
College of Design
University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigator
Director
Minnesota Design Center
College of Design
University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor
American Indian Studies
University of Minnesota
Attorney for Minnesota Tribal Governments
Professor
Computer Science
Lab Director
Interactive User Research
University of Minnesota
Community and University 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
CURRENT & ALUMNI RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Olivia Richards, Senior, Sustainable Systems Management, Minor in Management, University of Minnesota
Niccolo DiGiovanni (Nico), Junior, Computer Science, Minor in Leadership, University of Minnesota
Tobias Hanson, BS, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of Minnesota