Tamas Gombosi

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Tamas I. Gombosi

Rollin M. Gerstacker Professor of Engineering
Chair, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
Director, Center for Space Environment Modeling
Professor of Space Science
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
The University of Michigan

1517 Space Research Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
Email: tamas at umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-7222
Fax: (734) 615-4645


On March 20, 2009 Professor Gombosi delivered his inaugural Gerstacker lecture entitled "It Takes a Village: The Making of a Space Scientist." This lecture was aimed at non-scientists and it focused on the importance of mentoring in science and engineering.

The lecture used Professor Gombosi's personal experience as a case study for effective mentoring.

You can view the lecture (40 minutes long) by clicking here.

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