About MSU Mobility

We advance talent and innovation for all forms of mobility through our campus-wide collaboration across eight MSU colleges, research excellence and unique real-world testing ecosystem.  

Mobility is a top three focus area for MSU. We are dedicated to developing mobility talent, strengthening the workforce pipeline, and fostering connections and collaborations with industry, government and academic partners to shape the future of mobility. Rooted in Michigan State University’s land-grant mission to advance knowledge, make education more obtainable and serve the public good, MSU Mobility’s research efforts reflect the university’s commitment to unabridged access, innovation and community impact. Building on a legacy of practical, interdisciplinary education, we address today’s most pressing mobility and transportation challenges through comprehensive research, industry collaboration and real-world application.  

Our active, connected, four-season campus is unrivaled in size and diverse mobility environments, making it the ideal, real-world ecosystem for MSU researchers and partners to test, validate and explore emerging solutions for:  

  • First mile/last mile transportation  
  • Automated and connected vehicle systems   
  • Connected infrastructures   
  • Urban, suburban, industrial and rural environments  
  • Multimodal coordination (automobile, rail, mass transit, aerial, maritime, pedestrian, industrial, micromobility and beyond) 
Strategic Plan Executive Summary
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MSU Mobility Vision

Through an unmatched approach to holistically and collaboratively solving problems and developing talent, MSU Mobility is revolutionizing research and testing of transportation technologies and processes to catalyze the economy and boldly enable the mobility future of people and goods, from first mile to last mile, all across the globe.  

MSU Mobility Mission

MSU Mobility harnesses cutting-edge technologies and a range of academic disciplines to pioneer safer, more equitable, sustainable and accessible to all multi-modal transportation solutions that advance society, drive the economy forward and better prepare mobility leaders of tomorrow.  

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Expert Guidance from Key Stakeholders

To help guide the university’s vision for the future of mobility, identify vital research projects and determine key areas of focus, MSU established an MSU Mobility Advisory Council. Current members represent leading organizations spanning the automotive, technology, utility, defense and government sectors and include:

  • Daryl Garrison, Accenture   
  • Mike Bucci, Alta eMobility
  • Kevin Cherry and Aimee Williams, Bosch Mobility Americas
  • Nicole Noll-Williams, Capital Regional International Airport
  • Bethany Tabor and Jeff Myrom, Consumers Energy   
  • Bob Holycross, Ford Motor Company
  • Jim Quessenberry and Jake Dadd, Magna
  • Brad Wieferich and Gregg Brunner, Michigan Department of Transportation
  • Glenn Stevens Jr., MICHauto and the Detroit Regional Chamber
  • Daryl Adams, Ripple Effect  
  • Clint Crook, STELLA Automotive AI
  • David Gorsich and Talia Sebastian, U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center
  • Frank Weith, Volkswagen Group of America