Center Administration

Mark K. Smith
Executive Director

Smith brings to UPCRC broad experience in working with the global academic research community and Fortune 500 hardware and software companies. Prior to joining UPCRC, he built and managed an international research community comprised of 71 leading universities, research centers, supercomputing centers and national labs, supported by 5 industrial sponsors.

Early in his career, Smith helped launch several software companies and has gone through the full startup experience, including raising investor capital and producing, selling, and supporting commercial developer tools and 3-D modeling software. His current research interests include data center power management and sustainable computing. He is leading an Illinois research initiative to address data center energy efficiency and is actively involved with several energy conservation campus initiatives. Smith holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

Phone:  217.244.2882
Email:  smithmk at illinois.edu

Andrea Whitesell
Research Information Specialist

More information about Andrea coming soon.

Phone:  217.333.2399
Email:  whitesel@illinois.edu

Cheri Helregel
Outreach Coordinator

More info about Cheri coming soon.

Phone:  217.265.6329
Email:  chelrege@illinois.edu