1946: Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (MARC) is formed by University of Michigan College of Engineering professors William Gould Dow and Emerson W. Conlon at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to keep the United States at the forefront of applied science.
William Gould Dow – Founding member of the Institute
Early facilities at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, were austere. Staffers were attracted not by physical surroundings, but by interesting and challenging work in a young, dynamic organization
William Gould Dow
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM)
Founding Member
1940s
"We have one major role: to provide the opportunity for energetic, research-oriented men and women to contribute to the security and economic and societal wellbeing of the United States."
1940s – An Institute Is Born
