Domestic automakers are desperately seeking ways out of their financial crisis. Federal lawmakers are considering what provisions should be attached to a bailout. As the high-stakes drama continues, experts at Wayne State University in Detroit can comment on the various aspects listed below. The office number of each resource person is given. If you need help reaching someone on the list, please contact the Public Relations Office at 313-577-2150.

List of experts

Mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcy, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, downsizing, international markets
Sudip Datta, professor of finance, School of Business Administration, 313-577-0408

Legal aspects of corporate bankruptcy
Laura Bartell, professor of law, 313-577-3540

Marketing, consumer behavior, effect of Big Three's struggles on other auto companies and global marketplace
Jeffrey Stoltman, professor of marketing, School of Business Administration, 313-577-1932

Would an auto industry bailout run counter to rules of the World Trade Organization?
Julia Ya Qin, professor of law, 313-577-3940

History of auto companies, historic Detroit-area auto plants
Charles Hyde, professor, History Department, 313-577-6149

History of labor movement, labor issues
Michael Smith, director of the Walter P. Reuther Library, 313-577-4024

Labor movement, unions
Hal Stack, director of the Labor Studies Center, 313-577-2191

Labor issues, unions, negotiation, role of special interest groups in politics
Marick Masters, director-designee of the Labor@Wayne unit, 412-427-1465

Banking, employment, inflation, government economic policies
Robert Rossana, professor, Economics Department, 313-577-9564

Advertising, marketing, changing markets, international business
Hugh Cannon, professor of advertising, 313-577-6040

Consumer behavior
David Williams, professor of marketing and dean of the School of Business Administration, 313-577-4501

Latest developments in sensors, MEMS, microsystems, energy conversion devices, micro fuel cells, biological and chemical sensors, and high-energy electronics
Gregory Auner, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems Program, 313- 577-3904

Sustainable urban transportation, impact of auto industry layoffs or plant closures on the community
Robin Boyle, urban planning expert and chair of the Geography and Urban Planning Department, 313-577-8711

Alternative energy development
Simon Ng, professor of chemical engineering. Directs research on biofuels at NextEnergy in Wayne State's TechTown development

Alternative energy technology education
Chih-Ping Yeh, director of Engineering Technology Division in the College of Engineering, 313-577-8076

How engineering, technology development and the economy intersect; how Wayne State's new Engineering Development Center (nearing completion) will benefit design of fuel-efficient automobiles
Ralph Kummler, dean of the College of Engineering, 313-577-3775

Psychological impact of job loss on employees
Cary Lichtman, psychology professor, 313-577-2849

Job and work-study program outlook in Michigan for current students and recent graduates
Ron Kent, director, Career Services Office, 313-577-3390