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AURA Committee on Workforce and Diversity

The overall goal of the Committee is to strengthen AURA’s role in increasing the participation from underrepresented groups as well as institutions and geographic areas that have not had the opportunity to contribute to AURA’s mission and the overall field of astronomy. This will contribute to AURA’s objective and that of its funding agencies to preparing a diverse, globally engaged science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce.

Committee Charter

Prof. Lotte Bailyn
MIT Sloan School of Management

Mr. Neil Barker
Gemini Observatory

Ms. Sheryl Bruff
Space Telescope Science Institute

Dr. Bernice Durand (Chair)
University of Wisconsin

Dr. Aaron Evans
Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia

Prof. Jay Gallagher, III
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Mark Giampapa
National Solar Observatory

Dr. Dara Norman
National Optical Astronomy Observatory

Dr. William Smith (ex officio)
AURA

Dr. Keivan Stassun
Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University

Prof. Abigail Stewart
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan

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