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.

Prof. Lotte Bailyn
Sloan School of Management
MIT

Mr. Neil Barker
Gemini Observatory


Ms. Sheryl Bruff
Space Telescope Science Institute


Prof. Bernice Durand  (Chair)
Department of Physics
University of Wisconsin

Dr. Aaron Evans
Department of Astronomy
University of Virginia

Prof. Margaret Hanson
Department of Physics
University of Cincinnati

Ms. Suzanne Jacoby
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Dr. John Leibacher  (Vice Chair)
National Solar Observatory


Dr. Dara Norman
National Optical Astronomy Observatory


Dr. William Smith  (ex officio)
AURA


Prof. Keivan Stassun
Department Physics and Astronomy
Vanderbilt University

Prof. Abigail Stewart
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan

Ms. D'Andrea Williams
AURA