AURA Board of Directors
The members of the AURA Board of Directors are ultimately responsible for the operation of AURA and the astronomical research Centers that it manages. The Board of Directors has and may exercise all of the powers of AURA and shall have charge, management, and control of the business and affairs of AURA. They approve (or delegate authority for approval of) AURA program plans, budget, and long-range plans, including those of the astronomical research Centers. They act as trustees for the mission of AURA, the efficient operation of the astronomical research Centers and the advancement of the astronomical sciences. As trustees, they bring to bear the perspectives of the astronomical community in general and of the university community in particular the Board’s oversight of the Centers. As individuals, the Board members work with the President and Corporate staff in dealing with the funding agencies and the AURA-managed Centers. As representatives of AURA at their home institutions, Board members gain understanding and support for the national centers among their colleagues and administrators.
Andrew Baker (Vice-Chair)
Rutgers University
Elizabeth Barton
Infiniscape Incorporated
Karen Bjorkman (Chair)
University of Toledo
Emily CoBabe-Ammann
SOC Chair
University of Colorado, Boulder
Kelle Cruz
NMOC Chair
City University of New York
Roger Davies
University of Oxford
Megan Donahue
Michigan State University
Brenna Flaugher
AMCR Chair
Fermilab
Leopoldo Infante
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Dan Jaffe
University of Texas
R. James McAteer
New Mexico State University
Matt Mountain (ex officio)
AURA
Sally Oey
University of Michigan
Jerome Oglesby
Ahead, Inc
David Reitze
LIGO Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Willie Rockward
STIC Chair
Morgan State University
Monica Rubio
Universidad de Chile