Sep 27

AURA Board of Directors

Composition and Roles

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