HOME CENTERS NEWS ABOUT RESOURCES CAREERS DIVERSITY Membership HomeAboutMembership Logos of AURA’s Member Institutions AURA was founded in 1957, with the encouragement of the National Science Foundation, by a group of U.S. universities with a common interest to create astronomical observing facilities that would be available for use by all qualified researchers from U.S. institutions and universities on the basis of scientific merit. Today, there are 47 U.S. Member Institutions and 3 International Affiliate Members which comprise the Member Institutions of AURA. The President of each Member Institution designates a Member Representative who has a voice in AURA matters. Together, the Member Representatives act upon membership applications. Membership policy, guidelines and process documents (PDFs): AURA Membership Policy U.S. Membership Guidelines Guidelines for International Members Application Process AURA Member Institutions and Representatives * denotes founding member ** denotes international affiliate member Member Institution Year Member Representative Alternate MR Boston University 1993 Prof. Catherine Espaillat Dr. Philip Muirhead California Institute of Technology 1972 Dr. Lynne Hillenbrand Dr. Andrew Howard Carnegie Institution for Science 1997 Dr. Mark Phillips Dr. John Mulchaey Carnegie Mellon University 2017 Dr. Frederick Gilman Prof. Matthew Walker Cornell University 2016 Prof. James Lloyd Prof. Dmitry Savransky Fisk University 2010 Dr. Vann Newkirk Dr. Arnold Burger Georgia State University 2008 Dr. D. Michael Crenshaw Dr. Tim Denning Harvard University * 1957 Prof. Edo Berger Prof. Charlie Conroy Indiana University * 1957 Prof. Liese van Zee Dr. Rick Van Kooten Iowa State University 1992 Dr. Massimo Marengo Dr. Surya Mallapragada Johns Hopkins University 1982 Dr. Rosemary Wyse Dr. Timothy Heckman Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium 2018 Prof. Seth Redfield Prof. Colette Salyk Leibniz-Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) ** 2016 Dr. Svetlana Berdyugina Dr. Jo Bruls Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1981 Prof. Richard Binzel Michigan State University 1997 Dr. Jay Strader Dr. Mark Voit Montana State University 2005 Dr. Dana Longcope Dr. Jiong Qiu New Jersey Institute of Technology 2010 Dr. Dale Gary Prof. Andrew Gerrard New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 2018 Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman New Mexico State University 1999 Dr. Robert James McAteer Dr. Chris Churchill Ohio State University * 1957 Dr. Patrick Osmer Dr. Smita Mathur Pennsylvania State University 1990 Dr. Suvrath Mahadevan Dr. Jason Wright Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ** 1997 Dr. Felipe Barrientos Dr. Gaspar Galaz Princeton University 1959 Dr. Jenny Greene Dr. Gaspar Bakos Rutgers University 1999 Prof. Andrew Baker Dr. Saurabh Jha Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 2017 Dr. Nelson Caldwell Mr. Joe Lendall Stanford University 2012 Dr. Roger Romani Dr. Bruce Macintosh Stony Brook University 1986 Dr. Frederick Walter Dr. Anja von der Linden Texas A&M University 2014 Dr. Nicholas Suntzeff Dr. Jerry Strawser The University of Texas at Austin 1972 Dr. Anita Cochran n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio 2019 Dr. Angela Speck Dr. Dave Silva Universidad de Chile ** 1992 Dr. Maria Teresa Ruiz Dr. Ricardo Muñoz University of Arizona 1972 Dr. Philip Pinto Dr. Buell Jannuzi University of California at Berkeley 2007 Dr. Jessica Lu Dr. Mariska Kriek University of California at Santa Cruz * 1957 Prof. Puragra (Raja) Guha Thakurta University of Chicago * 1957 Prof. Jacob Bean Dr. Michael Gladders University of Colorado 1977 Dr. John Bally Prof. Julie Comerford University of Florida 2002 Dr. Charles Telesco Dr. David Norton University of Hawaii 1978 Dr. Michael Liu Dr. David Lonborg University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1980 Dr. Joaquin Vieira Dr. Gautham Narayan University of Maryland 1986 Prof. Sylvain Veilleux Prof. Andrew Harris University of Michigan * 1957 Dr. Sally Oey Dr. Douglas Richstone University of Minnesota 1995 Dr. Evan Skillman Prof. Claudia Scarlata University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1995 Dr. Nicholas M. Law Dr. Christopher Clemens University of Pittsburgh 2012 Dr. Rachel Bezanson Dr. Carles Badenes University of Toledo 2016 S. Thomas Megeath Dr. Karen Bjorkman University of Virginia 2003 Dr. Phil Arras Dr. Aaron Evans University of Washington 1986 Scott Anderson Dr. Julianne Dalcanton University of Wisconsin * 1957 Dr. Robert Mathieu Professor Sebastian Heinz Vanderbilt University 2010 Jessie Runoe Stephen Taylor Yale University 1958 Dr. Sarbani Basu Dr. Nikhil Padmanabhan Follow AURA Contact: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004 Tel: (202) 483-2101 Fax: (202) 483-2106 info@aura-astronomy.org Search Search... HOME CENTERS ABOUT CAREERS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION MEDIA PRIVACY POLICY EMPLOYEE PORTAL STAFF DIRECTORY © 2020 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy