Southeastern Universities Research Association
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| Headquarters | 1201 New York Ave. NW, Suite 430, Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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President & CEO | Sean Hearne |
| Website | sura |
The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is a consortium of 54 universities in the United States and 1 in Canada.[1]
SURA is the sole member of Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA), which holds the Management and Operations (M&O) contract for Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia.[2] In addition to Jefferson Lab, SURA supports information technology initiatives and coastal and environmental research.
SURAnet
The chief goal of SURA was the development of a particle accelerator for research in nuclear physics; this facility is now known as the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. By the mid-1980s it was clear that access to high-capacity computer resources would be needed to facilitate collaboration among the SURA member institutions. A high-performance network to provide this access was essential, but no single institution could afford to develop such a system. SURA itself stepped up to the challenge and, with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and SURA universities, SURAnet was up and running in 1987, and was part of the first phase of National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) funding as the agency built a network to facilitate scientific collaboration.
Current
Today, SURA consists of over 54 member universities and CEBAF is now known as the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURA continues to operate the Jefferson Lab for the U.S. Department of Energy through Jefferson Science Associates, LLC. SURA also operates the SURA Residence Facility, guest house to accommodate national and international researchers who come to use Jefferson Lab's unique facilities. SURA's intramural research activities are collaborations with its member institutions, government agencies, and other researchers working to advance and exploit the transformative nature of information technology on the regional, national, and international fronts, and facilitating a better understanding of coastal, ocean and environmental phenomena that plays a prominent role in our lives.
Member institutions
Member Institutions:[3]
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
- University of Arkansas
- Auburn University
- Baylor University
- Catholic University of America
- University of Central Florida
- Christopher Newport University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clemson University
- University of Delaware
- Duke University
- University of Florida
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- University of Georgia
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia State University
- Hampton University
- James Madison University
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Louisiana State University
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Miami
- University of Mississippi
- Mississippi State University
- Norfolk State University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- North Carolina State University
- University of Oklahoma
- Old Dominion University
- University of Regina
- Rice University
- University of Richmond
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern Mississippi
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Austin
- Texas A&M University
- Tulane University
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
- West Virginia University
- College of William & Mary
Affiliate Members:
References
- ^ "Mission > SURA". SURA. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Scientists unleash highest-energy beam ever at Jefferson Lab". R&D Magazine. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Members > SURA". SURA. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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