Organizations Filed Purposes:
UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. (URA) IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THE MISSION OF URA IS TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES TO EXPAND THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INNOVATION, AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SCIENTISTS.
TO FACILITATE AND MANAGE LABORATORIES FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE.
NTESS/SNL: URA WAS PART OF THE HONEYWELL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ITS WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE, THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA LLC (NTESS), THAT LED TO THE CONTRACT AWARDED IN DECEMBER 2016 BY DOE/NNSA TO MANAGE AND OPERATE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES. A NTESS-URA SUBCONTRACT FOR ASSURING SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE, PROMOTING THE TALENT PIPELINE AND FACILITATING STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH ACADEMIA BECAME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31, 2018. THIS SUBCONTRACT IS VALID THROUGH APRIL 30, 2022, WITH FIVE POSSIBLE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF URA'S PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES URA EMPLOYEES ONSITE AT SANDIA.
VISITING SCHOLARS AWARDS: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007, URA COMMITTED TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF $400,000 PER YEAR OVER FIVE YEARS TO SUPPORT MEMBER UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AT FERMILAB. IN 2012, AND AGAIN IN 2016, THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE SUPPORT TO FERMILAB IN THE FORM OF THE VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THIS COMMITMENT IS FUNDED THROUGH A SERIES OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS OF $5,000 FROM EACH EXISTING URA MEMBER INSTITUTION, AND A ONE-TIME ASSESSMENT OF $10,000 FOR NEW MEMBERS.
PIERRE AUGER: URA PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PIERRE AUGER PROJECT THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Marta Cehelsky | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 38 | $466,400 |
| Martha Rubenstein | CFO/TREASURER | 32 | $154,070 |
| Mary Egger | CHIEF COUNSEL | 24 | $138,662 |
| Lou Anna Simon | BOARD TRUSTEE (LEFT BEFORE YE) | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Skaggs | BOARD TRUSTEE (LEFT BEFORE YE) | 1 | $0 |
| Pete Salovey | BOARD TRUSTEE (LEFT BEFORE YE) | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Frank | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel B Poneman | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Norman R Augustine | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Harris Pastides | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gene Block | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Schlissel | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Fenves | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Wyatt | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Swift | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nance Dicciani | BOARD TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William H Joyce | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Barron | EXECUTIVE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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