EXPERT IN MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS OF NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FACILITIES

40 years of stewardship of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for DOE

Leader in Providing Scientific Staffing

SURA provides scientific staffing resources to ensure your success.

WORLD-CLASS CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES

Collaborative research for transformational discoveries & connecting with your peers through our 56 member institutions

SURA Membership by the Numbers

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Jefferson Lab: World’s Largest Community of Nuclear Physicists

U.S. Ph.D.’s in nuclear physics did their research at JLab

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Jefferson Lab Revenue, FY2022

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Active users at JLab

Patents, since founding

SURA News and Events

SURA Presents Distinguished Scientist Awards

SURA Presents Distinguished Scientist Awards

WASHINGTON D.C. ― The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is pleased to announce the selections of Dr. Jizhong Zhou of the University of Oklahoma and Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou of The George Washington University as the 2024 recipients of the SURA...

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The 2024 MSI Graduate Awardees have been selected

The 2024 MSI Graduate Awardees have been selected

WASHINGTON D.C. ― The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is pleased to announce that MaKhaila Bentil, Joy Watson, and Emma Quarles, have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the 2024 Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Graduate...

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Our Leadership Team

“20% of SURA’s university members are minority-serving institutions. We continue to develop new initiatives to attract an ever-growing number of students from these MSIs to lead or participate in SURA fellowships, research, and graduate programs.”

– Sean Hearne, President and CEO