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SURA Announces New Leadership on the Board of Directors

SURA Announces New Leadership on the Board of Directors

Washington, D.C. – SURA welcomes new leadership on the 2026 Board of Directors. Leading the 2026 Board, P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., assumes the role of Chair, with Daniel Sui stepping in as Vice Chair. In addition, the Board has appointed two new Committee Chairs: Joseph...

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Scientist Spotlight: SURA Senior Researcher Robert Lirette

Scientist Spotlight: SURA Senior Researcher Robert Lirette

Washington, D.C. – "These things," Dr. Robert Lirette grins, waving his smartphone, "these things have a ton of them." He is talking about piezoelectric materials, one facet of his research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). While...

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2025 SURA Early Career Scientist Award Goes to Dr. Daniel Becker

2025 SURA Early Career Scientist Award Goes to Dr. Daniel Becker

Washington, D.C. – The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Becker of the University of Oklahoma will receive the 2025 SURA Early Career Scientist Award at the upcoming SURA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.,...

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SURA President and CEO Sean Hearne Elected as AAAS Fellow

SURA President and CEO Sean Hearne Elected as AAAS Fellow

March 27, 2025, Washington, DC – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Dr. Sean J. Hearne as an AAAS Fellow, one of the most prestigious fellowships in the scientific community. Dr. Hearne was recognized “for distinguished...

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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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SURA Presents Early Career Scientist Award

SURA Presents Early Career Scientist Award

The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) will honor Dr. Avik Dutt of the University of Maryland, College Park with the 2024 SURA Early Career Scientist Award at its upcoming Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., this July. Introduced this year by SURA,...

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