Programs

Collaborative. Inclusive. Diverse. Supportive. All of these terms describe our approach to assembling effective member teams to undertake scientific research that results in far-reaching, globally significant discoveries. We identify opportunities, facilitate and expedite administrative processes, coordinate communications, and negotiate and approve funding and grant awards to provide our members with an optimal environment to pursue research that serves the greater good and advances innovation.

Current Areas of Impact

Space Sciences

Our space science and technology programs support the development of a robust research workforce across career stages. Through CRESST II and GESTAR II, we partner with universities to engage talented students and academic scientists in the innovative space and earth sciences research conducted at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Standards and Technology

Our information technology initiatives have delivered long-lasting value across several decades, including the creation of SURAnet, the AT&T GridFiber Agreement, and SURAgrid. Today, we support technology workforce development across scientific disciplines through the National Institute of Standards and Technology Professional Research Experience Program (NIST PREP).

Nuclear Physics

In the 1984, SURA founded Jefferson Lab, originally known as CEBAF, as the world’s leading research center for detailed studies of proton and neutron structures. Today, SURA continues to manage and operate this Department of Energy (DOE) national lab through SURATech, a partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. SURA also oversees the Center for Nuclear Femtography, a leader in nuclear physics, computational science, mathematics, and visualization in partnership with Jefferson Lab.