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Board of Directors

A Board of Directors with Mission Relevant Experience and Essential Skills for Governance and Oversight

To carry out Board responsibilities, FRA recruits members from:

  • URA's Broad Membership base—90 US universities engaged in guiding the future of FNAL.
  • The University of Chicago Representatives—leadership, scientific resources, reachback, and expanded collaborations with ANL.
  • Illinois University Representatives—strengthens local and state support, and intellectual reachback through joint appointment.
  • Industry—best practices to deliver the most science per dollar
  • The National Laboratory Community—benchmarking and collaboration within the National Laboratory System.
  • International Representatives—connection for performing research within the new international paradigm for particle physics.

FRA Board Members

  • John L. Anderson—President, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Andrew R. Baden—Chair and Professor, University of Maryland
  • Avijit Ghosh—Vice President for Technology and Economic Development, University of Illinois
  • Ian Halliday—Former Chief Executive, UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council; President, European Science Council
  • Judd Haverfield—Former VP, Business Operations, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • David Hitlin—Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology
  • Neal Lane—Malcolm Gillis University Professor, Senior Fellow, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
  • Donald Levy—Vice President for Research and Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago
  • John G. Peters—President, Northern Illinois University
  • David Pethick— President, Energy & Environment Business Unit, URS Corporation
  • Jack Ritchie—Professor of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
  • Heidi Schellman—Professor of Physics, Northwestern University
  • Frank Sciulli—Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
  • Charles Shank—Former Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    International Representatives
  • Gregory Snow—Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Sheldon Stone—Professor of Physics, Syracuse University
  • Michael Turner—Rauner Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
  • Joseph T. Walsh, Jr.—Vice President for Research, Northwestern University
  • Jill Wittels—Vice President, Business Development, L-3 Communications
  • Sakue Yamada—Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo and KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)
  • Joseph T. Walsh, Jr.—Vice President for Research, Northwestern University