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Milestones in UNAVCO's History
UNAVCO was created in 1984 in response to the challenge of applying GPS to geosciences. At that time it was called the University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO). At its inception, UNAVCO was housed within the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado. In 1992, UNAVCO moved under the umbrella of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). In 2001, UNAVCO, Inc. incorporated as an independent, non-profit, [501(c)(3)] corporation. For a one-year period, between April 2001 and September 2003, UCAR/UNAVCO and UNAVCO, Inc. both existed. In October 2003, funding for UCAR/UNAVCO ended and the staff and equipment of UCAR/UNAVCO moved to UNAVCO, Inc. The objective of this change was to provide the UNAVCO community with control over UNAVCO resources and activities with no additional cost to the community. UNAVCO, Inc. adopted the former acronym as its official name when it incorporated.
| CIRES |
| 1984 |
The University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO) was formed under auspices of Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado.
Funded by National Science Foundation
Roger Bilham, Co-PI
Randolph Ware, Co-PI
Founding Universities:
University of Colorado
Columbia University, Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory
plus five others
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| 1984-1991 |
Randolph Ware, Program/Facility Director |
| 1991 |
Myron McCallum, Acting Facility Manager |
| 1984-19?? |
Richard O'Connell, Chair, Steering Committee |
| UCAR |
| 1 October 1991 |
UNAVCO Facility administratively under University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) |
| 1991-1993 |
James Stowell, Facility Manager |
| 1994-2002 |
Wayne Shiver, Facility Manager |
| 1995 |
Major community purchase of GPS equipment under the NSF Academic Resesarch Infrastructure (ARI) program. |
| 1995-1998 |
Robin Bell, Chair, Steering Committee |
| 1998-1999 |
Jeffrey Freymueller, Chair, Steering Committee |
| 1998-1999 |
Seth Stein, Science Director |
| 1999-2000 |
James Davis, Chair, Steering Committee |
| 1999-2000 |
Tom Herring, Science Director |
| 2000-2001 |
Geoff Blewitt, Chair, Steering Committee |
| 2002-2003 |
Chuck Meertens, UCAR/UNAVCO Facility Manager |
| 1 October 2003 |
UCAR/UNAVCO ceased to exist |
| UNAVCO, Inc. |
| 24 April 2001 |
UNAVCO, Inc. created as an independent, Colorado non-profit, 501[(c)(3)] corporation |
| 2001-2002 |
James Davis, Founding President, UNAVCO, Inc. |
| 2002-2003 |
Geoff Blewitt, Chair, Board of Directors |
| 1 October 2002 |
UNAVCO, Inc. office opened for business in Boulder, CO |
| 2002-31 December 2007 |
William Prescott, President |
| 2002-2003 |
Wayne Shiver, Executive Director |
| 2004-2005 |
Paul, Silver, Chair, Board of Directors |
| 1 October 2003 |
Many staff members from UCAR/UNAVCO moved to UNAVCO, Inc. |
| 2003-Present |
Chuck Meertens, UNAVCO Facility Manager |
| 15 July 2003 |
EarthScope/Plate Boundary Observatory, an NSF Major Research Equipment Facility Construction (MREFC) project is initiated |
| 2003-Present |
Mike Jackson, PBO Director |
| 2004 |
UNAVCO Formal Education and Outreach Program initiated |
| 2004-Present |
Susan Eriksson, E&O Director |
| 2006-2007 |
Eric Calais, Chair, Board of Directors |
| 1 January 2007-6 January 2008 |
Chuck Meertens, Interim President |
| 2008-Present |
Susan Owen, Chair, Board of Directors |
| 7 January 2008-Present |
Meghan Miller, President |
See also:
List of Steering Committee/Board of Directors members
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