UNAVCO is a member-driven consortium with members representing 117 countries and more than 250 institutions around the globe. Members help advance geoscience research, education, and applications using geodesy, in fields ranging from atmospheric to solid Earth science.
Why become a member?
Members of the UNAVCO consortium have priority access to UNAVCO resources, help drive UNAVCO priorities, and frequently receive pricing benefits on geodetic equipment to advance geoscience research. Each member institution has a member representative as a point of contact, but member benefits extend to all institution affiliates.
Full Member
Educational or nonprofit institutions chartered in the United States (US) or its Territories who are willing to make a clear and continuing commitment to active participation in the activities of the organization.
Associate Member
Institutions that are engaged in research that advance the mission of UNAVCO, but that otherwise do not qualify for membership (e.g., non-US educational or research institutions).
As a UNAVCO Full or Associate Member, you:
- Have a direct role in setting policy and priority for the UNAVCO community and facilities (Full Members only)
- Have an institutional vote in the election of members of the UNAVCO Board of Directors (Full Members only)
- Have membership in an international community committed to scholarly research and education using geodesy
- Are eligible to request financial support for participation in UNAVCO meetings, short courses and workshops
- Have access to UNAVCO pricing for Septentrio GNSS receivers for Member institutions; other vendors may individually offer discounted pricing to UNAVCO Members
Who are our members?
UNAVCO has 250 member institutions, including 123 full members and 127 associate members. Members and Associate Members include universities, government agencies and observatories, and research centers worldwide.
Full Members
| Institution | Representative |
|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Scott Marshall |
| Arizona State University | Ramon Arrowsmith |
| Baylor University | Vincent Cronin |
| Boise State University | Jeffrey B. Johnson |
| Bowling Green State University | Yuning Fu |
| California Institute of Technology | Mark Simons |
| California State Polytechnic University Pomona | Jascha Polet |
| California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) | Kerry Cato |
| California State University, Fullerton | Sinan Akciz |
| California State University, Northridge | Eileen Evans |
| California State University, Sacramento | Steven Skinner |
| California State University, Stanislaus | Robert Rogers |
| Carnegie Institution of Science | Diana Roman |
| Central Washington University-F | Tim Melbourne |
| Colorado School of Mines | Wendy Zhou |
| Colorado State University | Dan McGrath |
| Columbia University | Dr. Meredith Nettles |
| Cornell University | Matthew Pritchard |
| Dartmouth College | Robert Hawley |
| Del Mar College | John Nelson |
| Florida Atlantic University | Sudhagar Nagarajan |
| Florida International University | Shimon Wdowinski |
| Frostburg State University | Phillip Allen |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Andrew Newman |
| Grand Valley State University | John Weber |
| Hamilton College | Barb Tewskbury |
| Harvard University-F | Brendan Meade |
| Howard University | Charles Ichoku |
| Humboldt State University | Mark Hemphill-Haley |
| Idaho State University | Benjamin Crosby |
| Indiana University-F | Michael Hamburger |
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory-F | Susan Owen |
| Lamar University | Joseph Kruger |
| Louisiana State University | Ahmed Abdalla |
| Macalester College | Kelly MacGregor |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Thomas Herring |
| Michigan State University | Jeffrey Freymueller |
| Michigan Technological University | Gregory Waite |
| Missouri State University | Kevin Mickus |
| Montana State University | Eric Sproles |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Susan Bilek |
| New Mexico State University | Reed Burgette |
| New York University | David Holland |
| North Carolina State University | Karl Wegmann |
| Northwestern University-F | Seth Stein |
| Ohio State University | Michael Bevis |
| Oklahoma State University | Daniel Lao Davila |
| Old Dominion University | Hans-Peter Plag |
| Oregon State University | Pieter McParland Share |
| Pennsylvania State University | Pete LaFemina |
| Portland State University | Adam Booth |
| Princeton University | Allan Rubin |
| Purdue University | Lucy Flesch |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-F | Steven Roecker |
| Saint Olaf College | Charles Umbanhowar Jr. |
| San Francisco State University | Jerry Davis |
| Smith College | Jack Loveless |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory-F | Michael Pearlman |
| Southern Methodist University | Zhong Lu |
| Stanford University-F | Paul Segall |
| State University of New York at Stony Brook-F | William Holt |
| Texas A&M University | Stacey Lyle |
| Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi | Michael Starek |
| The College of New Jersey | Shannon Graham |
| Tulane University | Cynthia Ebinger |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | John Braun |
| University of Alabama | Ibrahim Cemen |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks-F | Ronni Grapenthin |
| University of Arizona | Rick Bennett |
| University of Arkansas-F | Mohamed Aly |
| University of California, Berkeley-F | Roland Burgmann |
| University of California, Davis | Mike Oskin |
| University of California, Irvine | Eric Rignot |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Zhengkang Shen |
| University of California, Riverside | Gareth Funning |
| University of California, San Diego-F | Yehuda Bock |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Susan Schwartz |
| University of Chicago | Douglas MacAyeal |
| University of Colorado-F | Steve Nerem |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs | Steven Lewis |
| University of Florida | Raymond Russo |
| University of Hawaii | Bridget Smith-Konter |
| University of Houston | Craig Glennie |
| University of Idaho-F | Eric Mittelstaedt |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Patricia Gregg |
| University of Iowa | David Peate |
| University of Kansas | Leigh Stearns |
| University of Kentucky | Dhananjay Ravat |
| University of Maine | Seth Campbell |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Mong-Han Huang |
| University of Memphis-F | Robert Smalley, Jr. |
| University of Miami-F | Falk Amelung |
| University of Michigan | Eric Hetland |
| University of Minnesota | Andrew Wickert |
| University of Missouri - Columbia-F | Mian Liu |
| University of Montana | Hilary Martens |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Dr. Shichun Huang |
| University of Nevada, Reno-F | Geoffrey Blewitt |
| University of New Hampshire | |
| University of Oklahoma | Xiaowei Chen |
| University of Oregon | Diego Melgar |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | Alberto Lopez |
| University of Rhode Island | Meng Wei (Matt) |
| University of Rochester | Tolulope Olugboji |
| University of South Carolina | James Kellogg |
| University of South Florida | Rocco Malservisi |
| University of Southern California | Dr. David Okaya |
| University of Southern Mississippi | William Funderburk |
| University of Texas at Austin-F | Clark Wilson |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Mortaza Pirouz |
| University of Texas at El Paso | Raed Aldouri |
| University of Texas, Arlington | Majie Fan |
| University of Utah-F | Tonie van Dam |
| University of Washington | Paul Bodin |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Kurt Feigl |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Dyanna Czeck |
| University of Wyoming | Matt Burkhart |
| Utah State University | Anthony Lowry |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University | Sarah Stamps |
| Wayland Baptist University | Tim Walsh |
| Wesleyan University | Phillip Resor |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Catherine Walker |
| Yale University | Maureen Long |
(F) = Founding Member
Associate Members
| Institution | Representative |
|---|---|
| Academia Sinica | Ya-Ju Hsu |
| Addis Ababa University | Elias Lewi |
| Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC / NREL | |
| Ardhi University | Farida Mituro |
| Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Ivan Georgiev |
| C4G/UBI | Rui Fernandes |
| Canadian Hydrographic Service | Brent Bowman |
| Carleton University | Derek Mueller |
| Central Geological Survey MOEA | |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | |
| China Earthquake Networks Center | Yu Li |
| CICESE | |
| CIDCO | Gregoire Ledoux |
| CIVISA | |
| Curtin University | Ahmed El-Mowafy |
| Delft University of Technology | Hans van der Marel |
| Earth System Research Laboratory / NOAA | |
| Escuela Politecnica Nacional | Patricia Mothes |
| ESSTI | Joshua Rasta |
| European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology | Nicolas d'Oreye |
| GeoForschungs Zentrum Potsdam | Benjamin Mannel |
| Geological Survey of Canada | Lisa Nykolaishen |
| Geological Survey of Colombia | Hector Mora-Paez |
| Geophysical Service of Russian Academy of Sciences | Grigory Steblov |
| Global Hydrology and Climate Center | |
| GNS Science | Elisabetta D'anastasio |
| Harris Galveston Subsidence District | Ashley Greuter |
| Icelandic Meteorological Office | Benedikt Gunnar Ofeigsson |
| Idaho National Laboratory | |
| Ilia State University | Giorgi Akhalaia |
| Institute for Space Sciences (ICE CSIC) | |
| Institute of Seismology-China Earthquake Admin | Wei Chen |
| Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM | Sara Ivonne Franco |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE | Marcelo Banik de Padua |
| Instituto Nicaragense de Estudios Territoriales | |
| Ist. Naz. Oceanografia Geofisica Sperimentale-OGS | David Zuliani |
| Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | Nicola D'Agostino |
| Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Insti | Haluk Ozener |
| Kathmandu University | Subash Ghimire |
| King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) | Thamer Alotaibi |
| King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) | Sigurjon Jonsson |
| Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) | |
| Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resource | Kang Hyeun Ji |
| Korea Polar Research Institute | |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | |
| Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat | Amir Abolghasem |
| McGill University | Yajing Liu |
| MCT-Observatorio Nacional | |
| Montserrat Volcano Observatory | Karen Pascal |
| Nanyang Technological University | Emma Hill |
| National Central University | Wu-Lung Chang |
| National Cheng Kung University | Ruey-Juin Rau |
| National Observatory of Athens | Athanassios Ganas |
| National Oceanography Centre | |
| National Space Center, DTU Space | Finn Bo Madsen |
| Natural Resources Canada | Michael Craymer |
| NOAA/NOS | Scott Mowery |
| Norwegian Polar Institute | Kenichi Matsuoka |
| Patras University | |
| Public Seismic Network Inc | Wayne Abraham |
| Royal Museum for Central Africa | Damien Delvaux |
| Royal Observatory of Belgium | Carine Bruyninx |
| San Fernando Naval Observatory | |
| Simon Fraser University | Gwenn Flowers |
| Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | |
| South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (Formerly-Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory) | Roelf Botha |
| Southern California Earthquake Center | Thomas Herring |
| Southern University of Science and Technology | Kejie Chen |
| Technical University of Crete | Stelios Mertikas |
| Technische Universität Darmstadt | Stefan Leinen |
| The Australian National University | Simon McClusky |
| The Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico | Esteban Vazquez |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Lin Liu |
| Tribhuvan University | Narayan Chapagian |
| TUBITAK Marmara Research Center | |
| U.S. Geological Survey, Cascade Volcano Observatory | |
| Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo | Rafael Pujols |
| Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa | G. ESTEBAN VAZQUEZ |
| Universidad de Chile | Sergio Barrientos |
| Universidad de Los Andes | Jillian Pearse |
| Universidad de Santiago De Chile | Jose Tarrio |
| Universidad de Sonora | Carlos Lizarraga-Celaya |
| Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo | Jorge Avila |
| Universidad Nacional - OVSICORI-UNA | Marino Protti |
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras | MANUEL RODRIGUEZ MARADIAGA |
| Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Enrique Cabral-Cano |
| Universidad Nacional de San Agustin - IAPP | Pablo Raul Yanyachi |
| Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña | Alex Holsteinson |
| Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja | Richard Serrano |
| Universidade Estadual Paulista | JOAO MONICO |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN | |
| Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) | |
| University de La Rochelle | Guy Woppelmann |
| University of Alberta | Jeffrey Kavanaugh |
| University of Barcelona | Giorgi Khazaradze |
| University of Bologna | Luca Vittuari |
| University of Bristol | Juliet Biggs |
| University of British Columbia | |
| University of Bucharest | Victor Mocanu |
| University of Calgary | Maribeth Murray |
| University of Central Asia | Solmaz Mohadjer |
| University of Dhaka | |
| University of Durham | |
| University of French Polynesia | Jean-Pierre Barriot |
| University of Glasgow | Elizabeth Petrie |
| University of Iceland | Halldor Geirsson |
| University of Leeds | Andrew Hooper |
| University of Lethbridge | |
| University of Lisbon | Virgilio Mendes |
| University of Luxembourg | Olivier Francis |
| University of Manitoba | Andrew Frederiksen |
| University of New Brunswick | Richard Langley |
| University of Newcastle upon Tyne | Peter Clarke |
| University of Northern British Columbia | Brian Menounos |
| University of Nottingham | Richard Bingley |
| University of Oslo | Trond Eiken |
| University of Ottawa | Luke Copland |
| University of Oxford | Laura Stevens |
| University of Peshawar (NCEG) | Ghazanfar A. Khattak |
| University of Porto | Clara Lázaro |
| University of Tasmania | Matt King |
| University of the West Indies | Michal Camejo |
| University of Triest | Carla Braitenberg |
| University of Tuebingen | Todd Ehlers |
| University of Victoria | Ed Nissen |
| University of Waterloo | Christine Dow |
| University of Western Ontario | Jinfei Wang |
| Ville de Montreal | Youssef Smadi |
| Wuhan University | Jianghui Geng |
How to apply for membership
Before applying for Member or Associate Member status, please ensure that you have read the UNAVCO Bylaws carefully.
Membership is contingent upon acceptance by the UNAVCO Board of Directors and remittance of a $1000 USD membership fee after membership is approved. Fee waivers may be considered upon request.
Request a UNAVCO Membership Application via email: community
unavco.org.
How do I designate my institution’s member representative?
The member representative is appointed in writing by the appropriate executive officer of each Member, and represents the Member in all communications and interaction between the Member and the Corporation.
How do I change my institution’s member representative?
In the event of a change in representation, the written appointment by the Member’s executive officer shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation via boardunavco.org, and copying communityunavco.org.