Fermi Research Alliance
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, Wilson and Kirk Roads, P.O. Box 500, MS#105, Batavia, IL, 60510  |  Phone: 630-840-3211  |  Email: info@fra-hq.org


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.
  • UChicago 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

URA Representatives
Frederick Bernthal, Vice Chair—President, URA
David Hitlin—Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology
Jack Ritchie—Professor of Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Heidi Schellman—Professor of Physics, Northwestern University
Frank Sciulli—Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Gregory Snow—Associate Professor of Physics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Sheldon Stone—Professor of Physics, Syracuse University
Thomas Weiler—Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University

University of Chicago Representatives
Donald Levy—Vice President for Research and Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago
Michael Turner—Rauner Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
Robert Zimmer, Chair—President, University of Chicago

Illinois University Representatives
C. Bradley Moore—Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Northwestern University
Lewis Collens (or designate)—President, Illinois Institute of Technology
John Peters—President, Northern Illinois University
James A. Weyhenmeyer—Interim Vice President for Technology and Economic Development, University of Illinois

Industry Representatives
James S. Frank—President and CEO, Wheels, Inc.
Judd Haverfield—Former VP, Business Operations, Weyerhaeuser Company
Jill Wittels—Vice President, Business Development, L-3 Communications
Randall Wotring—President, EG&G Division, URS Corporation

National Laboratory Representatives
Dan E. Arvizu—Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Persis Drell—Deputy Director for Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Charles Shank—Former Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
International Representatives
Ian Halliday—Former Chief Executive, UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council; President, European Science Council
Yoji Totsuka—Former Director, KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)