The University of Zurich (UZH) is now one of 115 universities that form part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). According to a recent press release issued by the USRA, which is headquartered in the US State of Maryland, UZH was officially inducted into the association on March 25, 2022. The USRA is a non-profit organization that promotes collaboration between NASA and the university research community. It was founded in 1969 at the initiative of NASA and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington.
“We are very pleased to welcome University of Zurich as a USRA member”, comments Dr. Jeffrey A. Isaacson, President and CEO of USRA, in the press release. “The University’s outstanding work - especially in its space-related disciplines - adds to the collective strength of our Association”, he concludes. USRA also highlighted the research and development achievements of the UZH Space Hub, the wide range of training courses, the demanding Ph.D programs and its number of cooperation partners.
UZH is already working with NASA within the framework of various Space Act Agreements, the university writes in a press release of its own. “Joining the USRA as a member is a great honor and recognition for all UZH researchers in the field of aerospace”, says Oliver Ullrich, Director of the UZH Space Hub. “The diversity of our research topics reflects the fact that space is a matter for all aspects of humankind - a diversity that can be lived and experienced to a particularly large extent at UZH as a comprehensive university”, he adds.
