Institutional Membership in USRA has grown from 48 charter colleges and universities to the current 102 member institutions. All of our member institutions have graduate programs in space sciences or engineering. Besides the 94 member institutions in the United States, there are two in Canada, two in England, one in Germany, two in Israel, and one in Australia.
Member universities are divided into nine Regions, with the eight non-U.S. members forming their own Region. Regional Secretaries represent their regional membership in a variety of organizational matters. To see the list of USRA members by region, click on any of the regions designated in the map below.
USRA's Director of University Relations, Dr. Hussein Jirdeh, is responsible for developing and executing ways that USRA can expand and enhance the participation of universities in aerospace research. The director is the primary point of contact with USRA member institution representatives.
Dr. Hussein Jirdeh
Director of University Relations
Universities Space Research Association
10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044-3432
Phone (410) 730-2656 x 314
Fax (410) 730-3496
Email hjirdeh@usra.edu
Dr. Hussein Jirdeh
Dr. Jirdeh received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering in 1988 from the State University of New York, Buffalo. His primary research interest is in thermal systems and space technologies. Prior to joining USRA, Dr. Jirdeh was on the faculty at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
