In recognition of their distinguished and original research, the National Academy of Sciences has elected 72 new members and 18 foreign associates. With this year’s election, held in April during the academy’s 143rd annual meeting in Washington, DC, active NAS members total 2013 and foreign associates—or nonvoting members with citizenship outside of the US—total 371.
Of the new members, 34 are involved in physics-related work.
Edward H. Adelson, professor of vision science at MIT
Leonard M. Adleman, Henry Salvatori Chair in computer science and professor of computer science and biological sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles
Wolfhard Almers, senior scientist at the Vollum Institute at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland
David Baker, investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor in the biochemistry department at the University of Washington in Seattle
Jillian F. Banfield, professor of geomicrobiology...
