FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006
Brigitte Donner (202) 974-6313
brigitte.donner@ucdc.edu
56 UC researchers elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fifty-six University of California researches have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society in this year's annual election. Nine of UC's 10 campuses are represented in this year's election, and the UC-affiliated fellows constitute more than 10 percent of the 449 new association fellows.
With this latest election, there are approximately 530 UC researchers who are fellows of the association.
Chosen by their peers, association fellows are recognized for their distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications in a wide variety of fields, including agriculture, biological sciences, education, engineering, medical sciences, psychology, and social sciences. Fellows have made significant contributions in areas such as research, teaching, technology or administration.
As a symbol of their accomplishments, each new fellow will receive an official certificate and a gold science or blue engineering rosette pin during the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in San Francisco set for Feb. 17, 2007.
"These distinguished researchers are to be applauded for their outstanding contributions to science and technology," said University of California President Robert C. Dynes. "The broad representation from our campuses, and across a wide variety of disciplines, is impressive.
"The University of California's membership in the AAAS underscores the dedication of our faculty to excellence in teaching and research and to pursuing solutions for some of the most significant scientific challenges before us."
Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science encompasses over 262 societies and academies of science and serves 10 million people. The association aims to make progress in science throughout the world and seeks to increase public awareness in areas of science and technology. AAAS, the publisher of the journal Science, also strives to foster communication among scientists and enhance international cooperation in scientific innovation.
The newly elected fellows affiliated with the University of California are:
UC Berkeley
- Henry Brady, professor of political science
- Jonathan Ellman, associate professor of chemistry
- Stuart J. Freedman, professor of physics
- Michael I. Jordan, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences
- Jack F. Kirsch, professor of molecular and cell biology
- Steven G. Louie, professor of physics, and senior faculty scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Johanna Nichols, professor of Slavic languages and literature
UC Davis
- Robert L. Gilbertson, professor of plant pathology
- John J. Harada, professor of plant biology
- Hans-Georg Muller, professor of statistics
- Pamela C. Ronald, professor of plant pathology
- Chris van Kessel, chair, department of plant pathology
- Susan L. Williams, professor of evolution and ecology
UC Irvine
- Reginald M. Penner, professor of chemistry
- Douglas J. Tobias, assistant professor of chemistry
UCLA
- William G. Cumberland, chair and professor of public health - biostatistics
- Glen MacDonald, professor of geography
- Maria Alicia Lopez-Freeman, executive director, California Science Project
- Roberto Peccei, vice chancellor for research
- Jean L. Turner, professor of physics and astronomy
- David T. Wong, associate dean of research, School of Dentistry, and professor of dentistry, division of oral biology and medicine
UC Riverside
- Reza Abbaschian, dean, College of Engineering
- Guy Bertrand, distinguished professor of Chemistry
- Jan Blacher, professor of education
- Katherine A. Borkovich, professor of plant pathology
- Wilfred Chen, professor of chemical engineering
- France A. Cordova, chancellor
- Marc Deshusses, chair, department of chemical and environmental engineering
- Shou-wei Ding, professor of plant pathology
- Jodie S. Holt, chair and professor of plant physiology
- Tio Jiang, professor of computer science and engineering
- Bai-lian Li, professor of ecology
- Umar Mohideen, associate professor of physics
- Dimitrios Morikis, professor of bioengineering
- Joseph G. Morse, professor of entomology
- Victor G. J. Rogers, professor of bioengineering
- P. Kirk Visscher, associate professor of entomology
- Christine Ward-Gailey, professor of women's studies
- Charles Wyman, professor of chemical and environmental engineering
- Shizhong Xu, professor of genetics
- Marylynn Yates, chair, department of environmental sciences and professor of environmental microbiology
- Jory A. Yarmoff, professor of physics
UC San Diego
- Margaret J. Schoeninger, professor of anthropology
- Julian I. Schroeder, professor of biological sciences
- Ray Franklin Weiss, associate dean of academic affairs and professor of geochemistry
- Martin Yanofsky, professor of biological sciences
UC San Francisco
- Henry J. Ralston III, professor of anatomy
UC Santa Barbara
- David D. Awschalom, professor of physics
- Charles E. Samuel, professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology
- Alec N. Wodtke, professor of chemistry and biochemistry
UC Santa Cruz
- Olof Einarsdottir, associate professor of chemistry
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Robert J. Budnitz, a nuclear engineer
- Karl A. van Bibber, co-leader of the Axion Dark Matter Experiment
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Alan Reginald Bishop, associate director and committee co-chair, Theory, Simulation, and Computation
- Alan S. Perelson, senior fellow
- Antoinette J. Taylor, associate director, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Members of American Association for the Advancement of Science are nominated to the rank of fellow by the association's steering group, by three current fellows or by the association's chief executive officer. Each steering group reviews the nominations of individuals within its section and the AAAS Council makes the final decision.
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