Six PSU faculty elected to 2023 Cohort of AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific association

PUBLISHED ON April 21, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Six Penn State faculty members in fields ranging from neuropharmacology to computer architecture have been chosen to the 2023 cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific association. This year, AAAS recognized a total of 502 scientists, engineers and innovators with this lifetime honor, bestowed by their peers, for their scientific and socially distinguished achievements.

Fellows were elected in 2023 and will be honored in 2024. They will receive an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin in the mail to commemorate their election and will be invited to an in-person gathering in Washington, DC, in September to celebrate. the honor. The new class is also featured this month in the AAAS “News & Notes” section of the journal Science. Penn State fellows are:

• Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, for contributions to the field of molecular biology, particularly developing genomic, epigenomic, and bioinformatic approaches to identify gene regulatory elements and study mechanisms that control gene expression
• Richard Mailman, Distinguished Professor and College of Medicine Distinguished Senior Scholar, for contributions to neuropharmacology and receptor theory, particularly in developing the mechanism of functional receptor selectivity
• Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, associate dean for innovation in the College of Engineering and A. Robert Noll Chair Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, for contributions to the field of computer architecture and design automation, particularly for energy-aware systems and emerging technologies
• Christopher Scott, Maurice K. Goddard Chair in Forestry & Environmental Resource Conservation and Professor of Ecosystem Science & Management, co-hired at the Institute of Energy and the Environment, for contributions in hydrology, water resources, environmental and forest carbon policy, and for his impactful engagement in water security and the nexus between water, energy and food
• Blair Siegfried, associate dean for research and university education and director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station, for contributions to the field of insecticide toxicology as it relates to the biochemistry and molecular genetics of resistance, environmental protection, and the development of new pest control methods
• Douglas Werner, John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chairman Professor, for contributions to the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, especially for scientific advances in transformation optics, metamaterials, nanoantennas, and new algorithms for numerical modeling and optimization

With more than $1 billion in annual research expenditures, Penn State is among the top 25 U.S. research universities and is one of only two institutions in the country to be awarded land-grant, sea-grant, solar-grant, and space-grant status. This year’s fellows represent Penn State College of Medicine, the College of Agricultural Sciences, the College of Engineering and the Eberly College of Science.

–Adrienne Berard, Penn State University