Five scholars elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Five professors from Stanford were elected to the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, along with 67 other new members and 18 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
The five professors from Stanford are Steven Boxer, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor in Chemistry; Margaret Fuller, the Reed-Hodgson Professor in Human Biology and professor of genetics; Ronald Levy, the Robert K. and Helen K. Summy Professor in the School of Medicine, and chief of the school's Division of Oncology; Andrei Linde, professor of physics at the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics; and David A. B. Miller, the W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Electrical Engineering and professor, by courtesy of applied physics.
The National Academy of Sciences held the election during the business session of its 145th annual meeting. The number of active members now totals 2,041.
The academy is a private organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. It was established in 1863 by a congressional act of incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln that calls on the academy to act as an official adviser to the federal government, upon request, in any matter of science or technology.
Additional information about the academy is available online at http://www.nasonline.org. Look for additional information about the newly elected members from Stanford in the next issue of the Stanford Report.
