18 Apr AAAS members make eight UW researchers new fellows
From top left, Jean-Michel Ané (biological sciences), Vernon Barger (physics), Katrina T. Forest (biological sciences), Simon Gilroy (biological sciences), James Keck (biological sciences), Sissel Schroeder (anthropology), Brad Schwartz (medical sciences) and Jue “Jade” Wang (biological sciences) have been elected 2023 AAAS Fellows.
Eight University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
This year, 502 scientists, engineers and innovators were chosen from the AAAS membership to be AAAS Fellows. The honor, presented annually since 1874, recognizes efforts to advance science and society, with the fellows chosen to reflect the highest standards of scientific integrity and professional ethics.
“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the AAAS Fellows, AAAS is proud to recognize the newly elected individuals,” said Sudip S. Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals. “This year’s class embodies scientific excellence, fosters trust in science throughout the communities they serve and leads the next generation of scientists while advancing scientific achievements.”
The new class of fellows will be featured in the April issue of the journal Science, and each new fellow will be celebrated at a September event in Washington, D.C.
In addition to the new fellows, UW–Madison psychology professor Morton Ann Gernsbacher was elected this spring to serve a second, four-year term on the AAAS board of directors.