AAAS welcomes 449 scientists and engineers as Honorary Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) AAAS announces its 2025 class of Honorary Fellows, includes 449 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary Sections.

Rockefeller's Gabriel Victora (@victora.bsky.social) has been elected as a #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! He is recognized for outstanding contributions in identifying how germinal centers refine antibody responses to infection and immunization. Congrats!

UMass professors Om Parkash Dhankher, Jason M. Kamilar, Dhandapani Venkataraman, Beverly Park Woolf headshots.

Congratulations to Prof. Dhankher, Prof. Kamilar, Prof. Venkataraman, and @manningcics.bsky.social Prof. Woolf, and for being elected as a #AAASFellow by @aaas! We are very proud of your extraordinary contributions to science. https://bit.ly/4dJJMHF

MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird named a AAAS Fellow • MBARI The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird a 2025 Fellow, recognizing her distinguished contributions to the field of marine ecol...

@aaas.org has named MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird a #AAASFellow, recognizing her distinguished contributions to the field of marine ecology, particularly for innovative development, application, and integration of acoustical techniques.

Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-s...

UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lawrence Sita Named 2025 AAAS Fellow | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland The distinguished lifetime honor recognizes Sita’s innovative solutions to combat the world’s plastic

👏 Congrats to Chemistry & Biochemistry Professor Lawrence Sita on being named a 2025 #AAASFellow!

The fellowship recognizes his groundbreaking research to develop next-generation materials to combat the world's #PlasticPollution problem.

Fen-Biao Gao named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Congratulations to the RTI's Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, on being named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science today for advancing our understanding of disease pathogenesis in frontotemporal dementia: direc.to/o3Dn

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UMD Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Chair James Farquhar Named 2025 AAAS Fellow | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland The distinguished lifetime honor recognizes Farquhar’s research studying the evolution of Earth’s anci

🎉 Congrats to @umdgeology.bsky.social's James Farquhar on being named a 2025 #AAASFellow!

The fellowship recognizes James' research on sulfur isotope geochemistry, which revealed novel insights into the evolution of Earth's atmosphere.

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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Parkhurst for being elected a #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! This is among the highest distinctions in science and the whole division is excited and proud of this recognition of her scientific discoveries, mentorship, and collegiality.
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Congratulations Georgia Tech engineers @rbeyah.bsky.social & Gabriel Rincón-Mora for their election to #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! It’s a lifetime honor (and one that has celebrated Tech researchers for more than 100 years). b.gatech.edu/3PuvlgQ

Fen-Biao Gao named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

UMass Chan congratulates Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, on being named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science today for advancing our understanding of disease pathogenesis in frontotemporal dementia: direc.to/o3Dn

#FTD #AAASfellow @aaas.org @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

Fourteen Emory faculty named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Emory University | Atlanta GA A record number of Emory faculty have been elected to the newest Class of AAAS Fellows in recognition of outstanding efforts to advance science.

Here's @emoryuniversity.bsky.social's news story about Emory's @aaas.org 2025 Fellows. We had 14 Fellows this year (a new record!), with 3 in @emorycollege.bsky.social, including my colleague Dr. Tom Gillespie. Congrats to all of my fellow Fellows here! news.emory.edu/stories/2026... #AAASFellow

2025 AAAS Fellow. Evan MIchelson. Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Congrats to Foundation Program Director Evan Michelson on being named to the 2025 #AAASFellow class, one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community.

Read more: sloan.org/programs/res...

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#InternetHallofFame #ICANNWatch #CyberCivilizationResearchCenter #KeioUniversity #BellLaboratories #ESS1 #SNOBOL #RandCorporation #ScientificDataSystems #CSNET #NSFNet #PaulBaran #AAASFellow #GenevieveMiller #DavidJackFarber #DavidJFarber

Roger Clark was named a #AAASFellow, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. He received a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin, representing science and engineering, respectively, to commemorate this honor at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 2025.

Prof. Selin's election as a #AAASFellow is a well deserved honor and, together with her leadership of the new MIT "Center for #Sustainability Science and Strategy," great news for efforts to bring science to bear on advancing solutions to the challenges of #sustainabledevelopment. 🧪

Baylor Anthropology Scientist Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D., Named AAAS Fellow Media and Public Relations

#SicEm, Dr. Hoggarth! 🐻🏅

The Baylor anthropology prof has been named an #AAASFellow, a lifetime honor from @AAAS.org -- the world’s largest general scientific society:

Anne Spang awarded distinction of AAAS Fellow The AAAS has elected Prof. Anne Spang at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, as a Fellow. With this honor, the world’s largest scientific society recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field...

Congratulations to Anne Spang @spanglab.bsky.social for being elected as a new #AAASFellow by @aaas.org ! The world’s largest scientific society recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field of cell #biology and #biochemistry. @unibas.ch
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Noelle Selin elected to 2024 class of AAAS Fellows Noelle Selin, professor of atmospheric chemistry in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) and Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), was elected as a Fellow of...

Congrats to MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin for being elected a #AAASFellow for “world-recognized leadership in modeling the impacts of air pollution on human health, in assessing the costs and benefits of related policies, and in integrating technology dynamics into #sustainability science.”

We are honored that @aaas.org elected linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz to this year’s #AAASFellow class, one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1xu5

AAAS honors two Wake Forest researchers as lifetime Fellows | Wake Forest News Two researchers at Wake Forest University have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Congratulations to Drs. Kimberley McAllister (@akmcallister.bsky.social) & Abdou Lachgar for achieving the rank of #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! WFU (@wakeforest.bsky.social) is proud of your extraordinary contributions to science & society. Read more here: news.wfu.edu/2025/03/27/a...

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Four engineers from Georgia Tech have been elevated to #AAASFellow by @aaas.org this year. Congratulations to @wilburlam.bsky.social, Anant Madabhushi, @kristawalton.bsky.social & Chaouki Abdallah for this lifetime honor (and one that dates back >100 years for our researchers!): b.gatech.edu/3Ro3Xi4

Maggie Levenstein named 2004 AAAS Fellow, for distinguished contributions to industrial organization and historical economics, especially information systems, competition dynamics, cartels and antitrust policies, as well as systematic improvements to national social science data policies.

Congrats to ICPSR Director Maggie Levenstein for her elevation to the rank of #AAASFellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science! More: myumi.ch/QwrbD

#ResearchDataEcosystem #economics #data #SocialScience #sbeccc @umich.edu @aaas.org @um-src.bsky.social

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We are proud to announce that Rachel Segalman, professor of chemical engineering and materials, has been bestowed the honor of #AAASFellow for her extraordinary contributions to science.

Read more here: engineering.ucsb.edu/news/disting...

Congratulations to Dartmouth Computer Science Professor David Kotz '86 who was named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science! #AAASFellow

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Congratulations to PSI's Roger Clark! 🎉

The @AAAS.org named him a 2024 #AAASFellow, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. 🧪 🔭

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We are honored that @aaas.org has selected Brooke Smith, Director of Science & Society at The Kavli Foundation, to this year's #AAASFellow class - one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community!
Learn more here: www.kavlifoundation.org/news/science...

Congratulations to danah boyd for being elected #AAASFellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for contributions to Information, Computing & Communication! This distinction is among the highest in science. Learn more: msft.it/6019qiqn1

Arun Srivastava, Ph.D., named AAAS Fellow » Cancer Center » UF Health Cancer Center » University of Florida The honor is among the most distinctive in academia and recognizes extraordinary impact and achievement across disciplines.

Congratulations to UF Health Cancer Center member Arun Srivastava, Ph.D., of the UF College of Medicine, who was named a 2024 Fellow of @aaas.org. He was recognized for distinguished contributions over more than four decades to AAV molecular biology and gene therapy: go.ufl.edu/ovzkk2b #AAASFellow

Congratulations to RNA biologist Eric Wagner for achieving the rank of #AAASFellow by @aaas.org!

Thank you for your extraordinary contributions to science and mentoring the next generation of biomedical researchers.

Read more about Dr. Wagner’s work: www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...

Exciting to host Dr. Anthony Vella from UConn School of Medicine! His groundbreaking work on T cell regulation & RNA-binding proteins is shaping the future of immunology. The spliceosome is an emerging frontier—stay tuned! #Immunology #TCells #RNA #Spliceosome #AAASFellow

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