Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS)
DescriptionFor meritorious contributions to science
Date1848 (1848)
LocationWashington D.C.
CountryUnited States United States
Websitewww.aaas.org/elected-fellows

Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS) is an honor accorded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to distinguished persons who are members of the Association. Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council for "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications [which] are scientifically or socially distinguished".

AAAS Fellow Rosette Pin

Examples of areas in which nominees may have made significant contributions are research; teaching; technology; services to professional societies; administration in academe, industry, and government; and communicating and interpreting science to the public.[1] The association has awarded fellowships since 1874.[2] AAAS publishes annual update of active Fellows list,[3] which also provides email address to verify status of non-active Fellows. See also Category:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for more examples.

AAAS Fellows

AAAS Fellows[4] include Nobel Prize winners[5] Michael W. Young and Michael Rosbash, ACM Turing Award winner[6] David Patterson and IEEE Medal of Honor winner Irwin M. Jacobs.[7]

  • Nobel Prize: Michael Rosbash
    Nobel Prize:
    Michael Rosbash
  • ACM Turing Award: David Patterson
    ACM Turing Award: David Patterson
  • IEEE Medal of Honor: Irwin Jacobs
    IEEE Medal of Honor: Irwin Jacobs

References

  1. ^ "AAAS - Nomination of AAAS Fellows". aaas.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Lehman Biology Professor Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science - CUNY Newswire - The City University of New York". web.cuny.edu. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "AAAS Active Fellows list". aaas.org. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ https://www.aaas.org/elected-fellows
  5. ^ https://www.aaas.org/news/two-aaas-members-win-2017-nobel-prize-physiology-or-medicine
  6. ^ https://www.acm.org/media-center/2018/march/turing-award-2017
  7. ^ https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows-3


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