American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
A member whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished and who has been a continuous member for the four year period leading up to the year of nomination, may, by virtue of such meritorious contribution be elected a Fellow by the Council. 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.
Application/Nomination information: Nominations are restricted to members.
Agency deadline: May
Additional information: AAAS website
Illinois Recipients
^emeritus/retired faculty
*alumnus/alumna
| Recipient | Department | Award Year |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Bell | Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior | 2020 |
| Carl Bernacchi | Plant Biology | 2020 |
| Rohit Bhargava | Bioengineering | 2020 |
| Paul Braun | Materials Science & Engineering | 2020 |
| Prashant Jain | Chemistry | 2020 |
| Nancy Sottos | Materials Science & Engineering | 2020 |
| Elizabeth Ainsworth | Plant Biology | 2019 |
| Andrew Alleyne | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2019 |
| David Cahill | Materials Science & Engineering | 2019 |
| Paul Hergenrother | Chemistry | 2019 |
| Sheldon Jacobson | Computer Science | 2019 |
| Klara Nahrstedt | Computer Science | 2019 |
| Andrew Suarez | Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior | 2019 |
| Tao Xie | Computer Science | 2019 |
| Narayana Aluru | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2018 |
| William Gropp | Computer Science | 2018 |
| Andrew Leakey | Plant Biology | 2018 |
| Ray Ming | Plant Biology | 2018 |
| Jianjun Cheng | Materials Science & Engineering | 2016 |
| Brian Cunningham* | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2016 |
| Kevin Pitts | Physics | 2016 |
| Bruce Rhoads | Geography & Geographic Information Science | 2016 |
| Chad Rienstra | Chemistry | 2016 |
| Josep Torrellas | Computer Science | 2016 |
| Evan DeLucia | Plant Biology | 2015 |
| Placid Ferreira | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2014 |
| Stephen Boppart* | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2013 |
| Chi-Hing Cheng-De Vries* | Integrative Biology | 2012 |
| Kent Choquette | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2012 |
| Neal Cohen | Psychology | 2012 |
| Paul Fischer | Computer Science | 2012 |
| Rashid Bashir | Bioengineering | 2011 |
| Debasish Dutta | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2011 |
| Wilfred van der Donk | Chemistry | 2011 |
| James Whitfield | Entomology | 2011 |
| Gary Dell | Psychology | 2009 |
| Andrew Gewirth | Chemistry | 2009 |
| Huimin Zhao | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2009 |
| Jeffrey Brawn | Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences | 2008 |
| James Eden* | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2008 |
| Phyllis Wise | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 2008 |
| John Gerlt | Biochemistry | 2007 |
| Gregory Girolami | Chemistry | 2007 |
| Scott Silverman | Chemistry | 2007 |
| Stewart Berlocher | Entomology | 2006 |
| Sydney Cameron | Integrative Biology | 2006 |
| David Clayton | Cell & Developmental Biology | 2005 |
| Dana Dlott | Chemistry | 2005 |
| Paul Kelter | Chemistry | 2005 |
| Ilesanmi Adesida^ | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2003 |
| Craig Bethke | Geology | 2003 |
| Keh-Yung Cheng | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2003 |
| Nick Holonyak | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2003 |
| Jeffrey Moore | Chemistry | 2003 |
| Robert Gennis | Biochemistry | 2000 |
| Robert Fossum | Mathematics | 1999 |
| Cleora D’Arcy | Crop Sciences | 1997 |
| Paul Gold | Psychology | 1997 |
| Sung-Mo Kang | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1997 |
| Narendra Ahuja | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1996 |
| William Brewer | Psychology | 1996 |
| Chester Gardner | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1996 |
| Richard Alkire | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 1995 |
| Martha Gillette | Cell & Developmental Biology | 1995 |
| Albert Feng | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 1993 |
| Karl Hess | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1993 |
| Stephen Sligar* | Biochemistry | 1993 |
| Richard Burkhardt | History | 1992 |
| Thom Dunning | Chemistry | 1992 |
| George Batzli | Animal Biology | 1991 |
| May Berenbaum | Entomology | 1991 |
| Antony Crofts | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 1991 |
| Scott Denmark | Chemistry | 1991 |
| John Dudley | Crop Sciences | 1991 |
| Donald Holt | Crop Sciences | 1990 |
| Stanley Friedman | Entomology | 1988 |
| Gordon Baym | Physics | 1985 |
| Dennis Buetow | Integrative Biology | 1985 |
| Edwin Goldwasser | Physics | 1985 |
| Ralph Simmons* | Physics | 1985 |
| Arthur Devries | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 1984 |
| Peter Beak | Chemistry | 1983 |
| Fred Delcomyn | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 1983 |
| Hans Frauenfelder | Physics | 1981 |
| Eugene Giles | Anthropology | 1969 |
| Edward Conrad | Biochemistry | 1966 |
| Paul Lauterbur | Chemistry | 1966 |