National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Member
Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
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Illinois Recipients
^emeritus/retired faculty
*alumnus/alumna
ºdeceased
| Recipient | Department | Award Year |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Adamsº | Chemistry | 1929 |
| Elizabeth (Lisa) Ainsworth | Plant Biology | 2020 |
| David Aspnes* | Physics | 1998 |
| Robert Austin* | Physics | 1999 |
| Renee Baillargeon | Psychology | 2015 |
| David Bakerº | Animal, Nutritional, & Applied Microbial Sciences | 2005 |
| John Bardeenº | Electrical & Computer Engineering & Physics | 1954 |
| Gordon Baym^ | Physics | 1982 |
| Peter Beak^ | Chemistry | 2003 |
| Arnold Beckman* | Chemistry | 1999 |
| May Berenbaum | Entomology | 1994 |
| Kathryn Bock^ | Psychology | 2015 |
| Marvin Bryantº | Animal, Nutritional, & Applied Microbial Sciences | 1994 |
| Donald Burkholderº | Mathematics | 1992 |
| John Carbon* | Biochemistry | 1986 |
| David Ceperley | Physics | 2006 |
| Alfred Cho* | Electronic Engineering | 1985 |
| Joanne Chory* | Plant Biology | 1999 |
| Ralph Cicerone*º | Geophysics | 1990 |
| Arthur Coble^º | Mathematics | 1924 |
| Robert Collier* | Microbial Biology | 1991 |
| John Cronan | Microbiology and Biochemistry | 2017 |
| David Curtinº | Chemistry | 1964 |
| Gary Dell | Psychology | 2015 |
| Scott Denmark | Chemistry | 2018 |
| J Doobº | Mathematics | 1957 |
| Sidney Drell* | Physics | 1969 |
| Harry Drickamerº | Chemical Engineering & Physics | 1965 |
| Floyd Dunnº | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1990 |
| Gert Ehrlich^º | Physics | 1986 |
| Ernest Eliel* | Chemistry | 1972 |
| Stephen Elledge* | Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology | 2003 |
| Eduardo Fradkin | Physics | 2013 |
| Gottfried Fraenkel^º | Cellular & Developmental Biology | 1968 |
| Hans Frauenfelder^º | Physics | 1975 |
| Lambert Freund* | Materials Science & Engineering | 1977 |
| Elaine Fuchs* | Cellular and Developmental Biology | 1996 |
| R.C. Fuson^º | Chemistry | 1944 |
| Nigel Goldenfeld | Physics | 2010 |
| Steve Granick^ | Materials Science & Engineering | 2015 |
| Laura Greene^ | Physics | 2006 |
| William Greenough | Psychology | 1992 |
| Martin Gruebele | Chemistry | 2013 |
| Irwin Gunsalus | Biochemistry | 1965 |
| Harry Gutowskyº | Chemistry | 1960 |
| Lowell Hager | Biochemistry | 1995 |
| Thomas Hanratty | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 1999 |
| Jack Harlan | Plant, Soil, & Microbial Sciences | 1972 |
| Karl Hess^ | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2003 |
| Ernest Hilgard* | Psychology | 1948 |
| Nick Holonyak, Jr.^* | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1984 |
| Icko Iben^ | Astronomy | 1985 |
| Jiri Jonas^ | Chemistry | 1985 |
| Susan Kieffer^ | Geology | 1986 |
| Miles Klein^ | Physics | 1998 |
| Paul Lauterbur | Chemistry | 1985 |
| Anthony Leggett | Physics | 1997 |
| Stephen Long | Plant Biology; Crop Sciences | 2019 |
| Nelson Leonard^º | Chemistry | 1955 |
| Francis Loomis^º | Physics | 1949 |
| William McMillan | Physics | 1982 |
| Douglas Melton* | Cellular and Developmental Biology | 1995 |
| Robert Metcalf | Animal, Nutritional, & Applied Microbial Sciences | 1967 |
| Jeffrey Moore | Chemistry | 2017 |
| Catherine Murphy | Chemistry | 2015 |
| Nathan Newmark*º | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 1966 |
| Donald Ort | Plant Biology | 2017 |
| Charles Osgood^º | Psychological & Cognitive Sciences | 1972 |
| Albert Overhauser*º | Physics | 1976 |
| Norman Pace* | Microbial Biology | 1991 |
| Gary Parker | Geology and Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2017 |
| Tommy Phillips | Plant Biology | 1999 |
| David Pines^º | Physics | 1973 |
| C Prosser | Physiology & Pharmacology | 1974 |
| Alfred Redfield* | Physics | 1979 |
| Gene Robinson | Institute for Genomic Biology | 2005 |
| Worth Rodebush | Chemistry | 1938 |
| William Rose | Biochemistry | 1936 |
| Glenn Salisbury | Animal, Nutritional, & Applied Microbial Sciences | 1974 |
| William Schowalter* | Engineering Sciences | 1998 |
| John Schrieffer*º | Physics | 1971 |
| Frederick Seitzº | Physics | 1951 |
| Phillip Sharp* | Cellular and Developmental Biology | 1983 |
| Charles Slichter^º | Physics | 1967 |
| Sol Spiegelman^º | Microbiology | 1965 |
| Dale Van Harlingen | Physics | 2003 |
| Gregorio Weberº | Biochemistry | 1975 |
| Carl Woeseº | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | 1988 |
| Ralph Wolfe^º | Microbiology | 1981 |