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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.

  • 2022 – Caroline Harwood, Microbiology
  • 2022 – Rachel Klevit, Biochemistry
  • 2021 – James A. Banks, Education
  • 2021 – David Battisti, Atmospheric Sciences
  • 2021 – P. Dee Boersma, Biology
  • 2021 – Richard G. Salomon, Asian Language and Literature
  • 2020 – Ana Mari Cauce, Psychology, American Ethnic Studies
  • 2020 – Trisha N. Davis, Biochemistry
  • 2020 – Tatiana Toro, Mathematics
  • 2018 – Sue Biggins, Biochemistry (Affiliate Faculty)
  • 2017 – Thomas E. Anderson, Computer Science & Engineering
  • 2017 – Karen Goldberg, Chemistry (former faculty)
  • 2016 – Patricia Ebrey, History
  • 2016 – Donald Grayson, Archaeology
  • 2016 – Anna Karlin, Computer Science & Engineering
  • 2016 – Lawrence Loeb, Biochemistry and Pathology
  • 2015 – Stanley Fields, Genome Sciences and Medicine
  • 2015 – David Kaplan, Physics
  • 2014 – Arthur Fine, Philosophy
  • 2014 – Jerry F. Franklin, Environmental and Forest Sciences
  • 2013 – Susan Eggers, Computer Science & Engineering
  • 2013 – Randal Moon, Pharmacology
  • 2012 – Lawrence Corey, Laboratory Medicine
  • 2011 – Ann E. Nelson, Physics (deceased)
  • 2010 – Daniel Gottschling, Genome Sciences (Affiliate Faculty)
  • 2010 – Benjamin D. Hall, Biology and Genome Sciences (deceased)
  • 2010 – Ray William Hilborn, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
  • 2009 – David Baker, Biochemistry
  • 2009 – William P. Gerberding, President Emeritus (deceased)
  • 2009 – Andrew N. Meltzoff, Psychology
  • 2009 – Edward Miles, Marine Affairs (deceased)
  • 2009 – James W. Truman, Biology
  • 2009 – Gunther Uhlmann, Mathematics
  • 2008 – Linda B. Buck, Physiology and Biophysics (Affiliate Faculty)
  • 2007 – Donald E. Brownlee, Astronomy
  • 2007 – Anthony G. Greenwald, Psychology
  • 2007 – Raymond B. Huey, Biology
  • 2006 – Mark T. Groudine, Radiation Oncology
  • 2006 – David R. Knechtges, Asian Languages and Literature
  • 2004 – Michael Hechter, Sociology
  • 2004 – Edward D. Lazowska, Computer Science & Engineering
  • 2004 – Thalia Papayannopoulou, Medicine
  • 2004 – George Stamatoyannopoulos, Medicine and Genome Sciences
  • 2004 – Robert Waterston, Genome Sciences
  • 2003 – Robert Eisenman, Biochemistry
  • 2003 – Charles Johnson, English
  • 2003 – Maynard V. Olson, Medicine and Genome Sciences
  • 2003 – Adrian E. Raftery, Statistics and Sociology
  • 2003 – R.G. Hamish Robertson, Physics
  • 2002 – Everett Peter Greenberg, Microbiology
  • 2001 – Margaret Levi, Political Science
  • 2001 – Barbara Reskin, Sociology
  • 2000 – William A. Catterall, Pharmacology
  • 2000 – Heather McHugh, English
  • 1999 – Daniel J. Evans, Public Affairs
  • 1999 – Wick C. Haxton, Physics (former faculty)
  • 1999 – Mary-Claire King, Medicine and Genetics
  • 1999 – Robert T. Paine, Zoology
  • 1999 – Peter B. Rhines, Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences
  • 1998 – Eric G. Adelberger, Physics
  • 1998 – Leland H. Hartwell, Genetics (former faculty)
  • 1998 – Bertil Hille, Physiology and Biophysics
  • 1998 – Charles Hirschman, Sociology
  • 1998 – Seymour J. Klebanoff, Medicine (deceased)
  • 1998 – Patricia K. Kuhl, Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • 1998 – Elizabeth Alison Thompson, Statistics
  • 1998 – Richard White, History (former faculty)
  • 1997 – Victor L. Klee, Mathematics (deceased)
  • 1997 – John Michael Wallace, Atmospheric Sciences
  • 1996 – Ernest Davidson, Chemistry (former faculty)
  • 1996 – E. Norval Fortson, Physics
  • 1995 – Ernest M. Henley, Physics (deceased)
  • 1995 – Jacob Lawrence, School of Art (deceased)
  • 1993 – H.S. Becker, Sociology (former faculty)
  • 1993 – Thomas Dunne, Geological Sciences (former faculty)
  • 1993 – John A. Glomset, Medicine and Biochemistry (deceased)
  • 1993 – Lynn Moorhead Riddiford, Biology
  • 1992 – Joseph Felsenstein, Genetics and Biology
  • 1992 – Estella Leopold, Biology
  • 1991 – Gordon H. Orians, Zoology
  • 1988 – Richard D. Palmiter, Biochemistry
  • 1987 – Earl W. Davie, Biochemistry (deceased)
  • 1984 – David Henry Pinkney, History (deceased)
  • 1984 – Donald Warren Treadgold, History (deceased)
  • 1982 – Leroy Hood, Molecular Biotechnology (former faculty)
  • 1981 – David Thouless, Physics (deceased)
  • 1980 – Ivan R. King, Astronomy
  • 1979 – Benton Seymour Rabinovitch, Chemistry (deceased)
  • 1978 – Lyle Jensen, Biological Structure and Biochemistry (deceased)
  • 1978 – Arno G. Motulsky, Medicine and Genetics (deceased)
  • 1977 – Hans Georg Dehmelt, Physics (deceased)
  • 1976 – Clement Alfred Finch, Medicine and Hematology (deceased)
  • 1975 – Hubert Morse Blalok, Jr., Sociology (deceased)
  • 1975 – August Henry Doermann, Biology (deceased)
  • 1974 – John Rusten Hogness, Medicine (deceased)
  • 1972 – Edmond Henri Fischer, Biochemistry (deceased)
  • 1971 – Edwin G. Krebs, Biochemistry and Pharmacology (deceased)
  • 1970 – Donald Rowe Matthews, Political Science (deceased)
  • 1969 – Herschel Lewis Roman, Botany (deceased)
  • 1960 – Hans Neurath, Biochemistry (deceased)
  • 1958 – Robert Walter Williams, Physics
  • 1957 – Henry Stanley Bennett, Medicine and Biology (deceased)
  • 1943 – Edwin Ray Guthrie, Philosophy (deceased)