National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. The NAS was signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. As mandated in its Act of Incorporation, the NAS has, since 1863, served to “investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art” whenever called upon to do so by any department of the government.

• 2023 – Gunther Uhlmann, Mathematics
• 2023 – Philip D. Greenberg, Medicine, Oncology, Immunology
• 2022 – Elizabeth Buffalo, Physiology and Biophysics
• 2022 – Joseph Mougous, Microbiology
• 2022 – Jay Shendure, Genome Sciences
• 2022 – James Truman, Biology
• 2021 – Rachel Wong, Biological Structure
• 2021 – Rachel Klevit, Biochemistry
• 2021 – Julie Theriot, Biology
• 2021 – Anna Karlin, Computer Science and Engineering
• 2021 – Randy LeVeque, Applied Mathematics
• 2019 – Chris Bretherton, Atmospheric Sciences and Applied Mathematics
• 2017 – John E. Vidale, Earth and Space Sciences (Affiliate Faculty)
• 2016 – Dennis Hartmann, Atmospheric Sciences
• 2015 – Randall T. Moon, Pharmacology
• 2014 – Eric D’Asaro, Oceanography
• 2014 – Benjamin D. Hall, Botany and Genome Sciences (deceased)
• 2013 – Sue Biggins, Biochemistry
• 2013 – David Kaplan, Physics
• 2013 – Mary Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology
• 2012 – James M. Bardeen, Physics
• 2012 – Evan Eichler, Genome Sciences
• 2012 – Ann E. Nelson, Physics (deceased)
• 2011 – Daniel Gottschling, Basic Science Division (Affiliate Faculty)
• 2011 – Donald Grayson, Department of Anthropology
• 2010 – Patricia K. Kuhl, Speech and Hearing Sciences
• 2010 – Lynn Riddiford, Biology
• 2009 – Caroline Harwood, Microbiology
• 2009 – Adrian E. Raftery, Statistics and Sociology
• 2008 – Michael J. Bevan, Immunology
• 2008 – Elizabeth Alison Thompson, Statistics
• 2007 – Brian F. Atwater, Earth and Space Sciences (Affiliate Faculty)
• 2006 – David Baker, Biochemistry
• 2006 – Barbara Reskin, Sociology
• 2005 – Steven Henikoff, Genome Sciences (Affiliate Faculty)
• 2005 – Mary-Claire King, Medicine and Genome Sciences
• 2004 – Everett Peter Greenberg, Microbiology
• 2004 – R.G. Hamish Robertson, Physics
• 2003 – Linda B. Buck, Physiology and Biophysics (Affiliate Faculty)
• 2003 – Jody Deming, Oceanography and Astrobiology
• 2003 – Edward Miles, Marine Affairs
• 2001 – Philip P. Green, Genome Sciences
• 2001 – Mark T. Groudine, Radiation Oncology
• 2000 – Stanley Fields, Genetics and Medicine
• 2000 – Sen-itiroh Hakomori, Pathobiology and Microbiology
• 2000 – Robert Waterston, Genome Sciences
• 1999 – Joseph Felsenstein, Genetics and Biology
• 1999 – Wick C. Haxton, Physics (former faculty)
• 1998 – Robert Eisenman, Biochemistry
• 1998 – E. Norval Fortson, Physics
• 1997 – John Michael Wallace, Atmospheric Sciences
• 1996 – Joseph Beavo, Pharmacology
• 1996 – Richard Karp, Computer Science & Engineering (former faculty)
• 1995 – Donald E. Brownlee, Astronomy
• 1995 – Donald C. Malins, Environmental and Occupational Health (former faculty)
• 1995 – David Thouless, Physics (deceased)
• 1994 – Eric G. Adelberger, Physics
• 1994 – James R. Holton, Atmospheric Sciences (deceased)
• 1994 – Eugene Nester, Microbiology
• 1994 – Maynard V. Olson, Medicine and Genome Sciences
• 1993 – Bishnu S. Atal, Computer and Information Sciences
• 1990 – John A. Glomset, Medicine and Biochemistry
• 1989 – William A. Catterall, Pharmacology
• 1989 – Stanley Gartler, Medicine and Genetics
• 1989 – Gordon H. Orians, Zoology
• 1988 – Richard D. Palmiter, Biochemistry
• 1987 – Ernest Davidson, Chemistry (former faculty)
• 1987 – Leland H. Hartwell, Genetics (former faculty)
• 1987 – Seymour J. Klebanoff, Medicine (deceased)
• 1986 – Bertil Hille, Physiology and Biophysics
• 1986 – Robert T. Paine, Zoology (deceased)
• 1984 – Michael Freedman, Mathematics (former faculty)
• 1982 – Leroy Hood, Molecular Biotechnology (former faculty)
• 1982 – Ivan R. King, Astronomy
• 1982 – E. Donnall Thomas, Medicine (deceased)
• 1981 – Peter B. Rhines, Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography
• 1980 – Earl W. Davie, Biochemistry (deceased)
• 1980 – Eloise Giblett, Medicine (deceased)
• 1979 – Ernest M. Henley, Physics (deceased)
• 1978 – Hans Georg Dehmelt, Physics (deceased)
• 1978 – John Halver, Nutrition, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (deceased)
• 1978 – Richard Reed, Atmospheric Sciences (deceased)
• 1976 – Hubert Morse Blalock, Jr., Sociology (deceased)
• 1976 – Arno G. Motulsky, Medicine and Genetics (deceased)
• 1975 – Earl Benditt, Pathology (deceased)
• 1975 – August Henry Doermann, Biology (deceased)
• 1974 – Clement Alfred Finch, Medicine (deceased)
• 1974 – Estella Leopold, Biology
• 1973 – John W. Cahn, Physics (deceased)
• 1973 – W.T. Edmonson, Biochemistry (deceased)
• 1973 – Edmond Henri Fischer, Biochemistry (deceased)
• 1973 – Edwin G. Krebs, Biochemistry and Pharmacology (deceased)
• 1970 – Herschel Lewis Roman, Botany (deceased)
• 1969 – Paul B. Beeson, Medicine (deceased)
• 1961 – Hans Neurath, Biochemistry (deceased)