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Election to membership in the National Academies is one of the highest honors a scientist can attain. These three prestigious bodies—the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine, under the operating and programming arm of the National Research Council—bring together the nation’s top experts to advise the federal government on critical issues.

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  • Eva Andrei

    Professor II
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2013

    Thomas Banks

    Distinguished Professor
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2023

    Joan W. Bennett

    Associate Vice President for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
    Professor II, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    Election Year: 2005

    William A. Berggren

    Distinguished Visiting Professor
    Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1989

    Helen M. Berman

    Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
    Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year; 2023

    Morrel Cohen

    Distinguished Scientist
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1978

    Hugo K. Dooner

    Professor
    Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences;
    Waksman Institute of Microbiology
    Election Year: 2007

    Monica Driscoll

    Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
    Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2023

    Paul G. Falkowski

    Board of Governors Professor of Geological and Marine Science
    Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
    Director, Rutgers Energy Institute
    Election Year: 2007

    Charles R. Gallistel

    Professor II, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Codirector, Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science
    Election Year: 2002

    Rochel Gelman

    Professor II, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Codirector, Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science
    Election Year: 2006

    Masayori Inouye

    Distinguished Emeritus Professor
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Election Year: 2019

    Henryk Iwaniec

    New Jersey Professor of Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2006

    Dennis Kent

    Board of Governors Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences
    Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2004

    Gabriel Kotliar

    Board of Governors Professor
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2019

    Joel Lebowitz

    George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics
    Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1980

    Bonnie J. McCay

    Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor
    Department of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    Election Year: 2012

    David Mechanic

    René Dubos University Professor of Behavioral Sciences
    Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
    Election Year: 1991

    Gregory W. Moore

    Board of Governors Professor
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2020

    James C. Phillips

    Distinguished Visiting Professor
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1977

    Karin Rabe

    Professor II
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2013

    Lawrence R. Rabiner

    Professor II
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
    Associate Director, Center for Advanced Information Processing
    Election Year: 1990

    Endre Szemerédi

    Professor of Computer Science
    Department of Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2010

    David Vanderbilt

    Professor II
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 2013

    Eileen White

    Deputy Director, Chief Scientific Officer, and Associate Director for Basic Research
    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Election Year: 2021

  • Richard H. Frenkiel

    Visiting Professor
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
    Election Year: 1997

    Bernard H. Kear

    New Jersey Professor of Materials Science and Technology
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
    Director, Center for Nanomaterials Research
    Election Year: 1979

    Michael Lesk

    Professor and Chair
    Department of Library and Information Science, School of Communication and Information
    Election Year: 2005

    Lawrence R. Rabiner

    Professor II, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
    Associate Director, Center for Advanced Information Processing
    Election Year: 1983

    Martin Yarmush

    Paul and Mary Monroe Chair and Distinguished Professor
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
    Election Year: 2017

    Lily Young

    Distinguished Professor and Dean of International Programs
    Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    Election Year: 2023

  • Casimir A. Kulikowski

    Board of Governors Professor of Computer Science
    Department of Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1988

    Howard Leventhal

    Board of Governors Professor of Health Psychology
    Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Election Year: 1997

    David Mechanic

    René Dubos University Professor of Behavioral Sciences
    Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
    Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
    Election Year: 1971

    Louise B. Russell

    Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences
    Chair, Division of Health Policy, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
    Election Year: 1984

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