Fifteen faculty members of the University of California, Davis, have been elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as announced Nov. 20, honored for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
The class of 2017 comprises 396 fellows, all of whom are invited to Austin, Texas, in February for the association’s annual meeting, to be officially recognized.
Here are the new fellows from UC Davis (listed by AAAS section) and the work that led to their election:
Agriculture, Food and Renewable Resources
E. Charles Brummer
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
For distinguished contributions to the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly for integrating genomics into traditional crop improvement programs.
Alison L. Van Eenennaam
Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
For distinguished contributions to the field of animal biotechnology and genomics, and for exceptional efforts to communicate the importance of agricultural sciences to the public.
Biological Sciences
Roger T. Chetelat
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
For distinguished contributions to the field of plant genetics and germplasm resources, particularly the study of self- and interspecific incompatibility in tomato (Solanum) species.
Chemistry
William H. Casey
Department of Chemistry, College of Letters and Science
For developing novel concepts using nanometer-size ions as experimental models for mineral surface sites, and for transferring these concepts between aqueous geochemistry and inorganic chemistry.
Jared T. Shaw
Department of Chemistry, College of Letters and Science
For distinguished contributions to synthetic organic chemistry and chemical biology, particularly for developing new methods for preparing complex organic molecules that modulate biological phenomena.
Engineering
Jerry M. Woodall
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
For novel contributions to the science and engineering of compound semiconductor heterojunction materials and devices ubiquitous in telecommunications and information and communications systems.
Geology and Geography
Kari M. Cooper
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, College of Letters and Science
For novel contributions to the field of geochemistry, in particular for development of new methods of quantifying conditions and time scales of subvolcanic magma storage.
John B. Rundle
Departments of Physics, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, College of Letters and Science
For distinguished contributions to earthquake forecasting and hazard analysis research, for both natural and human-induced seismic activity.
Medical Sciences
Patricia A. Conrad
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine
For distinguished contributions to our understanding of parasitology and transmission of protozoal parasites between wildlife, humans and domestic animals, and for building transdisciplinary research teams.
Satya Dandekar
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
For distinguished contributions to the field of basic and translational infectious diseases, with specific emphasis on HIV pathogenesis, viral persistence and mucosal immunology.
Kenneth W. Kizer
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine; and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
For exceptional achievements in improving population health, and innovative contributions to the quality and safety of health care services in the United States.
Nancy E. Lane
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
For distinguished contributions to research in the epidemiology and genetic composition of and therapies and treatments for women’s musculoskeletal disorders, including osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.
Jonna Ann Keener Mazet
School of Veterinary Medicine
For distinguished contributions to the development and application of One Health methods for the advancement of global health, and for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems.
Stephen J. McSorley
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine
For seminal contributions to our understanding of the generation of innate and adaptive immunity to mucosal pathogens.
Physics
Warren E. Pickett
Department of Physics, College of Letters and Science
For distinguished contributions to the understanding of materials properties using quantum mechanical based first principles methods and large-scale computation.
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