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Rutgers’ Best Thinkers

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Members of the National Academies

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

 
Abel Prize Winner

Endre Szemeredi

Endre Szemerédi, State of New Jersey Professor of Computer Science, has won the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters’ 2012 Abel Prize, one of the top honors in the field of mathematics. Szemerédi, recipient of numerous international awards and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, was cited “for his fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science.” The Abel Prize comes with a grant of approximately $1 million.

Future Scientists

Rochel Gelman

Sid the Science Kid, the popular PBS television program, would not be the same without Rutgers professor Rochel Gelman. Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006, Gelman is an expert on creating environments that foster interest in math and science. Her approach, which builds on children’s natural curiosity to introduce scientific methods of inquiry, has made Sid a major hit among the preschool set. Learn more.

Rutgers faculty who are currently members of the National Academies are:

National Academy of Sciences

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

Haim Brezis, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences
Election Year: 2003

Felix Browder, University Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences
Election Year: 1973

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

Allan Conney, Garbe Professor of Cancer and Leukemia Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Election Year: 1982

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

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

James Flanagan, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lawrence Shepp, Board of Governors Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences
Election Year: 1989

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

Evelyn Witkin, Barbara McClintock Professor Emerita of Genetics, Waksman Institute of Microbiology
Election Year: 1977


National Academy of Engineering

James Flanagan, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1978

Richard H. Frenkiel, Visiting Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1997

James D. Idol, Professor Emeritus, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1986

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

Elias Snitzer, Professor Emeritus, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1979

John B. Wachtman Jr., Professor Emeritus, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Election Year: 1976

Institute of Medicine

Gerald N. Grob, Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences; Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Election Year: 1990

William Holzemer, Dean, College of Nursing
Election Year: 2003

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 Sciences, 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, 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

Lawrence Shepp, Board of Governors Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences
Election Year: 1992