{"80111":{"#nid":"80111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AAAS and Georgia Tech Announce 2004 Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology have been awarded the distinction of \u003Cem\u003EAAAS Fellow \u003C\/em\u003E-- \u003Cstrong\u003ERichard A. DeMillo\u003C\/strong\u003E, the John P. Imlay Dean and Distinguished Professor of Computing; \u003Cstrong\u003ERigoberto Hernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry; \u003Cstrong\u003EPeter J. Hesketh\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering; \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn F. McDonald\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor and Chair, School of Biology; and \u003Cstrong\u003EGary B. Schuster\u003C\/strong\u003E, Dean of the College of Sciences and Professor of Chemistry. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAwarded to 308 members this year, these individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts to advance science or its applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. New Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, February 19, at the Fellows Forum during the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0027s AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News \u0026amp; Notes section of the journal, \u003Cem\u003EScience \u003C\/em\u003Eon October 29, 2004.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the section on Biological Sciences, \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn F. McDonald\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor and Chair of the School of Biology, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for \u003Cem\u003Epioneering work on the evolution of transposable genetic elements and their contributions to gene and genome structure and function\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs part of the section on Chemistry, \u003Cstrong\u003ERigoberto Hernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor in the School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for \u003Cem\u003Einnovative computational methods and theoretical models for understanding structural and dynamic chemical behavior and for commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in science\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the section on Chemistry, \u003Cstrong\u003EGary B. Schuster\u003C\/strong\u003E, Dean of the College of Sciences and Professor of Chemistry, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for \u003Cem\u003Epioneering research in organic photochemistry and for leadership of the academic enterprise\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the section on Engineering, \u003Cstrong\u003EPeter J. Hesketh\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for \u003Cem\u003Ethe development of MEMS microfluidic and microvalve devices and biosensors and for the application of stereolithography in fabricating prototype chemical sensors\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the section on Information, Computing and Communication, \u003Cstrong\u003ERichard A. DeMillo\u003C\/strong\u003E, the John P. Imlay Dean and Distinguished Professor of Computing, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for \u003Cem\u003Edistinguished contributions to the fields of computer security, software engineering, and mathematics, with particular emphasis on information security\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the Steering Groups of the Association\u0027s 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members (so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee\u0027s institution), or by the Chief Executive Officer. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Council is the policymaking body of the Association, chaired by the AAAS President, and consisting of the members of the Board of Directors, the Retiring Section Chairs, delegates from each electorate and each regional division, and two delegates from the National Association of Academies of Science.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world\u0027s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal, \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E. AAAS was founded in 1848, and serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. The non-profit AAAS is open to all and fulfills its mission to \u0022advance science and serve society\u0022 through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Five Faculty Selected for Prestigious Honor"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Five faculty members have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. This year the title has been awarded to 308 members nationwide.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five faculty members elected as AAAS Fellows."}],"uid":"27301","created_gmt":"2004-10-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Elizabeth Campell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2004-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"80121":{"id":"80121","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178071","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:51","changed":"1475894693","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:53"}},"media_ids":["80121"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/","title":"Science Magazine"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aaas.org\/","title":"American Association for the Advancement of Science"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}