AAAS Fellows Named

North Carolina State University faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

John Michael Blondin, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Physics and associate dean for research in the College of Sciences, was elected for distinguished contributions to astrophysics and physics education, particularly in supernovae and supernova remnants.

Steven D. Clouse, professor emeritus of genomics, plant physiology and horticultural science, was elected for distinguished contributions to the field of plant biology, particularly for pioneering studies of brassinosteroid signaling and plant receptor kinases. Clouse, who retired from NC State in 2015, is currently a program director in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia.

Anastasios A. Tsiatis, Gertrude M. Cox Professor of Statistics, elected for distinguished contributions to survival analysis, statistical methods for clinical trials, causal inference and the broad fields of semiparametric models and dynamic treatment regimes.

They are among 391 scientists to be honored this year by AAAS, the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Each year, the AAAS Council – the policymaking body of the society – elects members who have shown “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” Fellows are nominated by their peers and undergo an extensive review process.

The NC State fellows will be recognized at the AAAS annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, in February.

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