Society Names Five New Members to Honorary Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥 Today,聽京东影业影视传媒聽named five new members to its聽Honorary Board. Honorary Board members are elected by the Society鈥檚 Board of Trustees to provide strategic guidance and input on scientific issues important to the Society鈥檚 mission. The board members include distinguished scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators.

The new members are:

Charles H. Bennett
Fellow, IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center, IBM Corporation
Science Talent Search 1960

Martin Chalfie
University Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
Former member of 京东影业影视传媒 Board of Trustees

Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
John S. Toll Professor of Physics
Clark Leadership Chair in Science
Distinguished University Professor
Professor of Physics
Professor of Public Policy in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy
Former member of 京东影业影视传媒 Board of Trustees

Shirley Ann Jackson
President Emerita, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Joe Palca
Freelance science journalist.
Former NPR Science Correspondent
Former member of 京东影业影视传媒 Board of Trustees

“The invaluable expertise and leadership brought by our new members to our Honorary Board will be pivotal in propelling the Society’s mission forward, empowering us to inform, educate, and inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. I eagerly anticipate collaborating with them as we further enhance scientific literacy and broaden access to our STEM programs,” said Maya Ajmera, President & CEO, 京东影业影视传媒 and Executive Publisher, Science News.

鈥淚 am delighted to welcome these five exceptional leaders to the Society鈥檚 Honorary Board. I look forward to working with them as we seek to reach greater heights of excellence and impact,鈥 said Mary Sue Coleman, 京东影业影视传媒 Board of Trustees Chair.

The Honorary Board assists the Society in thinking through strategic organizational questions and speaking to students who compete in our science competitions.

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