Six current and former Laboratory employees recently were named as Fellows for 2005 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, "Science."
The AAAS Fellows for 2005 are: David L. Clark, director of the Seaborg Institute for Actinide Science in the Nuclear Materials Technology (NMT) Division Office, for distinguished contributions to the field of actinide science.
Richard A. Keller of Cell Biology, Structural Biology and Flow Cytometry (B-2), for pioneering achievements in ultra sensitive detection of molecules, including seminal contributions to optogalvanic spectroscopy, intracavity spectroscopy, single molecule spectroscopy and DNA sequencing.
Antonio Redondo of Theoretical Biology and Biophysics (T-10), for innovative theoretical models for understanding catalysis of aluminosilicates and for promoting scientific interactions among national laboratories, academia and industry.
Robert E. Ecke of Center for Nonlinear Studies (T-CNLS), for distinguished contributions to nonlinear science, particularly the physics of mode-locking, chaos, pattern formation, turbulence and granular dynamics, and for service to the nonlinear science community.
Siegfried S. Hecker Director Emeritus of the Laboratory, and currently visiting professor at Stanford University, for outstanding and extensive research in material sciences and for leadership in assuring U.S. national security and worldwide threat reduction.
Sallie Keller-McNulty, formerly of Decision Applications (D) Division, for distinguished research in the area of confidentiality, for imaginative leadership of the statistics group at the Laboratory and for energetic service to the statistical community.
"Once again, the scientific excellence and technical prowess of Los Alamos is demonstrated on a national level in this year's selection of six AAAS Fellows from our Laboratory," said Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck. "We can now add yet another benchmark to our remarkable history of producing great science in the interest of national security."
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. This year, AAAS named a total of 376 Fellows, who will be recognized for their contributions to science at the Fellows Forum scheduled for Feb. 18, 2006, during the AAAS annual meeting in St. Louis.
Currently, AAAS members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the Steering Group of their respective sections, by three Fellows or by the association's chief executive officer. Each Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and forwards a final list to the AAAS Council.
The AAAS Council votes on the final aggregate list. The Council is the policymaking body of the association, and is chaired by the President. The Council consists of members of the Board of Directors, the retiring section chairs, delegates from each electorate and each regional division and two delegates from the National Academy of Science.
