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AAAS elects ASTC members and science engagement leaders as Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named its new class of AAAS Fellows. Election as a AAAS Fellow is a lifetime honor in recognition of diverse accomplishments, including, research, leadership, teaching, mentoring, fostering collaborations, and advancing public understanding of science. Fellows are nominated by AAAS’ 24 disciplinary sections, three Fellows who are current AAAS members, or by the CEO of AAAS.

Although most of those elected as Fellows are recognized for their scientific research accomplishments, AAAS’ broad membership and diverse sections include a number of individuals associated with ASTC-member organizations or relevant to our field, including the following:

Michael R. Barratt (Section on Medical Sciences)
NASA Astronaut
NASA Johnson Space Center

Contributor, #ASTC50 Collection

Carol A. Christian (Section on Astronomy)
Hubble Space Telescope Outreach Project Scientist
Space Telescope Science Institute

Dentel S. Ebel (Section on General Interest in Science & Technology)
Curator, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
American Museum of Natural History

Lucio Frydman (Section on Chemistry)
Bertha and Isadore Gudelsky Professorial Chair, Weizmann Insitute of Science
Chief Scientist for Chemistry & Biology, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Mark E. Hahn (Section on Biological Sciences)
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver (Section on Education)
Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Development
Indiana University Bloomington School of Education

Stanley P. Sander (Section on Atmospheric & Hydrospheric Sciences)
Senior Research Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology

Keegan Sawyer (Section on General Interest in Science & Engineering)
Project Manager, Science of Science Communication
U.S. Department of Energy
Program Manager, SciPEP

Brooke Smith (Section on Societal Impacts of Science & Engineering)
Director, Science and Society
The Kavli Foundation

Overall, the 2024 class of Fellows includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators. The new Fellows will receive a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin (representing science and engineering, respectively) to commemorate their election and will be celebrated at a forum in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 2025. The 2024 Fellows class were also featured in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science in March 2025.

Additional Information:

“AAAS Welcomes 471 Scientists and Engineers as Honorary Fellows,” March 27, 2025.
“AAAS names 2024 Fellows,” Science 387(6741, 27 March 2025): 1363–1366.