Eight faculty named AAAS fellows

Eight members of the faculty are among 308 individuals nationwide elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will be feted today (Feb. 14) at the Fellows Forum, to be held in conjunction with the AAAS annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

UW–Madison faculty elected this year include:

• Barry Ganetzky, professor of genetics and medical genetics, for his contributions in Drosophila genetics and neurobiology.
• Robert J. Hamers, professor of chemistry, for his contributions to understanding the chemistry at solid surfaces and interfaces.
• Kenneth E. Hammel, professor of bacteriology, for his work to understand lignocellulose biodegradation.
• Robert L. Jeanne, professor of entomology and zoology, for his studies of the behavior and ecology of social insects.
• Robert Landick, professor of bacteriology, for his contributions to understanding RNA polymerase regulation.
• Gilbert M. Nathanson, professor of chemistry, for studies of the microscopic structure and reactivity of liquid surfaces.
• Jenny Saffran, professor of psychology, for her efforts to understand the learning abilities required to master the complexities of language.
• Janet Shilbey Hyde, professor of psychology, for her work to understand the psychology of women, human sexuality and gender-role development.

Founded in 1848, AAAS is an international organization dedicated to advancing science; it serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science. It publishes the journal Science, as well as numerous scientific reports, newsletters and books, and serves a constituency estimated at 10 million through its membership and affiliated societies.