Nine Stanford faculty are among the 120 members and 25 international members newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). These elections recognize “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
The NAS is a private, nonprofit society of renowned scholars, charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology.
The new members of NAS from Stanford are:
Ann Arvin, professor of microbiology and immunology, emerita, in the School of Medicine. Arvin is also a member of Stanford Bio-X and the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI).
Laura Attardi, the Catharine and Howard Avery Professor in the School of Medicine and professor of genetics and of radiation oncology. Attardi is also a member of Bio-X, MCHRI, and the Stanford Cancer Institute.
Rob Jackson, the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor and professor of Earth system science at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Jackson is also a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment (Woods Institute) and at the Precourt Institute for Energy.
Dan Jurafsky, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor in Humanities and professor of linguistics in the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) and professor of computer science in the School of Engineering. Jurafsky is also a member of Bio-X and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, and a faculty affiliate of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).
Michael Longaker, the Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor in the School of Medicine and professor of surgery. Longaker is also a member of Bio-X, the Cardiovascular Institute, the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, MCHRI, and the Stanford Cancer Institute.
Rosamond Naylor, the William Wrigley Professor of environmental social sciences, emerita, in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Naylor is also founding director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and the Woods Institute and senior fellow, emerita, at FSI and the Woods Institute.
Art Owen, the Max H. Stein Professor and professor of statistics in H&S. Owen is also a member of Bio-X and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
Robert Sapolsky, the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor and professor of biology in H&S and professor of neurology and neurological sciences and of neurosurgery in the School of Medicine. Sapolsky is also a member of Bio-X and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
Robert Waymouth, the Robert Eckles Swain Professor in Chemistry in H&S. Waymouth is also a member of Bio-X and the Stanford Cancer Institute, a faculty fellow at Sarafan ChEM-H, and an affiliate of the Woods Institute.
