Four Rutgers professors named fellows of national science association
Four Rutgers scholars – Mark Baker, Philip Furmanski, Jay Tischfield, and Barbara Zilinskas – are among 471 scientists the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated to the rank of fellow.
The pre-eminent U.S. scientific organization selects fellows based on their efforts in advancing science or fostering applications considered scientifically or socially distinguished. The new Rutgers fellows, three from the School of Arts and Sciences and one from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, will be presented with an official certificate and a gold rosette pin February 16, at the Fellows Forum during the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.
The four new AAAS fellows join 33 previous Rutgers fellows.
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