The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the worldβs largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals. Election as a fellow is a lifetime honor and considered one of the most distinguished recognitions within the scientific community.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ professors Peter Delfyett and Ronald DeMara are among the 40 fellows elected in the engineering section of AAASβs 2022 class, which includes researchers at other well-respected and nationally recognized schools like Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell and The University of Texas at Austin. Across 24 sections, 550 total individuals were selected as 2022 AAAS fellows and inducted at a celebration on Friday, July 14, in Washington, D.C.
Delfyett and DeMara bring the total number of current ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ leadership and faculty who are AAAS fellows to at least 16, the majority of whom earned the honor at the university, according the latest AAAS data.
Delfyett joined CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, faculty in 1993. His research contributions have been extensive, spanning the underlying physics, device development and application of semiconductor-based mode-locked laser diodes. In 2021, he was ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs first sitting faculty member to be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, joining eight other faculty who were inducted prior to joining ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½.
Delfyett holds several positions at ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ including director of the Townes Laser Institute, Pegasus Professor, university distinguished professor, and university trustee chair professor of optics, electrical engineering, and physics.
βI am incredibly honored to receive this prestigious recognition from AAAS,β says Delfyett. βMy accomplishments would not be possible without the tremendous support I have received over the last 30 years from my ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ colleagues, staff and students.
DeMara is a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is a Pegasus Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, joint faculty in the Department of Computer Science and the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Digital Learning Faculty fellow. Before joining ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ in 1993, DeMara was an associate engineer at IBM and a visiting research scientist at NASA Ames. He is a registered professional engineer.
DeMaraβs research interests are in adaptive and resilient computing architectures with an emphasis on reconfigurable logic devices, evolvable hardware and post-CMOS devices.
βThe opportunities provided by the department, college and university levels at ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½, from 1992 through my 30th year at ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ this past December, are support for which I’m deeply indebted,β DeMara says. βEqually, I am indebted to my colleagues as collaborators and mentors.β
In a tradition stretching back to 1874, AAAS Fellows are recognized for their extraordinary achievements across disciplines. The new class of fellows hails from academic institutions, laboratories and observatories, hospitals and medical centers, museums, global corporations, nonprofit organizations, institutes, and government agencies including the U.S. presidential administration.
βAAAS is proud to elevate these standout individuals and recognize the many ways in which theyβve advanced scientific excellence, tackled complex societal challenges, and pushed boundaries that will reap benefits for years to come,β says Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.
The 2022 class of fellows of scientists, engineers, and innovators from around the world received a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin, representing science and engineering respectively, to commemorate the honor.
Other current ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ leadership and faculty who have been previously inducted as AAAS fellows include:
- Issa Batarseh (2008; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Pegasus Professor - Alexander N. Cartwright (2016; State University of New York)
President - Ni-Bin Chang (2011; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Professor - Louis Chow (2012; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Professor - Peter Hancock (2012; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Sciences
Pegasus Professor and provost distinguished research professor - Zhihua Qu (2012; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Pegasus Professor, Thomas J. Riordan and Herbert C. Towle chair - Talat Rahman (2020; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Sciences
Pegasus Professor, distinguished professor - Charles Reilly (2010, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Assistant vice provost, professor - Debra Reinhart (2009; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Pegasus Professor and associate VP for Research and Scholarship - Martin Richardson (2015; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Optics and Photonics
Pegasus Professor, Northrup Grumman professor - Al Sattelberger (2002; Los Alamos National Laboratory)
College of Sciences
Courtesy research scientist - Sudipta Seal (2008; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Chair and professor - Mubarak Shah (2009; ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Trustee chair professor - Marwan Simaan (1999; University of Pittsburg)
College of Engineering and Computer Science
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