“We hope every new member celebrates this achievement and joins our work advancing the common good.”
— David W Oxtoby, Academy President
Nine Indian Americans were among 270 new members elected in 2023 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences which has been honouring excellence since its founding in 1780, reported americanbazaaronline.com.
“With the election of these members, the Academy is honuoring , excellence, innovation, and leadership and recognizing a broad array of stellar accomplishments,” said Academy President David W. Oxtoby announcing this year’s new members.
“We hope every new member celebrates this achievement and joins our work advancing the common good.”
The 270 members elected in 2023 are drawn from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science, and include more than 40 International Honorary Members (IHM) from 23 countries.
The nine Indian Americans elected in 2023 are: Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan, Harvard University (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics); Vidya Madhavan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Senthil Todadri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics), Priyamvada Natarajan, Yale University (Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences); Ruma Banerjee, University of Michigan (Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology); Sankar Ghosh, Columbia University (Microbiology and Immunology); Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida (Religious Studies); Amitabh Chandra, Harvard Kennedy School (Public Affairs and Public Policy); and, Sudip Parikh, American Association for the Advancement of Science (Scientific, Cultural, and Nonprofit Leadership).
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