11 Foundation-Supported Researchers Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) recently named nearly 250 new members, including 11 scientists and mathematicians who have received funding from the Simons Foundation. The academy’s membership comprises leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy and public affairs who are elected in recognition of their exceptional contributions to their fields and professions.

New AAAS members include:

Ian Agol
University of California, Berkeley
Simons Investigator in Mathematics and Simons Fellow in Mathematics

William Bialek
Princeton University
Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain

Anne Brunet
Stanford University
Investigator, Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain

Yang Dan
University of California, Berkeley
Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain

Anna Krylov
University of Southern California
Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics

Jonathan Mattingly
Duke University
Simons Fellow in Mathematics

Christopher Skinner
Princeton University
Simons Investigator in Mathematics

Salil Vadhan
Harvard University
Simons Investigator in Theoretical Computer Science

Michael Weinstein
Columbia University
Senior Fellow, Simons Society of Fellows

Lauren Williams
Harvard University
Simons Fellow in Mathematics