National Academy of Sciences

News from the National Academy of Sciences

Date: May 1, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected

The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 15 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 2,152 and the total number of foreign associates to 430. Foreign associates are nonvoting members of the Academy, with citizenship outside the United States.

Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election are:

Lovász, László; professor, Mathematical Institute, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary, and visiting professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.