Ten scholars from the mathematical sciences were elected to the National Academy of Sciences, as announced on April 29, 2025, "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election:
Fairhall, Adrienne L.; professor of physiology and biophysics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and adjunct professor of applied mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
Kannan, Ravindran; distinguished visiting scientist, Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, University of California, Berkeley
Lin, Fang-Hua; Silver Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University; AMS member, AMS Fellow
Liu, Jun S.; professor of statistics, Department of Statistics, Harvard University
Popa, Sorin; professor and Takesaki Endowed Chair in Operator Algebras, Mathematics Department, University of California, Los Angeles; AMS member, AMS Fellow
Sheffield, Scott; Leighton Family Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trefethen, Lloyd N.; professor of applied mathematics in residence, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University; AMS member, AMS Fellow
Wood, Melanie Matchett; William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Harvard University; AMS member, AMS Fellow
Newly elected international members, their affiliations at the time of election, and their country of citizenship are:
Hart, Sergiu; professor emeritus of mathematics and economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel); AMS member
Viazovska, Maryna S.; full professor and Chair of Number Theory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (Ukraine)
The newly elected scholars bring the total number of active members to 2,662 and the total number of international members to 556. Read the full 2025 list.
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