Academy Members
National Academy of Sciences
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor of Geographical Sciences; director, School of Geographical Sciences; director, GeoDa Center for Geospatial Analysis and Computation
Research areas: spatial econometrics, exploratory spatial data analysis and geovisualization, urban and regional analysis. Elected NAS 2008.
Charles J. Arntzen, Florence Ely Nelson Presidential Chair, School of Life Sciences
Research areas: basic research in plant molecular biology and protein engineering, as well as the utilization of plant biotechnology for enhancement of food quality and value; expression of pharmacologically active products in transgenic plants; and overcoming health and agricultural constraints in the developing world. Elected NAS 1983.
Jane Buikstra, professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Research areas: paleopathology; paleonutrition; health and demographic characteristics of prehistoric populations. Elected NAS 1987.
Roy Curtiss, professor, School of Life Sciences
Research areas: genetic and biochemical bases of pathogenicity of various bacteria, such as Salmonella and E. coli; recombinant vaccines against agricultural and human pathogens; edible vaccines; biologic containment for genetically engineered organisms. Elected NAS 2001.
Bert Hoelldobler, Foundation Professor, School of Life Sciences (joint appointment, University of Würzburg)
Research areas: evolutionary biology; insect behavior and the behavioral ecology of invertebrates. Elected NAS (Foreign Associate) 1998.
Elinor Ostrom, research professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (joint appointment, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Research areas: political economy, resource governance and management, research foundations for studying social-ecological systems. Elected NAS 2001.
John M. Rowell, research professor, School of Materials
Research areas: superconductivity; Josephson effect; electron-phonon interaction and conventional superconductivity; low and high-Tc superconductors. Elected NAS 1994.
Billie Lee Turner II , Gilbert F. White Chair in Environment and Society, School of Geographical Sciences (eff. June 1, 2008)
Research areas: land change science and sustainable land architecture, human-environment relationships, tropical land use and small-holder decision making. Elected NAS 1995.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Michael Hechter, Foundation Professor, School of Global Studies
Research areas: the causes of nationalism and group solidarity; rational choice explanations of macrosocial outcomes; the role and measurement of individual values in social theory. Elected AAAS 2004.
Bert Hoelldobler, Foundation Professor, School of Life Sciences (joint appointment, University of Würzburg)
Research areas: evolutionary biology; insect behavior and the behavioral ecology of invertebrates. Elected AAAS 1974.
Elinor Ostrom, research professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (joint appointment, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Research areas: political economy, resource governance and management, research foundations for studying social-ecological systems. Elected AAAS 1991.
Robert Page, Foundation Professor and founding director, School of Life Sciences
Research areas: evolutionary genetics; social behavior of honeybees. Elected AAAS 2006.
Stephen Pyne, Regents' Professor, School of Life Sciences
Research areas: environmental history, history of fire, history of exploration. Elected AAAS 1995.
Billie Lee Turner II , Gilbert F. White Chair in Environment and Society, School of Geographical Sciences (eff. June 1, 2008)
Research areas: land change science and sustainable land architecture, human-environment relationships, tropical land use and small-holder decision making. Elected AAAS 1998.