Thirteen University of Michigan faculty members earned election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024, and EEB Professor Stephen A. Smith is among them! 

The AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society, announced 471 members of the 2024 class, elected for their “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.”

Dr. Smith, EEB professor and director of the Program in Biology, was elected for distinguished contributions to the field of phylogenetics, or the evolutionary history of organisms, particularly the development of new methods and computational tools for better understanding the patterns and processes of plant evolution.

Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science began electing fellows in 1874. The new fellows will be celebrated at a forum on June 7 in Washington, D.C. The 2024 Fellows class is also featured in the AAAS News & Notes section of the March issue of the journal Science.

Read the full article on Michigan News and get to know all the University of Michigan fellows here.

Read the Record's write-up here.