National academies
- National Academy of Engineering
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Academy of Inventors
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CSE faculty in the National Academy of Engineering
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinction awarded to a scientist of engineer. Membership in the academy honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature,” and to the “pioneering of new and developing field of technology, making major advancements in traditional engineering fields, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.”
| Faculty Member | Department | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Erdman | Mechanical engineering | 2025 |
| Roger Ruan | Bioproducts and biosystems engineering | 2025 |
| Catherine French * | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 2024 |
| Tim Lodge | Chemistry/Chemical Engineering | 2024 |
| Andrew G. Alleyne | Mechanical engineering | 2023 |
| Graham Candler | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 2020 |
| Efi Foufoula-Georgiou ** | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 2018 |
| David Pui | Mechanical engineering | 2016 |
| Emmanuel DeTournay (Foreign member) | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 2016 |
| Michael Tsapatsis ** | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2015 |
| Ned Mohan ^ | Electrical and computer engineering | 2014 |
| Steven Crouch * | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 2013 |
| Eric Kaler ** | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2010 |
| Bruce Wollenberg * | Electrical and computer engineering | 2005 |
| Frank Bates | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2002 |
| Edward Cussler Jr. * | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2002 |
| Kenneth Keller * | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2002 |
| Christopher Macosko * | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2001 |
| Marshall Nathan * | Electrical and computer engineering | 1999 |
| Subbiah Ramalingam ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1998 |
| Matthew Tirrell | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1997 |
| Lanny Schmidt ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1994 |
| Charles Fairhurst * | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 1991 |
| Daniel Joseph ^ | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 1990 |
| H. Ted Davis ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1988 |
| Benjamin Y.H. Liu * | Mechanical engineering | 1987 |
| Emil Pfender ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1986 |
| Ephraim Sparrow ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1986 |
| Richard Goldstein ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1985 |
| George Schroepfer ^ | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 1981 |
| Theodore Galambos * | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 1979 |
| Otto Schmitt ^ | Electrical and computer engineering | 1979 |
| L.E. "Skip" Scriven ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1978 |
| Roger Staehle ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1978 |
| Aldert Van der Ziel ^ | Electrical and computer engineering | 1978 |
| Kenneth Whitby ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1978 |
| Philip G. Hodge ^ | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 1977 |
| Rutherford Aris ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1975 |
| Richard Jordan ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1975 |
| Robert Plunkett ^ | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 1974 |
| Neal Amundson ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1970 |
| Ernst Eckert ^ | Mechanical engineering | 1970 |
| William Shepherd ^ | Electrical and computer engineering | 1969 |
* professor emeritus ** former faculty member ^ deceased
CSE faculty in the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to furthering science and technology for the general welfare. Considered one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a scientist or engineer, elected member and foreign associates are recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
| Member | Department | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Boris I. Shklovskii | Physics and astronomy | 2023 |
| Larry Que * | Chemistry | 2022 |
| Marc Hirschmann | Earth and environmental sciences | 2020 |
| Mikhail Shifman | Physics and astronomy | 2018 |
| Maury Bramson * | Mathematics | 2017 |
| Frank Bates | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2017 |
| R. Lawrence Edwards | Earth sciences | 2011 |
| Donald Truhlar | Chemistry | 2009 |
| David Kohlstedt * | Earth sciences | 2009 |
| Allen Goldman * | Physics and astronomy | 2007 |
| John Winckler ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1996 |
| Avner Friedman ** | Mathematics | 1993 |
| Neal Amundson ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1992 |
| Daniel Joseph ^ | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 1991 |
| Paul Gassman ^ | Chemistry | 1989 |
| James Serrin ^ | Mathematics | 1980 |
| Herbert Wright Jr. ^ | Earth sciences | 1977 |
| Edward Ney ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1971 |
| Willem Luyten ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1970 |
| William Lipscomb ^ | Chemistry | 1961 |
| John H. Williams ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1961 |
| I.M. Kolthoff ^ | Chemistry | 1958 |
| Bryce Crawford Jr. ^ | Chemistry | 1956 |
| John Bardeen ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1954 |
| Alfred O.C. Nier ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1950 |
| John T. Tate ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1942 |
| John Van Vleck ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1935 |
| Arthur Compton ^ | Physics and astronomy | 1927 |
* retired ** former faculty member ^ deceased
CSE faculty in the National Academy Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
| Member | Department | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Koester | Electrical and computer engineering | 2024 |
| Jian-Ping Wang | Electrical and computer engineering | 2021 |
| George Barany | Chemistry | 2020 |
| Keshab Parhi | Electrical and computer engineering | 2020 |
| Georgios Giannakis | Electrical and computer engineering | 2019 |
| Frank S. Bates | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2018 |
| Eric W. Kaler | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2012 |
CSE faculty in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Members are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to honor remarkable men and women who have made preeminent contributions to their fields and the world. Members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.
| Member | Department | Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Efi Foufoula-Georgiou ** | Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering | 2022 |
| Marc Hirschmann | Earth and environmental sciences | 2020 |
| Laura Gagliardi ** | Chemistry | 2020 |
| Timothy P. Lodge | Chemistry and chemical engineering and materials science | 2016 |
| Donald G. Truhlar | Chemistry | 2015 |
| Renata Wentzcovitch | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2013 |
| Frank S. Bates | Chemical engineering and materials science | 2010 |
| Subir K. Banerjee * | Earth sciences | 2006 |
| R. Lawrence Edwards | Earth sciences | 2004 |
| David L. Kohlstedt * | Earth sciences | 2000 |
| Nicolai Vladimirovich Krylov | Mathematics | 1993 |
| Daniel D. Joseph ^ | Aerospace engineering and mechanics | 1993 |
| Rutherford Aris ^ | Chemical engineering and materials science | 1988 |
| Hans F. Weinberger ^ | Mathematics | 1986 |
| James B. Serrin, Jr. ^ | Mathematics | 1984 |
* professor emeritus ** former faculty member ^ deceased