National academies

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 MemberDepartmentElected
Catherine FrenchCivil, environmental, and geo- engineering2024
Tim LodgeChemistry/Chemical Engineering2024
Andrew G. AlleyneMechanical engineering2023
Graham CandlerAerospace engineering and mechanics2020
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou *Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering2018
David PuiMechanical engineering2016
Emmanuel DeTournay (Foreign member)Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering2016
Michael Tsapatsis **Chemical engineering and materials science2015
Ned Mohan †Electrical and computer engineering2014
Steven Crouch *Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering2013
Eric Kaler *Chemical engineering and materials science2010
Bruce Wollenberg *Electrical and computer engineering2005
Frank BatesChemical engineering and materials science2002
Edward Cussler Jr. *Chemical engineering and materials science2002
Kenneth Keller *Chemical engineering and materials science2002
Christopher Macosko *Chemical engineering and materials science2001
Marshall Nathan *Electrical and computer engineering1999
Subbiah Ramalingam*Mechanical engineering1998
Matthew Tirrell **Chemical engineering and materials science1997
Lanny Schmidt †Chemical engineering and materials science1994
Charles Fairhurst *Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering1991
Daniel Joseph †Aerospace engineering and mechanics1990
H. Ted Davis †Chemical engineering and materials science1988
Benjamin Y.H. Liu *Mechanical engineering1987
Emil Pfender †Mechanical engineering1986
Ephraim Sparrow †Mechanical engineering1986
Richard Goldstein †Mechanical engineering1985
George Schroepfer †Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering1981
Theodore Galambos *Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering1979
Otto Schmitt †Electrical and computer engineering1979
L.E. "Skip" Scriven †Chemical engineering and materials science1978
Roger Staehle †Chemical engineering and materials science1978
Aldert Van der Ziel †Electrical and computer engineering1978
Kenneth Whitby †Mechanical engineering1978
Philip G. Hodge †Aerospace engineering and mechanics1977
Rutherford Aris †Chemical engineering and materials science1975
Richard Jordan †Mechanical engineering1975
Robert Plunkett † Aerospace engineering and mechanics1974
Neal Amundson †Chemical engineering and materials science1970
Ernst Eckert †Mechanical engineering1970
William Shepherd †Electrical and computer engineering1969

* 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.

MemberDepartmentElected
Boris I. Shklovskii Physics and astronomy2023
Larry QueChemistry2022
Marc HirschmannEarth and environmental sciences2020
Mikhail ShifmanPhysics and astronomy2018
Maury BramsonMathematics2017
Frank BatesChemical engineering and materials science2017
R. Lawrence EdwardsEarth sciences2011
Donald TruhlarChemistry2009
David KohlstedtEarth sciences2009
Allen GoldmanPhysics and astronomy2007
John Winckler †Physics and astronomy1996
Avner Friedman **Mathematics1993
Neal Amundson †Chemical engineering and materials science1992
Daniel Joseph †Aerospace engineering and mechanics1991
Paul Gassman †Chemistry1989
James Serrin †Mathematics1980
Herbert Wright Jr. †Earth sciences1977
Edward Ney †Physics and astronomy1971
Willem Luyten †Physics and astronomy1970
William Lipscomb †Chemistry1961
John H. Williams †Physics and astronomy1961
I.M. Kolthoff †Chemistry1958
Bryce Crawford Jr. †Chemistry1956
John Bardeen †Physics and astronomy1954
Alfred O.C. Nier †Physics and astronomy1950
John T. Tate †Physics and astronomy1942
John Van Vleck †Physics and astronomy1935
Arthur Compton †Physics and astronomy1927

* 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.

MemberDepartmentElected
Jian-Ping WangElectrical and computer engineering2021
George BaranyChemistry2020
Keshab ParhiElectrical and computer engineering2020
Georgios GiannakisElectrical and computer engineering2019
Frank S. BatesChemical engineering and materials science2018
Eric W. KalerChemical engineering and materials science2012

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.

MemberDepartmentElected
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou *Civil, environmental, and geo- engineering2022
Marc HirschmannEarth and environmental sciences2020
Laura Gagliardi **Chemistry2020
Timothy P. LodgeChemistry and chemical engineering and materials science2016
Donald G. TruhlarChemistry2015
Renata WentzcovitchChemical engineering and materials science2013
Frank S. BatesChemical engineering and materials science2010
Subir K. Banerjee *Earth sciences2006
R. Lawrence EdwardsEarth sciences2004
David L. KohlstedtEarth sciences2000
Nicolai Vladimirovich KrylovMathematics1993
Daniel D. Joseph †Aerospace engineering and mechanics1993
Rutherford Aris †Chemical engineering and materials science1988
Hans F. Weinberger †Mathematics1986
James B. Serrin, Jr. †Mathematics1984

* professor emeritus ** former faculty member † deceased