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Five Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
- Peter Jones was among the quintet recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
By Carl Marziali on December 17, 2009 8:56 AM
Five USC faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their outstanding contributions in science and engineering.
Peter Jones and Michael Stallcup of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, along with Michael Kassner, Shrikanth Narayanan and Viktor Prasanna of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, will be among 531 scientists honored in February at the fellows forum of the 2010 association’s annual meeting in San Diego.
Jones, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, was honored for “general studies in the field of epigenetics which identified the pivotal role of DNA methylation in gene silencing in normal development and cancer.”
Stallcup, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was honored for “distinguished contributions to the field of [gene] transcription, particularly the discovery and characterization of co-activators and roles of histone and non-histone methylation in transcriptional regulation.”
Kassner, professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, was honored for “distinguished research in the mechanical behavior of materials, and for leadership in universities, national laboratories and research funding agencies to advance research in materials science.”
Narayanan, professor of electrical engineering and computer science with a joint appointment in linguistics and psychology at USC College, was honored for “outstanding contributions to human communication science and technologies and their applications to engineering systems development.”
Prasanna, professor of electrical engineering, was honored for “distinguished contributions to the field of parallel and distributed computing, in particular, reconfigurable computing, and for building a vibrant international community in this area.”
The tradition of American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows began in 1874. Members are considered for the rank of fellow if nominated by the steering group of their respective sections, by three fellows or by the association’s chief executive officer. The American Association for the Advancement of Science Council votes on the final list.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the prestigious journal Science. The society, which was founded in 1848, includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science serving 10 million individuals.
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