Hallock elected fellow of Massachusetts Academy of Sciences

Distinguished Professor Robert Hallock of the Physics Department was recently elected a fellow of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences (MAS) along with 17 other Bay State scientists; all were recognized at a reception at Boston’s Museum of Science. Academy peers identify candidates for fellowship based on their significant professional achievement in scientific research or science education.

 

MAS president and founder, Biology professor Margaret Riley, said, “Our fellows encompass true passion for and expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and we are thrilled to have engaged this body of individuals in our mission to change the way Massachusetts citizens think about science.”

 

MAS fellows are a select and prestigious community recognized for extraordinary scientific accomplishments and service to the science community and the public, she added. Up to 25 new fellows may be elected each year to a lifetime appointment.

 

At the reception, newly elected MAS fellows enjoyed a roundtable discussion about how the MAS can play a role in increasing K-16 student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while also ensuring that young people are prepared for employment in these fields.

 

In addition to Hallock, the 2013 MAS fellows are Edward Adelson, Sallie Chisholm, Shafrira Goldwasser, Frank Thomson Leighton, Barbara Liskov and Gigliola Staffilani of MIT, Albert-Laszio Barabasi and Richard Harris of Northeastern University, Robert Brown, Charles DeLisi and Andrei Ruckenstein of Boston University, Joan Brugge of Harvard Medical School, Margaret Geller of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Pardis Sabeti of Harvard University, Judith Herzfeld of Brandeis University, Ileana Streinu of Smith College and Joanne Kamens of the nonprofit plasmid repository, Addgene, which streamlines scientific sharing.

 

The Massachusetts Academy of Sciences is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with an overall mission to increase the level of civic science literacy across the state.

 

Photo: Margaret Riley and Robert Hallock