Fifteen UW professors were elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) including:
- Wendy Barrington, associate professor of epidemiology, of health systems and population health, and of child, family and population health nursing
- Philip Bell, the Shauna C. Larson endowed chair in learning sciences
- Katherine Comtois, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
- Valerie Daggett, the David and Nancy Auth endowed professor in bioengineering
- Jeremy Hess, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, of global health, and of emergency medicine
- Philip Kinahan, professor of bioengineering and of radiology
- Daniel Kirschen, the Donald W. and Ruth Mary Close professor of electrical and computer engineering and faculty member in the UW Clean Energy Institute
- Juliana McElrath, senior vice president and director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the Joel D. Meyers endowed chair of clinical research and of vaccine and infectious disease at Fred Hutch, and UW professor of medicine
- Aseem Prakash, professor of political science and the Walker family professor for the arts and sciences
- Michael Spencer, the Ballmer endowed dean of social work
- Stefan Stoll, professor of chemistry
- Ruikang Wang, professor of bioengineering and of ophthalmology
- Qiang Fu, professor of atmospheric and climate science
- Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, the Bartley Dobb professor for the study and prevention of violence in the Department of Epidemiology and a UW professor of pediatrics
- Tumaini Rucker Coker, division chief of general pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital and a UW professor of pediatrics
In addition:
- Thomas Lynch, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and of the Cancer Consortium — a partnership between the UW, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Fred Hutch — was elected to the academy.
- Kristi Morgansen, the Boeing-Egtvedt endowed professor and chair in aeronautics and astronautics, will join the board effective Sept. 30. Morgansen was elected to WSAS in 2021.
WSAS members are elected for “their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the State of Washington.”
New Washington State Academy of Sciences members will be formally inducted in September.
