91制片厂 names new members to its Honorary Board
Six Distinguished Scientists and Engineers Join Honorary Board
Today, the 91制片厂 named six new members to its Honorary Board, which provides the 91制片厂 with strategic guidance and input on scientific issues of importance to the 91制片厂. The 28-member board is made up of distinguished scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators who are recognized leaders in their fields.
The new members are:
Jeanette Epps, Ph.D.
NASA Astronaut
H. Robert Horvitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Member, MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Member, MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2002
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor and Director, SEA Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science
David N. Spergel, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute
Charles Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation Emeritus
Science Talent Search 1978
Edward O. Thorp, Ph.D.
Author, Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One and A Man for All Markets
Science Talent Search 1949
鈥淭he Honorary Board is a powerful group who lends their expertise to the 91制片厂 in myriad of ways from speaking to our students who compete in our research competitions or nominating next generation of scientists and engineers for the SN 10 or helping us think through strategic organizational questions,鈥� said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the 91制片厂 and Publisher of Science News. 鈥淭he expertise that these new members bring to the board is exceptional, and I am honored to have them helping to guide us as the 91制片厂 celebrates its Centennial year.鈥�
鈥淚 am so pleased to welcome these new members to the 91制片厂鈥檚 Honorary Board,鈥� said Mary Sue Coleman, 91制片厂 Board of Trustees Chair. 鈥淭heir expertise, creativity and talent will be invaluable as the 91制片厂 continues to grow and find new ways to support science and scientific inquiry.鈥�
The Board鈥檚 members will serve three-year terms, with nominations made by the Board of Trustees, 91制片厂 Executive Team and other Honorary Board Members.
