Philip LeDuc, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a 2023 Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is being recognized for his outstanding research contributions in “experimental cellular and molecular mechanics, biologically inspired engineered approaches, and global challenges both medical and nature inspired with integrated technology.”

This distinction is a lifetime honor achievement within the organization, which promotes the use of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to solve current issues. Members can nominate their peers to become Fellows, as long as those nominated have been members of AAAS for four years. The Council then elects as Fellows those nominees whose “efforts on behalf of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.” Fellows are inducted into an esteemed list of researchers and promoters of science in the public sphere, a list which dates back to 1874… Continue reading.