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4 CNSI members among UCLA faculty named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
By Nicole Wilkins
Four CNSI members, among 10 total faculty from UCLA, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society, the association recently announced.
The CNSI members include:
Troy Carter
Professor of physics and astronomy, UCLA College
Carter studies waves, instabilities, turbulence, and transport in magnetically confined plasmas to understand processes in space and astrophysical plasmas. Much of his work on plasmas has focused on the development of carbon-free electricity generation through nuclear fusion — an energy source that mimics the processes powering the sun — including how to better control plasma dynamics to improve the efficiency of fusion reactors. Carter, who directs the Plasma Science and Technology Institute at UCLA, was recently appointed director of the fusion energy division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and is currently on a leave of absence from the university.
Jane Chang
Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of materials science and engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Chang, who holds the William Frederick Seyer Chair in Materials Electrochemistry and is a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, focuses on developing multifunctional complex oxide films that have highly tailored electronic, chemical, thermal, mechanical, and biological properties. In leading the Electronic Materials Synthesis and Plasma Processing Lab, she and her team have developed plasma etching at the atomic scale, enabling the creation of structured films useful in microelectronics, energy devices and other advanced materials applications. She previously directed the Center for Function Accelerated nanoMaterial Engineering, a multidisciplinary research consortium headquartered at UCLA.
Mona Jarrahi
Professor of electrical and computer engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Jarrahi, who holds the Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical Engineering, focuses on the development and application of novel electromagnetic techniques. As director of the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory at UCLA, she studies ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices with a focus on expanding the capabilities of terahertz sensing, imaging and communication systems for applications in a variety of areas, ranging from atmospheric research and biological analysis to medical imaging. Jarrahi is also a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
Chee Wei Wong
Professor of electrical and computer engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Wong, who holds the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. Chair in Engineering, specializes in quantum optics and photonics, with a focus on nonlinear, quantum and ultrafast optics and precision measurement. He leads the Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, which studies the intersection of optical physics, device optoelectronics and solid-state science and engineering, leveraging photonic crystals and chip-scale photonics with applications in industry. He is a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA and the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at UCLA.
The UCLA faculty members are among 471 newly elected AAAS fellows recognized for their significant contributions to the advancement of science and its applications in service to society. They will be celebrated at a forum in Washington, D.C., June 7.
“This year’s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,” said Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of AAAS. “At a time when the future of the scientific enterprise in the U.S. and around the world is uncertain, their work demonstrates the value of sustained investment in science and engineering.”
Founded in 1848, the nonprofit association, which publishes Science and its family of related peer-reviewed journals, has more than 120,000 members across nearly 100 countries and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science serving 10 million members.