Professor Kaustav Banerjee Elected AAAS Fellow

We are delighted to announce that Professor Banerjee has been elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. The UCSB professor joins 388 other newly elected members to AAAS for 2016. This year, Dr. Banerjee, along with two other faculty at UCSB, biologist Kathleen Foltz and Computer Scientist Divyakant Agrawal, were recognized as AAAS Fellows.

“It is a special honor to congratulate three of our colleagues on their election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science,” said UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang. “Professors Agrawal, Banerjee, and Foltz join the ranks of distinguished fellows at one of the world’s foremost scientific societies — one with a strong tradition of promoting collaboration, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility and supporting scientific education.

“This prestigious honor highlights their pioneering contributions, as recognized by peers in the same fields. We are immensely proud and honored to have them as scientific leaders and colleagues on our campus.”