Three Northeastern University professors—Alessandro Vespignani, Kevin Fu and Yun Raymond Fu—have been selected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The AAAS is the world’s largest “general scientific society” and publisher of perhaps the most widely recognized prestigious academic journal, Science Magazine.
Becoming a fellow at the prestigious association is a lifetime honor awarded to “distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.”
Vespignani is director of the Network Science Institute and Sternberg Family Distinguished Professor at Northeastern.
“It’s an entire academic and scientific community,” Vespignani told Northeastern Global News. “For me, [this appointment] has been something that is a big motivation—being recognized by your peers for the work you’ve done. Scientifically, this is the community telling you that they appreciate your impact.”
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