Congratulations to Professors Wayne L. Hubbell and Joan S. Valentine!

On April 17, 2006, the Department gathered in the Café Commons to celebrate two faculty members' election to the National Academy of Sciences. Professors Joan Valentine and Wayne L. Hubbell, were among 72 in the country so honored. They were chosen in recognition of their continuing achievements in original research.

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Tony F.C. Chan, Dean, Division of Physical Sciences	Members and foreign associates are elected annually in recognition of their distinguished achievements in original research; election is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or engineer. Currently, as many as 72 members and 18 foreign associates may be elected annually. Although many names are suggested informally, formal nominations can be submitted only by an Academy member. Nomination materials and candidate lists are confidential. The nomination and evaluation process occurs throughout the year, culminating in a final ballot at the Academy's annual meeting in April. The names of newly elected members and foreign associates are announced in a press release, available on our web site. Because membership is achieved by election, there is no process by which an individual may apply for membership.	Dean Chan congratulates Professor Valentine
Joan Valentine, Tony Chan and Wayne Hubbell over drinks.	Gert Kiss (who will be joining or department as a graduate student in the fall) Tom Mason and Justin the bartender, in the background	Interesting facts from the NAS Website The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. The NAS was signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. As mandated in its Act of Incorporation, the NAS has, since 1863, served to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art" whenever called upon to do so by any department of the government. Scientific issues would become even more contentious and complex in the years following the war. To keep pace with the growing roles that science and technology would play in public life, the institution that was founded in 1863 eventually expanded to include the National Research Council in 1916, the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, and the Institute of Medicine in 1970. Collectively, the four organizations are known as the National Academies.
Jay Gralla, John Wasson (in background) and Harold Martinson	More Interesting Facts from the NAS Website The Academy membership is comprised of approximately 2,000 members and 350 foreign associates, of whom more than 200 have won Nobel Prizes. Members and foreign associates of the Academy are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research; election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or engineer.The Academy is governed by a Council comprised of twelve members (councilors) and five officers, elected from among the Academy membership. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone is the president of the National Academy of Sciences.	Emil Reisler, Juli Feigon, Jay Gralla, Paul Boyer and Sabeeha Merchant
Edie Gralla, Tony Chan, Emil Reisler, Se Hui Sohn, Valentine Group	Arlene Russell, Sherryll Mangahas, Hubbell Lab, Herman Lelie, Valentine Lab , Michael Bridges (Hubbell Lab (in back) Jake Martins, Valetine Lab, Guillaume Chanfreau.	Professors Valentine, Hubbell and Martinson, sharing a toast
Jake Martins, Guillaume Chanfreau, Sabeeha Merchant, Jane Strouse in front, with unidentified grad students behind	Joan Valentine	Wayne Hubbell, Paul Boyer and Joan Valentine
Professors Valentine, Hubbell and Martinson	Professor Wayne Hubbell, being toasted	Some of those who gathered for the event
Joan Valentine, toasting	Professors Valentine, Hubbell and Martinson in conversation	Professors Valentine, Hubbell and Martinson, toasting
Edie Gralla
Photos From the Induction:   Ralph Cicerone, President of the Academy, greets Joan Valentine on the evening of her induction	Ralph Cicerone, President of the Academy, greets Wayne Hubbell on the evening of his induction	Return to the Chemistry Department top page
Joan signing the Academy Book