John Wahr Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Anonymous — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:27:00 +0000

John Wahr Elected to National Academy of Sciences Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/02/2012 - 11:27

Congratulations to Professor John M. Wahr, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! The announcement was delivered on Tuesday, May 2, 2012.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized by my peers,” Wahr said.

John Wahr is a Professor of Physics, Fellow of CIRES, a College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction, and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He has been awarded the prestigious Vening Meinesz Medal from the European Geosciences Union, and the Charles A. Whitten Award, Bowie Lectureship, and the James B. Macelwane Award from the American Geophysical Union.

John joined the CU faculty in 1983 and has published 170 peer reviewed journal articles in geophysics. His most recent work on the NASA GRACE satellite mission utilizes the earth's gravity to carefully measure the worldwide depletion of fresh water stored glaciers, soil and aquifers. He is a leading authority on the study of tides in the oceans and the solid earth, dynamics of the earth's rotation, and the rebound of the earth's crust after glacial melting.

“The research you do, you don’t do it alone," Wahr said. "Collaborators over the years – everybody who works with you deserve a share of this award.”

The National Academy of Sciences was established by President Abraham Lincoln to provide scientific advice to the Government “whenever called upon” by any Government department. According to the NAS Web site, “Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.”

Professor Wahr joins seven CU physics professors in the National Academy of Sciences: Noel Clark, Eric Cornell, Deborah Jin, John Hall, Margaret Murnane, Carl Wieman and Jun Ye. In addition, physics lecturer and NIST senior scientist David Wineland is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and physics and astrophysics professor Daniel Baker is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Physics Professor Jun Ye Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Anonymous — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:50:00 +0000

Physics Professor Jun Ye Elected to National Academy of Sciences Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/10/2011 - 19:50

Congratulations to Professor Jun Ye for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The news was announced by the NAS on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

Professor Ye joins 72 new members and 18 foreign associates. Ye and his scientific colleagues were recognized for their distinguished and ongoing achievements in original research.

Jun Ye is a Professor Adjoint in Physics, a Fellow of JILA and a NIST Fellow. His research is focused in three related areas: laser-based atomic clocks, chemistry of cold and ultracold molecules, and precision laser spectroscopy.

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