National Academy of Sciences

Chartered by Congress in 1863 during the Civil War, the National Academy of Sciences recognizes distinguished achievements in original scientific research and provides independent, evidence-based advice to the nation.

Ruma Banerjee

2026, Biological Chemistry

Nancy Burns

2026, Political Science

Elizaveta Levina

2026, Statistics

Phoebe Ellsworth

2025, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences

Scott Page

2025, Social & Political Sciences

Vonnie McLoyd

2024, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences

Henry Wellman

2024, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences

Jonathan Overpeck

2024, Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Kent Berridge

2024, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences

Jeffrey Lagarias

2024, Mathematics

Lee Hartmann

2024, Astronomy

Maria Lemos

2023, Human Environmental Sciences

Robert Sellers

2023, Psychological & Cognitive Sciences

Vincent Hutchings

2022, Social & Political Sciences

Ivette Perfecto

2022, Environmental Sciences & Ecology