Three members of the University of California, Davis, faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Joseph Cech Jr., professor of wildlife, fish and conservation biology, was honored for his work on the environmental physiology of fish. Marvin Goldman, professor emeritus of surgical and radiological sciences, received the award for his research in the medical consequences of protracted exposure to low-level radiation. Ray B. Krone, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, was recognized for his significant research contributions to environmental engineering.
Members of AAAS are selected as fellows in recognition of their "efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished." This year, the distinction was awarded to 283 scientists around the country.
Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science represents the world's largest foundation of scientists and has more than 144,000 individual members. The association publishes the weekly, peer-reviewed journal Science.
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