May 2, 2007
Famous Georgian Scientist David Lordkipanidze Becomes Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
The US Embassy in Georgia is pleased to announce that the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has selected Prof. David Lordkipanidze, famous paleoanthropologist and General Director of the Georgian National Museum, as a foreign associate member of the Academy in recognition of his distinguished and continuing contribution in the furtherance of science. The election to NAS is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a scientist.
The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 12 countries at the 144th annual meeting of the Academy on May 1, 2007. The Academy currently has 2,025 active members and 387 foreign associates with citizenship outside the United States. 200 NAS members have won Nobel Prizes at different times.
The National Academy of Sciences is part of the National Academies, which perform unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts from all over the world in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. In addition to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academies include the Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. All four give advice on critical issues to the federal government and the public.
The National Academy of Sciences is organized into six defined Classes further divided into 31 diverse disciplinary Sections to cover physical and mathematical, engineering, biomedical and environmental, as well as behavioral and social sciences, including anthropology. NAS members enjoy the right to submit their articles to the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). This weekly publication is one of the world’s most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serials. Since its establishment in 1914, it continues to publish cutting-edge research reports, commentaries, reviews, perspectives, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy.
The National Academy of Sciences, a private organization of scientists and engineers, was established in 1863 by a congressional act of incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln to advance all the sectors of science and technology.
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