The 2021 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) includes seven investigators from Ohio State, four of whom hail from the College of Arts and Sciences.

The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S. scientist can receive. Fellows are elected by their academic peers.

“The venerable tradition of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowships includes such recognizable scientific greats as sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois, anthropologist Margaret Mead and astronaut Ellen Ochoa,” Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson said. “As a scientist myself, I am honored on behalf of every member of the Ohio State community who has been selected to join this distinguished group of scientists, researchers, engineers and innovators. The range of achievements and contributions of our newest AAAS Fellows exemplifies how vital innovation and discovery are to enriching lives and building a better world.”

The 2021 class of AAAS Fellows includes 564 scientists, engineers and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines. 

The College of Arts and Sciences' newest Fellows are:

• Bear Braumoeller, Andrei Baronov and Ratmir Timashev Endowed Chair in Data Analytics and professor in the Department of Political Science. For distinguished contributions to the fields of political methodology, social science theory and applied policy analysis.
• Joshua Goldberger, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. For distinguished contributions to the field of materials chemistry, particularly for developing new two-dimensional and layered materials with applications in electronics.
• Michael Annan Lisa, professor in the Department of Physics. For his development of azimuthally sensitive femtoscopy for relativistic heavy-ion collisions and his discovery, via global polarization measurements, of the unprecedented vorticity of quark-gluon plasma created in such collisions.
• Harvey Miller, Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in Geography, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, and professor in the Department of Geography. For novel, sustained and impactful scholarship on analytical time geography, GIScience and spatial analysis in a data-rich world, and sustainable mobility.

The new Fellows will be celebrated later this year during an in-person gathering when it is feasible from a public health and safety perspective.