Three faculty from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are among 471 scientists, engineers and innovators newly elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced today, March 27. AAAS fellows are recognized for their exceptional achievements in science, including research, teaching, administration and science communication.
Here are the new fellows from L&S, with their fellowship citations:
Professor Alexander Aue
Department of Statistics
“For distinguished contributions to the field of time series and change-point analysis, in particular for complex models, such as functional and high-dimensional data.”
Professor Simona Ghetti
Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain
“For distinguished contributions to the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, particularly using behavioral and neuroimaging methods to understand the developmental trajectory of memory formation.”
Professor Dawn Sumner
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
“For distinguished contributions to carbonate sedimentology and exploration of complex interactions among environments and life through geological time.”
This announcement was adapted from an article on the UC Davis News website.
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