Cahoon, Clemente, Hebets named AAAS fellows

November 27th, 2019

Three University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Fellows are selected by their peers for scientifically or socially distinguished achievements that advance science or its application.

Nebraska’s new AAAS fellows are:

• Ed Cahoon, George Holmes Professor of biotechnology, for distinguished contributions to the field of plant lipid biochemistry, particularly for elucidating variant lipid metabolic pathways and fatty acid desaturase structure-function.

• Tom Elmo Clemente, Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology, for distinguished contributions to plant molecular biology and genetics, particularly developing tools for functional genomics and the genetic engineering-based targeting of value-added and disease-control traits.

• Eileen Hebets, professor of biological sciences, for distinguished contributions to behavioral and evolutionary biology, particularly animal communication, sensory biology and mating strategies, as well as science communication outreach and informal science learning.

The AAAS tradition of electing fellows dates to 1874. Nebraska’s honorees are among the 443 fellows named for 2019, who will be formally announced in the Nov. 29 issue of the journal Science and recognized Feb. 15 at the AAAS meeting in Seattle.

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Story by Tiffany Lee | Research and Economic Development