Purdue professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

11-22-2016

The following professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.

They are being honored for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

William A. Cramer, Purdue’s Henry Koffler Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences. For distinguished contributions to the fields of structural biology of membrane proteins involved in photosynthetic electron transport and of colicin transport outer-membrane proteins.  Congratulations Dr. Cramer who has just been awarded the distinction of Fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.

James Andrew DeWoody, professor of genetics in the College of Agriculture. For substantive contributions to the fields of wildlife and fisheries genetics, particularly for extending the theory and practice of parentage analysis in molecular ecology and conservation genetics.

Barbara Lynn Golden, professor of biochemistry in the College of Agriculture. For numerous key and substantial contributions to the field of RNA structural biology and biochemistry.