Home›Scientists›Institution›American Association for the Advancement of ScienceInstitutionAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceAlso Known As AAASLearned Societies and AssociationsDocumented History and SocietyDevelopingThe American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world's largest general scientific society, founded on 20 September 1848 in Philadelphia as a reorganization of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists, with the meteorologist William Charles Redfield serving as its first president. It publishes the journal Science, one of the world's leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.FactsAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsFounded YearWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1848 1Founded DateWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1848-09-20 1FounderWell-attestedNo single founder; a reformation of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists, with William Charles Redfield as first president 1Sourced to the subject's own accountIt was a reformation of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists with the broadened mission to be the first permanent organization to promote science and engineering nationally.SeatWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 1American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFilter Results55 entriesDisciplineAllAstronomy (5)Astrophysics (5)Biology (6)Chemistry (9)Cognitive Science (2)Computer Science (1)Genetics (1)Geochemistry (1)Geology (6)Geophysics (1)Inorganic Chemistry (1)Linguistics (12)Materials Science (1)Mathematics (1)Medicine (6)Mineralogy (1)Molecular Biology (2)Organic Chemistry (1)Paleontology (1)Physics (6)Psychology (3)Virology (1)Field (legacy)AllAstronomy (3)Astrophysics (1)Austronesian languages and syntax (1)Electrical engineering (1)Geology (3)Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Biology (1)Hematology, Pediatric oncology, Stem cell biology (1)Linguistics (6)Molecular Biology (2)Molecular Biology and Virology (1)Morphology (1)Nanotechnology (scanning tunneling microscopy) (1)Neural basis of speech and language processing (1)Paleontology and stratigraphy (1)Psycholinguistics (1)Psychology and linguistics (2)Structural geology (1)Theoretical Physics (2)EraAll1818 (1)1856 (2)1868 (1)1887 (1)1889 (1)1891 (1)1892 (1)1893 (1)1908 (1)1912 (1)1919 (1)1920 (1)1929 (1)1930 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1937 (1)1938 (2)1939 (2)1940 (1)1941 (1)1943 (2)1944 (2)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (2)1949 (6)1950 (1)1952 (1)1953 (4)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)1967 (1)In GroupAllAstrophysics And Cosmology (1)Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics (1)Biochemists (2)Classical And Theoretical Physicists Before 1900 (1)Classical And Theoretical Physicists Since 1950 (1)Classical And Theoretical Physicists, 1900 to 1949 (2)Galactic And Extragalactic Astronomy (1)Genetics And Molecular Biology (2)Geologists (4)Geophysicists And Seismologists (1)Historical And Foundational Chemists (Pre-1900) (1)Mineralogists And Petrologists (1)Nuclear Physics (1)Organic Chemists (2)Other Astronomers (2)Other Chemists (3)Other Life Scientists (1)Other Linguists (2)Paleontologists (1)Phonology And Phonetics (2)Physical Chemists (3)Planetary Science And Solar System Astronomy (2)Psycholinguistics (5)Semantics And Pragmatics (2)Stellar Astronomy And Astrophysics (2)Syntax And Generative Grammar (2)NationalityAllArmenia (1)Austria-Hungary (1)Austrian Empire (1)Canada (3)China (1)Germany (1)Greece (1)India (1)Lebanon (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (50)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 55Alfred G. FischerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceArdem PatapoutianAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceArthur ComptonAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceBonnie BasslerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceCharles M. RiceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceChryssa KouveliotouAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceDan SlobinAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceDavid BaltimoreAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceDavid C. JewittAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceDavid LightfootAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceDonald EiglerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceEdward R. WeidleinAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceEdward TellerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceElizabeth Closs TraugottAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceEllen F. PrinceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceFarrington DanielsAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceFrances ArnoldAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceFrank ShuAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceGeorge Frederick KunzAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceGeraldine RichmondAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceGlenn T. SeaborgAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceJames Bryant ConantAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceJames P. AllisonAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceJeffrey I. GordonAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceKeren RiceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceLeo KadanoffAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceLeslie ValiantAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceLila GleitmanAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceLise MennAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMagdalena BezanillaAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMargaret BurbidgeAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMaria MitchellAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMark AronoffAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMarston T. BogertAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMary L. GoodAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceMatthew MeselsonAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceNikola TeslaAmerican Association for the Advancement of SciencePeter AgreAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRay JackendoffAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRaymond A. PriceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRichard AlleyAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRobert D. HatcherAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRobert KirshnerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceRussell A. HulseAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSally McConnell-GinetAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSandra ChungAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSaul PerlmutterAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSheila BlumsteinAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceStephen R. AndersonAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSteven ChuAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceStuart OrkinAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceSusmita BoseAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceThure E. CerlingAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceWendell P. WoodringAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceWilliam E. MoernerAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceConnectionsAssociated WithEcological Society of America, Institutions Well-attested Source Ecological Society of America (Wikipedia)tier 3Has MemberStuart Orkin, Scientists Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Stuart OrkinSusmita Bose, Scientists Well-attested Source Susmita Bose (Wikipedia)Thure E. Cerling, Scientists Well-attested Source Thure E. Cerling (Wikipedia)Wendell P. Woodring, Scientists Well-attested Source Wendell P. Woodring, WikipediaWilliam E. Moerner, Scientists Well-attested Source William E. Moerner (Wikipedia)tier 3Showing 51 to 55 of 55 in Has Member, page 2 of 2.← Previous12In the Other AtlasesLocated InUnited StatesAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.Sources1. American Association for the Advancement of Science (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaLead sectionThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States-based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.History sectionThe American Association for the Advancement of Science was created on September 20, 1848, at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.InfoboxWilliam T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering, Washington, D.C., U.S.In Group: Disciplinary and Professional Societies, Leadis a United States-based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responView the SourceEcological Society of America (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaAssociated With: Ecological Society of America, History sectionQuote, Associated With: Ecological Society of America, History sectionOn December 28, 1915, in Columbus, Ohio, at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a group of about 50 people voted to form the Ecological Society of America.View the SourceMatthew Meselson (Wikipedia)Has Member: Matthew Meselson, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Matthew Meselson, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceArdem Patapoutian (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Ardem Patapoutian, Article textQuote, Has Member: Ardem Patapoutian, Article textHe has been a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2016, a member of the National AcView the SourceCharles M. Rice (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Charles M. Rice, Article textQuote, Has Member: Charles M. Rice, Article textRice is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, member of the National Academy of ScieView the SourceFrances Arnold (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Frances Arnold, Article textQuote, Has Member: Frances Arnold, Article textArnold is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and ScienView the SourceJames P. Allison (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: James P. Allison, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: James P. Allison, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWilliam E. Moerner (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: William E. Moerner, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: William E. Moerner, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceSaul Perlmutter (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Saul Perlmutter, Article textQuote, Has Member: Saul Perlmutter, Article textHe is a member of both the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. He is a member of the NationaView the SourceGlenn T. Seaborg (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Glenn T. Seaborg, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Glenn T. Seaborg, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceEdward Teller (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Edward Teller, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Edward Teller, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceNikola Tesla (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Nikola Tesla, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Nikola Tesla, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceDavid Baltimore (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: David Baltimore, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: David Baltimore, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWikipedia: Margaret BurbidgeHas Member: Margaret Burbidge, Article textQuote, Has Member: Margaret Burbidge, Article textIn 1981 she was elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), serving her one-year term fromView the SourceLeslie Valiant, WikipediaHas Member: Leslie Valiant, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Leslie Valiant, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceRay Jackendoff, WikipediaHas Member: Ray Jackendoff, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Ray Jackendoff, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceDan Slobin - WikipediaHas Member: Dan Slobin, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Dan Slobin, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWikipedia: Stephen R. AndersonHas Member: Stephen R. Anderson, Article textQuote, Has Member: Stephen R. Anderson, Article textAnderson was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1993, the American Academy of Arts aView the SourceMark Aronoff - WikipediaHas Member: Mark Aronoff, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Mark Aronoff, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWikipedia: Keren RiceHas Member: Keren Rice, Article textQuote, Has Member: Keren Rice, Article text* Rice was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2005. She was elected as a fellow ofView the SourceWikipedia: Sandra ChungHas Member: Sandra Chung, Article textQuote, Has Member: Sandra Chung, Article textChung was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012. A Festschrift in her honor, AView the SourceWikipedia: Sally McConnell-GinetHas Member: Sally McConnell-Ginet, Article textQuote, Has Member: Sally McConnell-Ginet, Article textIn 2008, she was elected a fellow of the LSA and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ==Personal life== McConnell-Ginet isView the SourceWikipedia: Lise MennHas Member: Lise Menn, Article textQuote, Has Member: Lise Menn, Article textIn 2014 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ==Personal life== Menn was married toView the SourceWikipedia: David Lightfoot (linguist)Has Member: David Lightfoot, Article textQuote, Has Member: David Lightfoot, Article textLightfoot is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Linguistic Society of AmeriView the SourceSheila E. Blumstein (Wikipedia)Has Member: Sheila Blumstein, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Sheila Blumstein, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceLila R. Gleitman (Wikipedia)Has Member: Lila Gleitman, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Lila Gleitman, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceElizabeth C. Traugott (Wikipedia)Has Member: Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Article textQuote, Has Member: Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Article textShe is currently an International Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In 2019 she was awarded the JohView the SourceEllen Prince - WikipediaHas Member: Ellen F. Prince, Article textQuote, Has Member: Ellen F. Prince, Article textShe was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009, and a fellow of the LinguisticView the SourceWikipedia: Bonnie BasslerHas Member: Bonnie Bassler, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Bonnie Bassler, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWikipedia: Stuart OrkinHas Member: Stuart Orkin, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Stuart Orkin, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceRichard Alley, WikipediaHas Member: Richard Alley, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Richard Alley, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceWendell P. Woodring, WikipediaHas Member: Wendell P. Woodring, Article textQuote, Has Member: Wendell P. Woodring, Article textWoodring was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1925. He was for the academic year 1View the SourceAlfred G. Fischer - WikipediaHas Member: Alfred G. Fischer, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Alfred G. Fischer, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceRobert D. Hatcher - WikipediaHas Member: Robert D. Hatcher, Article textQuote, Has Member: Robert D. Hatcher, Article textIn 1989 Hatcher was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a Fellow of the GeologicalView the SourceRaymond A. Price (Wikipedia)Has Member: Raymond A. Price, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Raymond A. Price, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceThure E. Cerling (Wikipedia)Has Member: Thure E. Cerling, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Thure E. Cerling, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceLeo Kadanoff (Wikipedia)Has Member: Leo Kadanoff, Article textQuote, Has Member: Leo Kadanoff, Article textHe was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Philosophical Society as well as being a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. During the last decade,View the SourceRobert Kirshner - WikipediaHas Member: Robert Kirshner, Article textQuote, Has Member: Robert Kirshner, Article textHe is a Fellow of the American Physical Society; a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and an Inaugural Fellow of the AmericaView the SourceDavid C. Jewitt (Wikipedia)Has Member: David C. Jewitt, Article textQuote, Has Member: David C. Jewitt, Article textIn 2005, he became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the American Academy ofView the SourceFrank Shu - WikipediaHas Member: Frank Shu, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Frank Shu, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceChryssa Kouveliotou - WikipediaHas Member: Chryssa Kouveliotou, Article textQuote, Has Member: Chryssa Kouveliotou, Article textShe has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012, as well as Legacy Fellow of thView the SourceDon Eigler (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Donald Eigler, Article textQuote, Has Member: Donald Eigler, Article textHe was elected in 1995 a Fellow of the American Physical Society and in 1999 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ==References==View the SourceMary L. Good (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mary L. Good, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Mary L. Good, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceFarrington Daniels (Wikipedia)Has Member: Farrington Daniels, Article textQuote, Has Member: Farrington Daniels, Article textHe was elected in 1928 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was elected to the United StView the SourceEdward R. Weidlein (Wikipedia)Has Member: Edward R. Weidlein, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Edward R. Weidlein, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceJames B. Conant (Wikipedia)Has Member: James Bryant Conant, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: James Bryant Conant, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceMarston T. Bogert (Wikipedia)Has Member: Marston T. Bogert, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Marston T. Bogert, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceGeraldine L. Richmond (Wikipedia)Has Member: Geraldine Richmond, Article textQuote, Has Member: Geraldine Richmond, Article textIn 2014, Richmond was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for a term beginning in February 2015.View the SourceJeffrey I. Gordon (Wikipedia)Has Member: Jeffrey I. Gordon, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Jeffrey I. Gordon, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceGeorge Frederick Kunz (Wikipedia)Has Member: George Frederick Kunz, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: George Frederick Kunz, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceSusmita Bose (Wikipedia)Has Member: Susmita Bose, Article textQuote, Has Member: Susmita Bose, Article text* 2016, She was elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). * 2016, she received InternatioView the SourceMagdalena Bezanilla (Wikipedia)Has Member: Magdalena Bezanilla, Article textQuote, Has Member: Magdalena Bezanilla, Article textIn 2023, Bezanilla was named a fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and in 2026, she was named an Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Bezanilla was the first woman to win tView the SourcePeter Agre (Wikipedia)Has Member: Peter Agre, Article textQuote, Has Member: Peter Agre, Article textIn 2009, Agre was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and became active in science dipView the SourceArthur Compton (Wikipedia)Has Member: Arthur Compton, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Arthur Compton, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceRussell Alan Hulse (Wikipedia)Has Member: Russell A. Hulse, Article textQuote, Has Member: Russell A. Hulse, Article textHulse was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003, and is cited in the American MView the SourceSteven Chu (Wikipedia)Has Member: Steven Chu, CategoriesQuote, Has Member: Steven Chu, CategoriesCategory:Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceView the SourceMaria Mitchell (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: Maria Mitchell, Lead, sentence 5Quote, Has Member: Maria Mitchell, Lead, sentence 5She was also the first woman elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.