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Samson Jenehke, a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professor in both the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Anna Karlin, a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, announced Feb. 9 by the academy.

Twenty scientists and engineers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø are among the 38 new members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021, according to a July 15 announcement. New members were chosen for “their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.â€

Recent honors for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty include the 2021 Presburger award for theoretical computer science, an Early Career Faculty Innovator research grant for a collaboration in environmental studies with the Karuk Tribe in California, and a fellowship to explore war regulations and raiding norms among early Arabian Jewish communities.

Five faculty members and one affiliate professor at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected to the National Academy of Sciences: Anna Karlin, professor of computer science and engineering; Rachel Klevit, professor of biochemistry; Randall LeVeque, professor emeritus of applied mathematics; Julie Theriot, professor of biology; Rachel Wong, professor of biological structure; and Julie Overbaugh, professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø affiliate professor of microbiology.