The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which was founded in 1848 and is the world’s largest general scientific society, has announced their 2023 Fellows. This lifetime honor follows a nomination and review process to recognize scientists, engineers, and innovators for their distinguished achievements toward the advancement or applications of science. The 2023 Fellows class—among them five scientists at Berkeley Lab—includes 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.
The two newly named Fellows from m-CAFEs are Trent Northen, Deputy Director for Science of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology (EGSB) Division and m-CAFEs Laboratory Research Manager, and Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University.
An innovator of metabolomic and fabricated ecosystem technologies, Northen was elected for his distinguished contributions to the field of systems biology. His pioneering technologies enable studies integrating functional environmental genomics, microbiomes, ecology, and computational biology. His research has provided novel insights into soil carbon cycling with important implications in soil carbon sequestration and sustainable bioenergy.
Segrè, who founded the cross-disciplinary Boston University Microbiome Initiative, was honored by AAAS for his contributions to studying and decoding microbial ecosystems. Segrè’s advances in using mathematical models and computer simulations to study how microbial communities and metabolisms function have significant implications for understanding environmental health and beyond.
Adapted from Berkeley Lab’s Biosciences Area News Center and the Boston University Newsroom.
