National Academy of Sciences Elects Three From Rutgers
Thomas Banks, Helen Berman and Monica Driscoll are recognized for their distinguished, original research
Three Rutgers faculty members – whose pioneering work includes developing an alternate theory of the evolution of the universe, creating one of the world’s first open-access libraries of proteins and investigating the mysteries of the biology of healthy aging – have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences.
The trio from Rutgers-New Brunswick’s School of Arts and Sciences – Thomas Banks, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; Helen Berman, the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; and Monica Driscoll, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry – were among 120 new members and 23 international members elected May 2 to the scientific society.
