Contact: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu
WASHINGTON — Two Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, following an election by their peers.
Dr. Karen-Beth Scholthof. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife)
Dr. Karen-Beth Scholthof, professor of plant pathology and microbiology in College Station, was elected for her distinguished contributions to understanding plant virus satellite agents, development of Brachypodium for genomics studies of infections, and research on the history of plant pathology.
Dr. B. B. Singh, a visiting scholar in soil and crop science in College Station, was elected for his development of short duration legumes including pigeon pea, soybean and cowpea that fit calendar niches between cereal crops such as between wheat and rice rotations.
Dr. B. B. Singh. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife)
Scholthof and Singh both were nominated by the organization’s Agriculture, Food and Renewable Resources section.
The new Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin Feb. 18 during the association’s annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Announcement of the new Fellows also will be in Science magazine, Nov. 25.
More than 390 members this year have been awarded this honor because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, according to an AAAS statement. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of several journals, including Science (www.sciencemag.org). The association was founded in 1848 and includes nearly 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals.
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