William H. Press
Academician, International Academy of Innovation Sciences
Leslie Surginer Professor , The University of Texas at Austin
Election motivation
For contribution to the computational biology, genomics, computational statistical methods and theoretical astronomy.
Field of research
Computer Science and Integrative Biology
Born
Born May 23, 1948; grew up in Pasadena, CA
Main Honors
Member of President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)From 2009 to 2017
President,American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012-2013)
Member,National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 1994
Founding member of NAS’s Computer and Information Sciences section(2000)
Academician, International Academy of Innovation Sciences