Craig J. Hawker Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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May 16, 2022

Craig J. Hawker, Director of the California NanoSystems Institute and Director of the Dow Materials Institute - Materials and Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for achievements in polymer chemistry.

"The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Established by an Act of Congress, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, the NAS is charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. Scientists are elected by their peers to membership in the NAS for outstanding contributions to research. The NAS is committed to furthering science in America, and its members are active contributors to the international scientific community."