Juan Maldacena and Avi Wigderson Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Juan Maldacena, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, and Avi Wigderson, Herbert H. Maass Professor in the School of Mathematics, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Four former Institute Members were also among the eighty-four new members elected on April 30. Established in 1863 by an act of incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln, the National Academy serves as an official adviser to the federal government, upon request, in matters of science or technology.