Thirteen IAS Scholars Appointed to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Among the 252 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences this spring are thirteen scholars with connections to the Institute for Advanced Study. All four Schools are represented in this year’s cohort, described by the Academy as “leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science.”

Three Members from the School of Historical Studies were appointed: Khaled El-Rouayheb (2008–09); Richard Lauren Kagan (1976–77; 2006); and Paolo Mancosu (2009). From the School of Social Science, Anna Tsing, Member (1994–95); George Marcus, Member (1982–83); Michael Brown, Member (2001–02); and Chantal Mouffe, Member (1988–89) and Visitor (1995–96) were also elected.

IAS scholars from the School of Mathematics appointed were Michael Hutchings, Member (2001–02) and incoming Distinguished Visiting Professor (2026–27); Natasa Pavlovic, Member (2003–04); and Martin Hairer, Member (2014). From the School of Natural Sciences, Ashoke Sen, Visitor (1997–98); Jenny Greene, Member (2011); and frequent IAS scholar Ramesh Narayan were named.

From the far reaches of the cosmos to Habsburg Spain, from partial differential equations to democracy, these scholars’ research goes to places near and far, considering objects familiar and strange. This selection of IAS scholars—which also includes a historian of Islamic intellectual history, a cultural anthropologist, an astrophysicist, among other specialities—demonstrates the range of curiosity that animates the Institute.

“Our nonpartisan and interdisciplinary commitment to knowledge and democracy began in 1780 and continues in 2026 with pursuits never more important than they are now. We know such endeavors will be expanded and deepened by these newest members,” said Chair of the Board and Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, Goodwin Liu.

The new Academy members will be inducted in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in October 2026.