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Three Duke Faculty Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Richard Kay, Bruce Corliss and Larry Crowder honored

Three faculty from Duke University are among 471 scientists elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year.

The AAAS, publisher of the journal Science, elevates distinguished members to the rank of fellow to recognize their efforts toward research that is deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

The Duke fellows for this year are:

Richard F. Kay, Professor of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy. His work focuses in two areas, the evolution of primates and mammals especially in South America, and the use of anatomy to reconstruct the evolution and history of living and extinct primates. He was named for his contributions to primate evolution through paleontological research and experimental and comparative study of primate anatomy, and for fostering research as a department chair and NSF program director.

Bruce H. Corliss, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences. Corliss studies the history of climate change through evidence supplied by fossils of some of the ocean's smallest creatures, the foraminifera. He was named for his outstanding contributions to the study and teaching of paleoceanography and the deep sea.

Larry B. Crowder, Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology at the Duke University Marine Laboratory. Crowder, who develops maps and models for the movement of marine species such as loggerhead turtles and sea birds to inform fisheries policy, was named for his distinguished contributions as a marine ecologist, as a leader in the field of marine conservation science, and as an outstanding mentor of young scientists.

The new fellows will be recognized on Feb. 16, 2008, at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.