3 UO scientists elected AAAS fellows

University of Oregon scientists James E. Brau, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler were announced Dec. 17 as being among 531 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed by member peers. The distinction recognizes their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Brau, the UO's Knight Professor of Natural Science, was selected for his "distinguished contributions to the field of elementary particle physics, particularly for developing and applying new technologies to facilitate precision tests of the Standard Model."
 
DeRose, professor of chemistry, was chosen for her "significant achievements in developing spectroscopic methods towards understanding the metallobiochemistry of RNA, and for service to the interdisciplinary scientific community."
 
Tyler, holder of the UO's first Charles J. and M. Monteith Jacobs Professorship in Chemistry, was picked for his "distinguished contributions to the fields of inorganic, organometallic, and polymer chemistry, particularly for our understanding of radical reactions and of polymer degradation."

They will formally in February at the 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Diego.