Wettlaufer elected to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

John Wettlaufer, the A.M. Bateman Professor of Geophysics, Mathematics & Physics, has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in its Class for Physics.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, one of the Royal Academies of Sweden, is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that promotes the sciences. Among other duties, it is a selection board for international prizes such as the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry.

“This is a tremendous honor for John, as he joins other foreign members at Yale, including Steve Girvin (the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Applied Physics), Peter Crane (the Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and professor of botany), and Peter Jones (the James E. English Professor of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics)” said Jay Ague, the Henry Barnard Davis Professor and chair of Geology & Geophysics.

“This is a splendid surprise and a great honor to have been elected,” Wettlaufer said. “I very much look forward to a long and engaged participation in the Academy.”