Two professors named AAAS fellows

EVANSTON - Two Northwestern University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.

Omar Farha of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and John Linehan of the McCormick School of Engineering are being honored for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. They will be honored Feb. 17 at the 2018 AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.

Blending chemistry and materials science, Farha’s research seeks to solve real-world problems that include energy, environmental and national defense challenges. He also is president and co-founder of NuMat Technologies, a startup that is commercializing nanotechnology first developed at Northwestern. The technology stores and separates gases more efficiently.

Linehan’s research also focuses on health technology assessment and Food and Drug Administration regulation of medical devices.