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Awards Celebration of the
Washington Academy of Sciences
May 8, 2025

WAS 2025 Award Winners

The Academy is pleased to announce these awards to exceptional leaders in science, engineering and education for 2025:

Dr. S.S. Iyengar – Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science
Dr. Asad M. Madni – Distinguished Career Award in Engineering Sciences
Dr. Sanjit K. Mitra – Distinguished Career Award in Engineering
Dr. Sudip Parikh – Leadership Award in Science
Dr. Kamel Saidi – Leadership Award in Manufacturing
Dr. Eric Link – Excellence in Research Award in Engineering
Dr. Yi-Kai Liu – Excellence in Research Award in Computer Science
Dr. Dustin Cook – Early Career Award in Engineering
Dr. Brendan McCullian – Early Career Award in Physical Science 
Mr. Kenneth Lesley – Lamberton Award for Teaching of Science in High School

 

Group of people in formal dress
photo by Peter Staveley
New Board of Managers of the Washington Academy of Sciences
Here are the board members of the Washington Academy of Sciences for 2025-26.  From left:  Mahesh Mani, Sid Bakaya, Jorome Gibbon, Ron Boisvert, Ken Lesley, Ram Sriram, Paul Cotae, Vijay Kowtha, Claudia Cotca, Judy Staveley, Matt Humbert, Mala Ramaiah, and Paul Arveson.

spacerTributes to the Washington Academy of Sciences on its 125th Anniversary

In May 2023 The Washington Academy of Sciences celebrated its 125th Anniversary in conjunction with its Annual Awards Banquet.  Special highlights of this event included tributes to the Academy from four leading scientists in the Washington DC area.  Following are short videos of their presentations:

Dr. S. Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. S. Panchanathan, previous Director of the National Science Foundation, offers encouraging comments about the educational work of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 

Dr. William Phillips, National Institute of Science and Technology


Dr. Phillips won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 for his development of techniques for the study and manipulation of single cold atoms, which led to more precise GPS location mapping, precision clocks and other practical solutions.

Dr. Vint Cerf, Google Inc.


Dr. Cerf was one of the early developers of the internet. He has been a long-time member and supporter of the Washington Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Laurie Locascio, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology


Dr. Locascio recently retired as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  From 2017 to 2022, Locascio served as Vice President for Research at the University of Maryland.

The board members of the Washington Academy of Sciences are grateful for the recognition offered to the Academy by these leading science and management leaders from the DC area!

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Past Presentations

 The Washington Academy of Sciences now includes on this website an archive of audio, video and slide presentations sponsored or submitted by members of the Academy.    Please visit our presentations page for a list of these fascinating presentations!

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