Mark Lundstrom and Vladimir Shalaev elected members of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers Mark Lundstrom and Vladimir M. Shalaev have been named members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

They join nearly 250 new members in the Class of 2025, recognized for their accomplishments across academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science. They will be inducted in October in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Lundstrom and Shalaev are professors in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and members of the National Academy of Engineering. Both have made lasting contributions to their fields and to Purdue’s global research reputation.

“Such extraordinary decades of research excellence from both Mark and Vlad underscore not only our long-term investments in their success, but also their deep investments in Purdue,” said Patrick Wolfe, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity. “This honor, which adds to their accolades, is greatly deserved, and I know both Vlad and Mark will use it to further their teaching, training and mentoring of the next generation of outstanding Purdue students and scholars.”

“We are extremely proud of Mark and Vlad,” said Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering. “Their election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences augments the industry respect they have built through excellent teaching and impactful research. They continue to inspire our faculty and students as exemplars of our commitment to being the nation’s most consequential engineering college.”

Lundstrom is Purdue’s chief semiconductor officer and the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. A pioneer in microelectronics and nanotechnology, he founded the nanoHUB platform, which provides users with online access to semiconductor simulation tools and open-content educational resources.

He has authored hundreds of research papers and five books, including “Fundamentals of Carrier Transport,” a widely cited reference on carrier transport in semiconductors.

Shalaev, the Bob and Anne Burnett Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is internationally recognized for his work in quantum photonics, plasmonics and optical metamaterials. His research has shaped advances in telecommunications, imaging, sensing and quantum computing. Shalaev is a pioneer in nanophotonics and metamaterials, known for his foundational theories and experimental designs.

He has received the American Physical Society’s Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, Optica’s Max Born Award, the Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, and the IEEE Photonics Society’s William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award. 

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