Two UCLA professors, Glen MacDonald, distinguished professor of geography in the UCLA College, and Ali Khademhosseini, professor of bioengineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, were named as fellows to the Royal Society of Canada. MacDonald was elected into the division of Earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, and Khademhosseini was elected into the academy of science.
Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada spans the arts, humanities and sciences and it recognizes excellence, advises the government and the larger society, and promotes a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world.
MacDonald, who holds the John Muir Memorial Endowed Chair in Geography, has studied Arctic warming, the hydroclimatology of western North America, and sea level rise and the fate of coastal marshes.
Khademhosseini, who is also a professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is acknowledged for pioneering contributions to the development and understanding of micro- and nanoengineered hydrogels for making artificial tissues, surgical materials and disease models.
The induction ceremony will be held in November in Ottawa.
