SANDY CHUNG ELECTED FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS)

In a rare honor, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has just elected Sandy Chung a fellow. In the words of AAAS, “Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications”. Of the 701 fellows elected this year, only one, Sandy, was a linguist. There are only 35 AAAS fellows total in the AAAS “linguistics and language science” categories. There are roughly 8,000 AAAS fellows in all categories.

Sandy was honored “for distinguished contributions to teaching and research in linguistics, advancing syntax through insights from under-studied languages, notably Chamorro, and engaging minority communities in linguistic research.”

For more on Sandy’s recognition, see this UCSC news story. Congratulations, Sandy!