• October 9, 2024

    WSAS member David Baker receives Nobel Prize in chemistry

    Washington State Academy of Sciences member David Baker has been awarded one half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for computational protein design.”

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    July 17, 2023

    Current board members Allison Campbell elected as president-elect and Doug Call takes on secretary; Susmita Bose and Terry McElwain to join board.

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    July 16, 2023

    29 new members recognized for their scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy for the benefit of Washington State.

  • July 15, 2022

    WSAS Members re-elected a Treasurer who will serve a second two-year term, and elected three new Directors who will serve three-year terms.

  • July 15, 2022

    25 new members were elected to the Academy, recognizing their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.

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    May 20, 2022

    This weekly podcast takes deep dives into communications, science policy, and career issues affecting everyone from graduate students to executives to senior scientists.

  • AJAS delegates
    March 16, 2022

    Ye, one of the 2020 Washington state delegates to the American Junior Academy of Sciences, received the top prize at the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious research based science competition for high school seniors.

  • September 16, 2021

    WSAS will be sponsoring 15 Washington State high school students to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) meeting to be held virtually, in February 2022, in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting.

  • July 15, 2021

    WSAS membership elected one new Officer, re-elected one Officer, and elected four new Board Members.

  • July 15, 2021

    The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is pleased to announce 36 new members, recognizing their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.