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    Science Academy Picks Kroemer

    By GAIL GALLESSICH

    Physicist Herbert Kroemer
    Herbert Kroemer, winner of a Nobel Prize in 2000 for his pioneering work in physics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific organization.
    Kroemer holds the Donald W. Whittier Chair in Electrical Engineering and is a professor of materials. A member of UCSB's faculty since 1976, he is widely known for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and opto-electronics-the pioneering research for which he received the Nobel Prize.
    This election brings to 22 the number of current UCSB faculty members who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
    At the end of last month, NAS named 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 11 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
    Of his election, Kroemer said, "I'm thrilled. It's a wonderful honor."
    Chancellor Henry T. Yang said: "I am extremely pleased that another one of our distinguished colleagues has received this extraordinary honor. The recognition accorded to Herbert Kroemer's magnificent achievements in science in recent years has made us all so very proud. Being elected to this most prestigious academy is yet another wonderful distinction, one that shows the high regard in which Professor Kroemer is held by his peers in the scientific community."
    Matthew Tirrell, dean of the College of Engineering, said, "Herb Kroemer's career is a fine example of deep, fundamental scientific work having a profound effect on technology and society. His positive influence on electronics and communications has transformed the world and improved the lives of millions."
    A German citizen, Kroemer was elected as a foreign associate of the NAS. In 1997 he was elected as a foreign associate of another prestigious organization, the National Academy of Engineering. He has received important awards from his native Germany as well, including the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, the highest award given by the Federal Republic of Germany. He even had an asteroid named for him when the German astronomer who discovered it learned of Kroemer's distinguished career.
    Kroemer received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Goettingen in 1952.