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联合国大学环境科学教授 威廉·麦克道尔 已被任命为会员 美国科学促进会 (美国科学促进会). 一个地质, McDowell is being recognized for his contributions to the field of ecosystem ecology. Election as an 美国科学促进会 Fellow is an honor bestowed upon 美国科学促进会 members by their peers.

“Bill is a model of excellence in his field and the distinction is well deserved. This honor reinforces 主要研究’s role as an international leader in environmental science research.”

McDowell will be recognized during a ceremony for the 416 new fellows Saturday, Feb. 2019年11月16日，在华盛顿特区举行的2019年美国科学促进会年会上.C. for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

“We are very proud of Bill for receiving this significant honor and being nationally recognized for his work,简·尼斯贝特说, 负责研究的高级副教务长. “Bill is a model of excellence in his field and the distinction is well deserved. Only a small percentage of researchers are elected as new fellows each year and this honor reinforces 主要研究’s role as an international leader in environmental science research.”

根据美国科学促进会, McDowell is being recognized for his “contributions to the field of ecosystem ecology, particularly for advances in understanding the role of small streams in global carbon and nitrogen cycles.” His research in this area focuses on understanding how the cycling of carbon and nitrogen interact to control the delivery of these biologically important elements to downstream systems and to the atmosphere. 他的长期研究描述了重大干旱的影响, 雨风暴, 城市化和飓风对河流化学的影响. His current research looks at long-term effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. 他获得了主要研究学位 杰出教授奖 in 2017.

联合国大学教员 史蒂夫Frolking (地球科学研究教授) 内森Schwadron (诺曼人S). 和物理学教授安娜·玛丽·韦特)， Stacia撒种 (professor emerita of molecular, cellular and biomedical sciences) and 哈伦斯宾塞 他是地球研究所所长, Oceans and Space and professor of physics) are also 美国科学促进会 fellows.

美国科学促进会 is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. 成立于1848年, 美国科学促进会 includes nearly 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, 服务1000万人. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world.