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title: Ecologist Joins American Academy of Arts and Sciences
date: 2024-05-02T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Ecologist Joins American Academy of Arts and Sciences

*May 2, 2024* — by [Katie Bemb](/author/abby-robinson)


> Margaret Palmer’s Election Brings Number of UMD Faculty in Academy to 22

*Columns Cherry Blossoms 03202024 JC 2407 1920x1080 — Distinguished University Professor Margaret Palmer (below), a professor of entomology and director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), became the 22nd current UMD faculty member elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.*

A University of Maryland researcher focused on the relationship between society and nature is among 250 new members of the [American Academy of Arts and Sciences](https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2023), one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

Distinguished University Professor Margaret Palmer, a professor of entomology and director of the [National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center](https://www.sesync.org/) (SESYNC), was recognized for work on watershed science and restoration ecology, a field she pioneered. Her election brings the number of UMD faculty in the academy to 23 and in all national academies to 75.


*Margaret Palmer portrait*




**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Entomology](https://today.umd.edu/topic/entomology), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Agriculture and Natural Resources](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-agriculture-and-natural-resources), [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences)