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title: Three UMD Faculty Researchers Named AAAS Fellows
date: 2025-03-28T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Three UMD Faculty Researchers Named AAAS Fellows

*March 28, 2025* — by [Katie Bemb](/author/abby-robinson), [Kelly Blake](/author/kelly-blake)


> National Honor Recognizes Exceptional Scientific Accomplishments

*Campus Spring 03252025 SC 7615 1920x1080 — Three UMD researchers joined a class of 471 scientists, engineers and innovators as new fellows of the world's largest general scientific society.*

Three University of Maryland faculty were announced Thursday as 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.

Professor Xin-Zhong Liang of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC), Professor and Chair Jeffrey Lidz of the Department of Linguistics and Professor Emerita Ann Wylie of the Department of Geology joined a class of 471 scientists, engineers and innovators. The lifetime honor recognizes achievements across multiple fields, from research to teaching, industry and government. The new additions bring UMD’s total to over 110 AAAS fellows.

“These newly elected AAAS Fellows highlight our CMNS faculty members as catalysts for discovery that leads directly to positive impacts on our local, national and global communities,” said Dean Amitabh Varshney of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. “Congratulations to Ann and Xin-Zhong on this tremendous honor.”

This class of fellows embodies both scientific excellence and service to their communities, said Sudip S. Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the *Science* family of journals, in an announcement.

“At a time when the future of the scientific enterprise in the U.S. and around the world is uncertain, their work demonstrates the value of sustained investment in science and engineering,” he said.



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*Xin-Zhong Liang headshot*



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*Jeffrey Lidz headshot*



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*Ann Wylie headshot*




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


**Tags:** [Atmospheric and Oceanic Science](https://today.umd.edu/topic/atmospheric-and-oceanic-science), [Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/geology), [Linguistics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/linguistics), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities), [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences)