By Rafael Garcia
Dicision of Communications and Marketing
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University researchers Eduard Akhunov and Bimal Paul have been selected as 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows in recognition of their significant contributions to their fields.
Akhunov — university distinguished professor of plant pathology and Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics — was cited in his selection "for development and use of resources for understanding wheat genome diversity and evolution, and for identification of novel genes for wheat improvement, including combating the important wheat stem rust pathogen."
Paul, professor of geography and a Fulbright-Flex Senior Fellow, was recognized "for distinguished contributions to the field of human geography, particularly human adjustment to natural hazards."
Elected each year by the AAAS Council, new fellows receive a certificate and a blue-and-gold rosette pin at the association's annual Fellows Forum, held this year in June in Washington, D.C.
As new inductees into the world's largest general scientific society, Akhunov and Paul join a distinguished cohort of scientists, engineers and innovators, including 26 current and emeritus K-State faculty.
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