Three new members elected to the Academy in September

At the General Meeting on September 9, Ericka Johnson, Linköping University, was elected Swedish member of the Academy’s class for humanities and for outstanding services to science. Linda Tacconi at the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics and Takehiko Kitamori at the University of Tokyo were elected foreign members of the classes for astronomy and space science and engineering sciences.

Class for humanities and for outstanding services to science

Ericka Johnson. Photo: Charlotte Perhammar

Swedish Member

Ericka Johnson is Professor of gender and society at the Department of Thematic Studies, Gender studies, Linköping university.

Ericka Johnson, Linköping University

Class for astronomy and space science

Linda Tacconi. Photo: ESO/M. Zamani

Foreign member

Linda Tacconi is a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany.

Linda Tacconi, Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics

Class for engineering sciences

Takehiko Kitamori. Photo: Dr Yutaka Kazoe

Foreign member

Takehiko Kitamori is Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Tokyo.

Takehiko Kitamori, University of Tokyo