Contact: Roxanne Hughes
TALLAHASSEE — The director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s educational outreach programs has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in recognition of her distinguished contributions to the scientific community.
Roxanne Hughes, Director of the MagLab’s Center for Integrating Research and Learning, is part of the 2023 class of AAAS Fellows, which comprises 502 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 disciplines.
“Selection as an AAAS fellow is national recognition of outstanding contributions to science and research,” said FSU Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson.
Hughes said she was so taken aback by the news that she had to read her notification email a few times before it sank in.
“It’s so cool to have your peers recognize you,” Hughes said. “It just means so much to be a part of this group of esteemed researchers and practitioners.”
The MagLab’s Center for Integrating Research and Learning provides science educational programming at all academic levels, from elementary school to postdoctoral. Hughes also maintains a research portfolio focused on STEM faculty development and the barriers some groups face in pursuing STEM careers.
She is vice chair of the Faculty Senate and a member of the FSU President’s Council on Inclusive Excellence and Civility. She also served on the steering committee that helped develop the university’s research strategic plan, A Strategic Plan to Inspire Research Excellence (ASPIRE).
AAAS launched its fellows program in 1874. The lifetime honor comes with an expectation that recipients maintain high standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity.
Hughes will receive a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin (representing science and engineering, respectively) and will be celebrated at a forum on Sept. 21, 2024. That evening, AAAS will also celebrate the program’s 150th anniversary at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
