Prof. John Beacom is one of nine OSU scientists who were elected to the 2024 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.

The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S. scientist can receive. Fellows are elected by their academic peers.

The citation for Prof. Beacom states: For distinguished contributions to the fields of nuclear and particle astrophysics, particularly regarding neutrinos. 

Prof. Beacom is a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and the Director of the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP). He joined the OSU Physics Department in 2004 and has had a quarter-time appointment in Astronomy since 2011.