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Membership Election

Membership is offered to those residents of the state who are elected to the National Academies (IOM, NAE, NAS) and to those elected directly to the WSAS. The slate of candidates presented on this ballot has been selected from an open nominations process by the current WSAS membership by section membership committees followed by an academy-wide membership committee. The slate was subsequently approved by the Board of Directors. 

Collectively, WSAS member expertise can contribute to scientific and technical analysis of major issues that Washington State may face, for example: the Puget Sound and other critical ecosystems, impacts of climate change including ocean acidification, sustainable natural resource management (e.g., forests, fisheries, wildlife, soils, minerals, and water), transportation, health and wellness, food security and safety, energy, and STEM education.

The WSAS members are grouped into the five Sections shown below. Once elected, each member may designate a primary discipline in their section, and also a secondary discipline that may be in another section.

Section 1. Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Section 2. Engineering and Technology

Section 3. Biological Sciences

Section 4. Health Sciences

Section 5. Social and Behavioral Sciences