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Inductees are picked because they have performed distinguished research in science and technology, according to the NAS website...
...election to the NAS depends on outstanding scientific contributions,” Brauman said. “The scientists are judged strictly on merit...
...number of women in the sciences has been increasing for years, according to Brauman, so it is natural that the number of women inducted to the NAS would correspondingly increase...
...added that the increase is not recent, but that a “time lag” exists between when women enter scientific professions and when they “have established the reputation and quality required” for an NAS induction...
Election into the NAS, a non-profit group of scholars dedicated to advances in science and technology, is generally regarded as one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist, according to the NAS website...