Robert Calderbank Elected to The National Academy of Sciences

Robert Calderbank is among the recently elected 120 members and 25 international members of National Academy of Sciences (NAS) "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Robert Calderbank is Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and professor of mathematics at Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. He is also a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Pratt School of Engineering, an associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, and a member of the Duke Quantum Center. 

Calderbank is an information technology pioneer, making important contributions to communications technology. He developed voiceband modem technology used in more than a billion devices worldwide; signal coding for wireless standards incorporated into 3G, 4G, and 5G; and theoretical frameworks for quantum computation. Learn more about Calderbank in this recent story on Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and – with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine – provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.