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New members are elected by current members of each institution. <br/><br/> </p> <hr style="BACKGROUND: silver; MARGIN: 0px 10px; WIDTH: 50%; HEIGHT: 1px"/> <br/> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img height="75" alt="National Academy of Sciences logo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825im_/http://www.nationalacademies.org/elements/nas.jpg" width="75" align="left"/> </td> <td valign="top"> <p class="blurb"> Election to membership in the National Academy of Sciences is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer. Academy membership recognizes those who have made distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.</p> <br/><ul class="blurb" style="FONT-SIZE: 80%"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825/http://www.nasonline.org/">NAS Members' Site</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr style="BACKGROUND: silver; MARGIN: 0px 10px; WIDTH: 50%; HEIGHT: 1px"/> <br/> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img height="75" alt="National Academy of Engineering logo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825im_/http://www.nationalacademies.org/elements/nae.jpg" width="75" align="left"/> </td> <td valign="top"> <p class="blurb"> Election to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825/http://www.nae.edu/">National Academy of Engineering</a> is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice," and those who have demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology."</p> <br/><ul class="blurb" style="FONT-SIZE: 80%"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825/http://www.nae.edu/nae/naehome.nsf/weblinks/NAEW-4PY2MX?OpenDocument">NAE Members' Site</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr style="BACKGROUND: silver; MARGIN: 0px 10px; WIDTH: 50%; HEIGHT: 1px"/> <br/> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img height="75" alt="Institute of Medicine logo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825im_/http://www.nationalacademies.org/elements/iom.jpg" width="75" align="left"/> </td> <td> <p class="blurb"> Election to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080705102825/http://www.iom.edu/">Institute of Medicine</a> is one of the most distinguished achievements accorded to those in fields related to medicine and health, reflecting both an honor and obligation to work on behalf of the organization, its governance, and its studies. 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