Pieternel Levelt selected as member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Pieternel Levelt, ACOM Associate Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) has been selected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). 

KNAW announced this week that it had selected Levelt and 16 other members from a large number of nominations by expert juries in each scientific and scholarly field. They will be officially installed on September 29, 2025.

“The new members – ten women and seven men – don't just excel in their research; they also attach great importance to playing a role in society as scientists,” KNAW stated in a press release.

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Pieternel Levelt to head Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory (ACOM) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (Photo credit: © Sam Rentmeester)
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Pieternel Levelt, an associate director of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) has been selected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

KNAW announced this week that it had selected Levelt and 16 other members from a large number of nominations by expert juries in each scientific and scholarly field. They will be officially installed on September 29, 2025.

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