Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences

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The President of the United States National Academy of Sciences is the elected head of the Academy. An Academy member is elected by a majority vote of the membership to serve in this position for a term to be determined by the governing Council, not to exceed six years, and may be re-elected for a second term. Since the Academy was created on March 3, 1863, 21 members have served as its President. The office is currently held by atmospheric chemist Ralph J. Cicerone of the University of California, Irvine.

[edit] List of Presidents

1. Alexander Dallas Bache (1863-1867)
2. Joseph Henry (1868-1878)
3. William Barton Rogers (1879-1882)
4. Othniel Charles Marsh (1883-1895)
5. Wolcott Gibbs (1895-1900)
6. Alexander Agassiz (1901-1907)
7. Ira Remsen (1907-1913)
8. William Henry Welch (1913-1917)
9. Charles Doolittle Walcott (1917-1923)
10. Albert Abraham Michelson (1923-1927)
11. Thomas Hunt Morgan (1927-1931)
12. William Wallace Campbell (1931-1935)
13. Frank Rattray Lillie (1935-1939)
14. Frank Baldwin Jewett (1939-1947)
15. Alfred Newton Richards (1947-1950)
16. Detlev Wulf Bronk (1950-1962)
17. Frederick Seitz (1962-1969)
18. Philip Handler (1969-1981)
19. Frank Press (1981-1993)
20. Bruce Alberts (1993-2005)
21. Ralph J. Cicerone (2005-)