The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the appointment of May R. Berenbaum as Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the official journal of the Academy. Berenbaum will begin the editorship on January 1, 2019.
Berenbaum is Professor and Swanlund Chair of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1994 and has served on the PNAS Editorial Board since 1998.
Berenbaum is a leader in the field of chemical ecology, and her decades-long work has illuminated ecological, evolutionary, biochemical, and molecular aspects of an evolutionary arms race between insects and plants. She has unraveled the coevolution of chemical offense and defense in insects and plants in ecological interactions ranging from herbivory to pollination. She has also investigated how mechanisms that detoxify naturally occurring plant chemicals influence pesticide metabolism. Her work has explored the detrimental effects of agricultural practices and pesticides on honey bees in the wake of colony collapse disorder. Berenbaum's work carries wide-ranging implications for agriculture and the environment, not least for safe and sustainable food production.
Berenbaum is the recipient of numerous scientific honours, including memberships in the NAS, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Her work has been recognised with a National Medal of Science (2014) and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2011), among other honours. She is the author of numerous popular science articles and books on entomology and a voice of authority on a range of environmental issues, including climate change and biodiversity loss.
One of the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serials, PNAS publishes original research reports, commentaries, reviews, perspectives, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy. Coverage in PNAS spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.
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