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Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Current NAS membership totals approximately 2,400 members and 500 international members, …

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Three types of NAS membership exist: Voting members, who must hold citizenship of the United States; Nonvoting international members, who have citizenship outside the United States; Emeritus members, who are no longer active and have rescinded their voting rights; As of May 2018 there were 2,382 active members and 484 international members, of whom …

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