Academic Committee (Academic Council)
Overview
The Academic Committee is the Academy’s principal academic advisory and review body. It plays a central role in upholding academic standards, overseeing the nomination and election of Fellows, and contributing to the intellectual and strategic development of research and scholarship across the Academy and its affiliated institutions.
Scholars of distinguished achievement and recognized standing in their respective fields may be invited to serve as members of the Academic Committee. Membership of the Committee reflects the Academy’s recognition of the member’s scholarly distinction, academic judgment, and commitment to the advancement of knowledge.
Roles and Responsibilities
Members of the Committee serve in an independent academic capacity and contribute to the Academy through the following responsibilities:
· Contributing to the academic development of the Academy and to the advancement of its scholarly mission and objectives.
· Helping to uphold standards of academic excellence, integrity, and scholarly judgment within the Academy’s activities and programmes.
· Participating in the academic evaluation, review, and selection processes of the Academy, including those relating to Fellowship and other academic distinctions.
· Recommending distinguished scholars and other suitable individuals for Fellowship, special membership, or other forms of academic recognition.
· Advising the Executive Board, the Secretariat, members, and partners on matters of academic relevance, scholarly development, and institutional cooperation.
· Supporting the Academy’s external academic engagement by promoting scholarly exchange, contributing to academic initiatives, and, where appropriate and duly authorized, representing the Academy in academic cooperation and related activities.
Membership and Application
Current Fellows of the Academy, as well as external scholars of recognized distinction, who wish to contribute to the academic affairs of the Academy and to be considered for membership of the Academic Committee, are invited to submit a brief letter including the following:
· a brief personal statement outlining the applicant’s academic background, research interests, and relevant experience;
· a statement of commitment to the Academy’s mission and objectives;
· an indication of the applicant’s principal location, noting that most services and activities are conducted online and that physical presence is not ordinarily required;
· the applicant’s signature, membership number (where applicable), and corresponding email address.
(A letter of 300 to 1,000 words will be sufficient.)
Existing Fellows who are interested in joining the Academic Committee may contact the Secretariat at secretariat@coreacad.org for inquiries or assistance. Applicants may also download the Applicant Form and submit the completed form, together with their letter, to the Academic Committee at academic@coreacad.org.
All members are kindly requested to remain contactable and responsive. Members are expected to check their registered email addresses and member portal accounts at least once a month in order to remain informed of Academy communications and activities.
Current Members
The Academic Committee brings together distinguished scholars from a wide range of disciplines, institutions, and national backgrounds, including senior professors, university and academy leaders, industry leaders, and internationally recognized award recipients, reflecting the Academy’s commitment to academic excellence and global scholarly engagement.
Asad M. Madni (Engineer and Innovator; Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Scientist, UCLA; Recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor and the John Fritz Medal)
Di Zhang (Materials Scientist; Chair Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Roin Metreveli (Historian; Academician and President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences)
Artem R. Oganov (Materials Scientist; Distinguished Professor, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology)
Andrzej Skowron (Computer Scientist; Full Professor, Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
Valeriy Kryukov (Economist; Director, Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
Dieter Bimberg (Physicist, Materials Scientist, and Electrical Engineer; Founding Director, Center of NanoPhotonics, Technical University of Berlin; Member of the Leopoldina and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering)
Kadambot Siddique (Agricultural Scientist; Hackett Professor of Agriculture and Director, The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia)
Vladimer Papava (Economist; Professor of Economics, the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences)
Augustin K. Fosu (Development Economist; Professor, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana)
Francisco José Barrantes (Neuroscientist; Director, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Biomedical Research, UCA–CONICET)
Hans Thybo (Geophysicist; President of the International Lithosphere Program; Member of Academia Europaea and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters)
Bobomurat Ahmedov (Astrophysicist; Head of the Theoretical Astrophysics Department, Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute; Chair Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology)
Kees Schouhamer Immink (Engineer and Inventor; President, Turing Machines Inc.; Recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor)
Recent News
CORE Academy Welcomes Five Distinguished Scholars to the Academic Committee: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=181
Professor Roin Metreveli Appointed Member of the CORE Academy's Academic Committee: https://coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=213
Professor Vladimer Papava Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=214
Professor Augustin K. Fosu Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=215
Professor Francisco José Barrantes Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=217
Professor Bobomurat Ahmedov Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=218
In Memoriam
The Academy remembers with gratitude and respect the distinguished scholars who served on the Academic Committee and whose contributions remain an enduring part of its academic legacy.
Ray H. Baughman (Chemist; Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry and Director of the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas)
Anwar Nasim (Geneticist and Molecular Biologist; Former President of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences)
Aleksei A. Starobinsky (Astrophysicist; Principal Researcher, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics)