Jeff Cheeger Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

August 18, 2026

Jeff Cheeger, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, one of the nation’s newest learned societies. Professor Cheeger is recognized for his "intellectual excellence and courage" alongsidethe class of 2026. The group will be offically invested into the Academy at a ceremony later this year. 

The American Academy of Sciences and Letters promotes scholarship and honors outstanding achievement in the arts, sciences, and learned professions. It supports learning by encouraging the exchange of ideas within academia and in society at large, and by sponsoring occasions for scholarly interaction and providing platforms for the presentation ad dissemination of scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.