Dill and Bienenstock elected members of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Dave Dill, professor of computer science, and Arthur Bienenstock, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They join five other Stanford faculty in the academy's class of 2013.

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies, and a leading center for independent policy research. Among its 4,600 members and 600 foreign fellows are some of the world's most accomplished leaders from academia, business, social policy, energy and global security, the humanities and the arts. The current membership includes more than 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.

David Dill was recognized as a leading developer of industrial verification technology. Bienenstock was noted for his work in national science policy and his service as special assistant to President Hennessy for federal research policy.

Dill, Bienenstock and their fellow new members will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 12 at the academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.