Phillip A. Sharp 2015: Gerald Fink 2016: Geraldine L. Richmond 2017: Barbara A. Schaal 2018: Susan Hockfield 2019: Margaret Hamburg 2020: Steven Chu 2021: Claire Fraser Notes: Jacob Whitman Bailey died on 26 February 1857, at the beginning of his term of office as Association President. Between 1861 and 1865 the American Civil War created political pressures that led to the indefinite postponement of all AAAS events during that period. See AAAS history for more information. References External links List of Presidents of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science website American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science