served as a chairman Theodosius Dobzhansky – geneticist and evolutionary biologist Katherine Esau – botanist Alexei Filippenko – astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley; developed and runs the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope; ranked as the most cited researcher in space science 1996–2006; won the 2006 US Professor of the Year Award; elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2009; frequently featured on the History Channel series The Universe Maria Fischer-Slyzh - doctor of pediatrics, philanthropist Maxwell Finland – scientist, medical researcher, an expert on infectious diseases Konstantin Frank – viticulturist and winemaker, responsible for developing the thriving viticulture and wine industry of New York State, using his experience of growing the Southern European Vitis vinifera varietals in the colder climate of Ukraine Milton Friedman – economist John-Paul Himka – professor of Ukrainian history Taras Hunczak – historian (Ph.D., professor) and media adviser; expert in East European history and languages Roman Jackiw – MIT professor of physics John Kanzius – inventor and radio/TV engineer George Kistiakowsky – physical chemistry professor, member of the Manhattan Project Lubomyr Kuzmak – pioneer within the bariatric surgery community, invented the adjustable gastric band Max Levchin – computer scientist and internet entrepreneur; co-founder (along with Peter Thiel and Elon Musk) and former chief technology officer of PayPal; founded a number of other technology companies, of Jewish descent. Jane Lubchenco – environmental scientist and marine ecologist, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sonja Lyubomirsky – professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside researching positive psychology and happiness, an associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology, and the author of The How of Happiness, a book of happiness strategies backed by scientific research Boris Magasanik – microbiologist and biochemist Greg Mankiw – macroeconomist; chairman and professor of economics at Harvard University; known in academia for his work on New Keynesian economics and publishing the best-selling economics textbook Principles of Economics; chairman 2003-2005 of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush; his was ranked the number one economics blog by US economics professors in a 2011 survey; elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007; with David Card, was elected vice president of the American Economic Association for 2014 Bruce E. Melnick – Commander, USCG and NASA Astronaut Jeffrey Miron – economist and outspoken libertarian; chairman of