Eight Stanford scholars have been selected by the Academy of Arts and Sciences to become part of this year’s induction class of 212 new members.

The Academy, a policy research institution founded in 1780, focuses on studying multidisciplinary solutions to world issues. It currently has 4,000 American Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members.

The honored Stanford scholars include Graduate School of Business consulting professor Anthony Bryk, linguistics professor Penelope Eckert, biology professor Russell D. Fernald, physics professor Andrei Linde, chemistry professor Todd J. Martinez, economics professor Monika Piazzessi, psychology professor Brian Wandell and physics professor Shoucheng Zhang.