Congratulations to Dr. Clara Franzini-Armstrong for her election to the Accademia dei Lincei, which is a premier Italian academy of science, founded in 1603. The academy has a rich history, including counting Galileo Galilei as a member. The academy published Galileo‚Äôs works and supported him throughout his disputes with the church. Giovanni Faber, who coined the name “microscope,” was also a member, as well as noted mineralogist Marco Franzini (Clara‚Äôs twin brother for whom the mineral Franzinite was named) Dr. Franzini-Armstrong is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) and the Royal Society (UK).