From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
Lawrence David Brown, one of the leading statisticians of our time, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2018, at the age of 77, after a long battle with cancer. We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Larry, a teacher, a mentor, a colleague, and a friend. Larry preserved…
Herman Rubin, Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Purdue University, passed away in West Lafayette, IN, on April 23, 2018; he was 91. Herman Rubin was among the last remaining great polymaths of the twentieth century. To all who knew him, or had heard about him, Herman was an…
Professor Peter Hall passed away on January 9, 2016. In his passing, the statistical community lost one of its most prolific and creative researchers. We also lost a friend, colleague, and mentor. Peter inspired and mentored many young researchers. His early work in probability profoundly affected his many contributions to…
Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship
The lectureship was established in perpetuity in memory of Dr. Myrto Lefkopoulou, a faculty member and graduate of Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Lefkopoulou died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 34 after a courageous two-year battle. She was deeply beloved by friends,…
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has selected Philip A. Ernst as the winner of this year’s Tweedie New Researcher Award. Dr. Ernst received his PhD in 2014 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is now an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Rice University: http://www.stat.rice.edu/~pe6/. Philip’s…