From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
IMS Textbooks: Lectures on the Poisson Process
Günter Last, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Mathew Penrose, University of Bath
The Poisson process, a core object in modern probability, enjoys a richer theory than is sometimes appreciated. This volume develops the theory in the setting of a general abstract…
Ronald Kay Getoor, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego, died peacefully at his home on October 28, 2017. He was 88.
Getoor was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on February 9, 1929. He attended the University of Michigan, receiving an A.B.…
Nominate for Carver Award or Fellowship
The Carver Medal was created by the IMS in honor of Harry C. Carver, for exceptional service specifically to the IMS. It is open to any IMS member who has not previously been elected President. Deadline February 1, 2018.
IMS Fellows demonstrate distinction in…
The Bernoulli Society welcomes submissions to the New Researcher Award. Each awardee will deliver a 30-minute talk during the ISI World Congress in Malaysia in 2019 (August 18–23, 2019, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), and will receive funding of up to 1000€ (roughly US$1150) to offset their travel and other expenses.…
As we previously announced, the IMS has created a new category of travel award, aimed at graduate students who wish to attend an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting. The IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award was created by a bequest from the estate of Jim Hannan’s widow, Bettie, who passed…