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May 17, 2020
We are pleased to announce that the IMS Carver Medal Committee has selected Lynne Billard to receive the 2020 Carver Award. Lynne was chosen for her outstanding service to IMS on a number of key committees, including publications, nominations, and fellows; for her extraordinary leadership as Program Secretary (1987–90), culminating…
New Members elected to National Academy of Sciences
The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the election of 120 members and 26 international members, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among them are three IMS Fellows: Gérard Ben Arous, professor of mathematics at…
Purdue University’s College of Science has named Dennis K.J. Lin to lead its department of statistics. Lin, who is currently a University Distinguished Professor of supply chain and statistics at Penn State University, will begin his new role at Purdue University in July.
Lin received his Bachelor of Science degree…
Tom Liggett passed away May 12, 2020 in Los Angeles. Tom was the editor of the Annals of Probability from 1985–87, gave the Wald Lectures in 1996, and was elected to the National Academy in 2008. He is best known for his two books on interacting particle systems.
Rick Durrett…
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has elected the 2020 Class of SIAM Fellows. These distinguished members were nominated for their exemplary research as well as outstanding service to the community. Through their contributions, SIAM Fellows help advance the fields of applied mathematics and computational science. Among the…