Eight Statisticians Honored by AAAS

摘要

In November, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) council elected nearly 500 members as fellows. A virtual induction ceremony for the 489 newly elected fellows will take place on February 13. The honorees will receive official certificates and rosette pins in gold and blue-colors symbolizing science and engineering-by mail. The eight new fellows of AAAS Section U (Statistics) are listed below with their citations: 1. Sudipto Banerjee, University of California, Los Angeles For innovative contributions to Bayesian methodology with focus on spatially indexed information; for high-impact applications; and for educational and mentoring excellence, professional service, and academic administration.