The ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) is seeking nominations for the 2015 ENVR Distinguished Achievement Medal and the 2015 ENVR Young Investigator Award.
Both are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the
development of methods, issues, concepts, applications, and initiatives
in environmental statistics. The section uses a broad definition of
environmental statistics-from theoretical/foundational through
applications and policy-and seeks to recognize the full range of
activities that academic, governmental, and industrial statisticians and
scientists study in statistics and the environment. Environmental
statistics is interdisciplinary, and outstanding contributions may occur
outside of traditional disciplinary niches.
To
be eligible for a Distinguished Achievement Medal, nominees must (a)
have made distinguished contributions to environmental statistics; (b)
joined ENVR at least three years prior to June 1, 2015; and (c) not have
received the award in a previous year.
The
Young Investigator Award is meant to encourage and recognize younger
members of the environmental statistics community. Criteria for the
Award include (a) having made distinguished contributions to
environmental statistics; (b) having current membership in ENVR; (c) not
being a recipient of the Young Investigator Award from a previous year;
and (d) not having reached her/his 41st birthday during the calendar
year of the award. (In the special case of an individual who has
received his or her terminal degree in statistics fewer than 12 years
prior to the nomination deadline, a nominee will be eligible who has not
yet reached her/his 46th birthday during the calendar year of the
award.)
For
both awards, the committee considers only those members for whom
nominations are submitted. Committee members do not offer nominations,
but encourage ASA members to make a thorough search for good candidates.
For the 2015 competition, nomination materials must consist of the following:
- A nomination letter featuring the nominee's contributions to environmental statistics
- A brief CV for the nominee, not exceeding five pages
- At least one (1) and up to three (3) external letters of support
- A clear statement for which of the two awards the nominee should
be considered. If being considered for the Young Investigator Award,
please submit the birth date of the nominee. The committee will use the
"Jonathanian" method of calculating the age of the nominee.
Nominations must be received by April 15 and
should be submitted electronically as a PDF document (preferred) or a
Word file. Submit nominations to Dale Zimmerman by email to dale-zimmerman@uiowa.edu
Members
of the ENVR awards committee will make the selection, and successful
nominees will receive their award at the ENVR business meeting and
reception during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, WA. Questions
regarding the award should be addressed to Dale Zimmerman.