2021 COPSS Award Winners
Presidents' Award
Jeffrey T. Leek, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
For influential work addressing high-dimensional data; for development of empirical tools for data science as a science with applications to meta-research, reproducibility, and replicability; for scaling (bio)statistics-centered data science education to millions of people worldwide; and for leveraging data science tools, educational technologies, and community partnerships to create economic opportunities in under-served communities.
COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
Wing Hung Wong, Stanford University
Past Winners 2020
Presidents' Award
Rina Foygel Barber, University of Chicago
For fundamental contributions to statistical sparsity and selective inference in high-dimensional problems, for the creative and novel knockoff filter to cope with correlated coefficients, for contributions to compressed sensing, the jackknife, and conformal predictive inference; for the encouragement and training of graduate and undergraduate students.
Elizabeth L. Scott Award
Amita Manatunga, Emory University
For her dedicated mentoring of the next generation of statisticians; committed leadership in expanding statistical opportunities for women and minorities at the individual, institutional, and professional society levels; and excellence in biostatistical research.
COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University
For outstanding contributions to statistical science in the areas of mixture models, semiparametric inference, and multiple testing, and to the development of statistical methods aimed at finding the genetic basis of human disease, including the development of powerful methods for discovering genes underlying psychiatric disorders such as autism.
2019
Presidents' Award
Hadley Wickham, RStudio
For influential work in statistical computing, visualization, graphics, and data analysis; for developing and implementing an impressively comprehensive computational infrastructure for data analysis through R software; for making statistical thinking and computing accessible to large audience; and for enhancing an appreciation for the important role of statistics among data scientists.
F.N. David Award
Susan S. Ellenberg, University of Pennsylvania
For impactful leadership roles at the NIH, FDA and the University of Pennsylvania developing and evaluating new methodologies and specialized approaches to improve the conduct of clinical trials; for influencing ethical practice and leading development of important regulatory policies; for leadership in setting standards for clinical trial data monitoring committees; for senior statistical leadership for many multicenter clinical research network clinical trials; for distinguished leadership in numerous professional societies and national and international committees addressing major public health challenges; and for serving as an exceptional academic role model for faculty and students.
R.A. Fisher Award
Paul R. Rosenbaum, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
For pioneering contributions to methodology for observational studies, important applications of such methodology to health outcomes studies, lucid books on statistical principles and methodology for observational studies and excellent mentoring.
George W. Snedecor Award
Sudipto Banerjee, University of California, Los Angeles
For groundbreaking and fundamental work on Bayesian hierarchical modeling and the analysis of large spatial datasets; for significant contributions to the mapping of disease incidence in space and time, and the analysis of environmental exposures.
2018
Presidents' Award
Richard J. Samworth, University of Cambridge
For fundamental contributions to nonparametric inference under shape constraints, nonparametric classification, high-dimensional variable selection change point estimation; for many substantial contributions to the profession including editorial service, extensive service to statistical societies; and for the training and mentoring of junior researchers.
Elizabeth L. Scott Award
Bin Yu, University of California, Berkeley
For principled leadership in the international scientific community; for commitment and actions towards diversity, equity and inclusion; for consistently mentoring and encouraging women students and new researchers in statistics and data science; and for scientific contributions to statistical and machine learning methodology at the highest scholarly level.
R.A. Fisher Award
Susan A. Murphy, Harvard University
For scientific contributions to statistical theory and methods at the highest level and for fundamental advances in the innovative use of statistics to further behavioral and mental health research
the COPSS Awards and Fisher Lecture at JSM2018 (Webcasts)
2017
Presidents' Award
Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
For fundamental contributions to causal inference and the understanding of causal mechanisms; for profound advancement of epidemiologic theory and methods and the application of statistics throughout medical and social sciences; and for excellent service to the profession including exceptional contributions to teaching, mentoring, and bridging many academic disciplines with statistics.
Florence N. David Award
Xihong Lin, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
For leadership and collaborative research in statistical genetics and bioinformatics; and for passion and dedication in mentoring students and young statisticians.
George W. Snedecor Award
Aurore Delaigle, University of Melbourne
For fundamental and groundbreaking contributions to the statistical theory of group testing of pooled laboratory samples, and for contributions to measurement error methods and density estimation.
R.A. Fisher Award
Robert E. Kass, Carnegie Mellon University
For ground-breaking contributions to several areas of statistics including of differential geometry in statistical theory as well as theory and methodology of Bayesian inference; for commitment to the application of principled statistical thinking and modeling to problems in computational neuroscience; and for his strong dedication to of students and users of statistics
the COPSS Awards and Fisher Lecture at JSM2017 (Webcasts)
2016
R.A. Fisher Award
Alice S. Whittemore, Stanford University School of Medicine
For fundamental contributions to biostatistics and epidemiology, covering a wide range of topics from environmental risk assessment to genetic linkage analysis, genetic association studies and cancer epidemiology; for bringing her statistical and mathematical insight to bear on the collection and interpretation of scientific data; for her leadership in large consortia of cancer studies; and for being a role model for many young scientists.
E.L. Scott Award
Amanda L. Golbeck, of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
For her outstanding efforts in enhancing the status of women and minorities, fostering new leadership opportunities for women and men, promoting diversity at all levels, and advocating for a more inclusive, open and supportive atmosphere in statistical sciences.
Presidents' Award
Nicolai Meinshausen, ETH Zurich
For fundamental and ingenious contributions to high-dimensional inference, variable selection, multiple testing, graphical models, machine learning and causal inference for heterogeneous data.
Watch the COPSS Awards and Fisher Lecture at JSM2016 (Webcasts)
2015
G. W. Snedecor Award
Danyu Lin, University of North Carolina
For foundational contributions to the field of biometry, especially for semiparametric regression models with censored data. For influential research in genome-wide association next-generation sequencing studies. For steadfast service to the profession.
F.N. David Award
Francesca Dominici, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
For her premiere research in biostatistics and public health, including development of statistical methods for the analysis of large observational data with the ultimate goal of addressing important questions in environmental health science, health-related impacts of climate change, and public health; for her outstanding contribution to research on outdoor air pollution and health which has formed the critical basis for policies on air quality; for her leadership in multidisciplinary collaborations for research and her commitment to scientific research at the highest level with studies designed to improve public health; and for being an insightful mentor and exemplary role model for future generations of statisticians, especially young women.
Presidents' Award
John D. Storey, Princeton University
For transformative and groundbreaking research on the theory, methods, and applications of inference methods, particularly significance testing applied to high-dimensional data analysis problems. For impactful development and application of statistics to modern biological and medical research. For service to the field of statistics in interdisciplinary activities.
R.A. Fisher Award
Stephen E. Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University
For wide-ranging and highly influential contributions to the theory and practice of statistics; for fundamental advances in methodology, interpretation and computation in the analysis of categorical data; for broad-reaching contributions to statistical methods for sample surveys; for seminal work on record linkage, privacy and social network analysis; for outstanding and prolific service to the profession and to society; and for being a role model, advocate and mentor to young statisticians.
Watch the COPSS Awards and Fisher Lecture at JSM2015 (Webcasts)
2014
Fisher Award and Lecture
Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin
For fundamental contributions to many areas of statistics, including time series, splines, smoothing, nonparametric statistics, likelihood estimation, density estimation, and to interdisciplinary areas including climatology, epidemiology, bioinformatics machine learning. In particular, her work in reproducing kernel Hilbert space representation and generalized cross-validation have become standard practice in scientific research and industry.
Presidents' Award
Martin J. Wainwright, University of California, Berkeley
For fundamental and ground-breaking contributions to high-dimensional statistics, graphical , machine learning, optimization and algorithms covering deep and elegant mathematical analysis, as well as methodology with wide-ranging implications for numerous applications
E. L. Scott Award
Kathryn Chaloner, University of Iowa
For her commitment and success in developing programs to encourage and facilitate women to undertake careers in statistics; for extensive mentoring of women students and young faculty; for work to identify and remove inequities in employment for under-represented components of the profession; and for serving as a role model, balancing work and family while excelling as a teacher, researcher and academic administrator.
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