Awards and Prizes 2026

UPSTAT 2026

Awards and Prizes


The UPSTAT conference features its signature awards and prizes mainly to students, aimed further encouraging a more active participation from students at all levels, from the high school level all the way to the doctoral level. 

Presentations

In recognition of (a) Excellent oral or poster presentation by a student of a statistical method (b) Excellent oral or poster presentation by a student of a compelling application of statistics or data science. Includes Gold, Silver, Bronze, and honorable mentions.

Awards for the Top Oral Presentation by a graduate student

Category
Award Methods Application Education
Gold Edmund Osei Areej Arshad
Silver
Travis Brodbeck

Awards for the Top Oral Presentation by an undergraduate student

Category
Award Theory Application Education
Gold Carlina Velicer

Awards for the Top Poster Presentations

Category
Award Methods Application Education
Gold Thomas J Weaver Christopher Ratigan
Silver Caitlin O'Leyar Harleen Kaur
Bronze Vijay Bapana