Congratulations to Guoliang Ma on winning the 2022 ASA Business and Economics Statistics Section Student Paper Award. Guoliang's paper is titled, "Conditional Return Distribution: Quantile Regression with Machine Learning."

The award-winning students will present their papers at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in a Topic-Contributed session, Winners: Business and Economic Statistics Student Paper Awards, sponsored by the B&E Section. The students will also receive a cash award.

Congratulations to Guoliang on an exceptional submission.

On Monday, May 2nd the Department of Statistics gathered at Reiman Gardens to honor Sarah Nusser who retired in 2021 after more than three decades at Iowa State. Following her obtainment of both bachelor's and master's degrees in botany from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and North Carolina State University, Sarah earned MS and Ph.D. degrees in statistics at ISU. She joined the Department of Statistics as an assistant professor in 1992. By 2003, Nusser was promoted to full professor and named Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She served as Director of the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology (CSSM) for many years and played a major role in making CSSM the strong unit it is today.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Sarah Nusser, professor emerita in the Department of Statistics, as a member of the 2021 class of 564 new AAAS Fellows. Those chosen as fellows are recognized "because of their efforts to advance science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished,” the association announced today. 

Sarah Nusser, former vice president for research and professor emerita of statistics was chosen, “For leadership in survey statistics, efforts to improve the reusability and impact of publicly accessible research data, and administrative leadership of research activities.”

Congratulations to Dae Gyu Jang for being selected as one of the winners of the ASA GSS/SRMS/SSS Student Paper Competition! Dae Gyu will receive a $1000 award and was invited to present his research on A-Optimal Split Questionnaire Designs at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM).

Congratulations Dae Gyu!

Jae-Kwang Kim, LAS Dean's Professor in the Department of Statistics, published the second edition of his book, "Statistical Methods for Handling Incomplete Data." Pictured to the right is Professor Kim with LAS Dean Beatte Schmittman receiving his LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research in Statistics.

Due to recent theoretical findings and advances in statistical computing, there has been a rapid development of techniques and applications in the area of missing data analysis. Statistical Methods for Handling Incomplete Data covers the most up-to-date statistical theories and computational methods for analyzing incomplete data.

Distinguished Professor, Dr. Wayne Fuller, received the 2021 American Statistical Association (ASA) Mentoring Award.

The ASA Mentoring Award is given each year to a member who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in developing the careers of statistics students, statisticians, or statistical researchers early in their careers. The award honors those people recognized by their colleagues for their sustained efforts over a long period supporting the work and developing the careers of statisticians. Dr. Fuller was chosen for his outstanding mentorship over a number of years. 

 Congratulations to Dr. Fuller on this wonderful achievement. 

The award is presented to faculty members for outstanding career achievements in research and/or creative activity. To be eligible, candidates had to exhibit independent academic careers of more than 13 years and to have been employed by ISU for a minimum of five years. Kim was chosen for his outstanding achievements and the impact his work has had on the field of Statistics. 

The Department of Statistics extends its congratulations to Dr. Kim on this incredible achievement. 

The Association of American Universities has selected Professor and former Vice President for Research Sarah Nusser to serve as a senior research fellow to support its work to accelerate public access to research data. Nusser currently is a Visiting Professor in the social and decision analytics division of the University of Virginia's Biocomplexity Institute. She is chair of The National Academies' board on research data and information.

Congratulations to LAS Dean's Professor Jae-Kwang Kim for being elected as President-Elect for the Korean International Statistical Society (KISS).  He will spend the first two years as President-Elect, the second two years as President, and the third two years as Past President.  During his six-year term, he will serve as a member of the Board of Directors and help lead the work of KISS.

Congratulations to graduate student Matt Stuart who won an American Statistical Association Student Paper Award from the Business and Economics Statistics Section.  Matt's award-winning draft is titled "Estimation of Asset Models with Stochastic Volatility and Asymmetric Laplacian Jumps and its Application to Cryptocurrency."

CSSM graduate student Yueying Wang is a member of the ISU Statistics and IMSE team which won the 20th annual Data Mining Cup. They beat nearly 150 teams from 114 universities in 28 countries to bringing home the top prize.

CSSM graduate student, Xiaofei Zhang has received the Survey Research Methods Section (SRMS) student travel award to attend the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2019 in Denver, Colorado. 

CSSM graduate student, Xiaodan Lyu received a student travel award to attend the 2019 International Total Survey Error Workshop held in Italy in June 2019.

 Four faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) have been honored with an LAS Dean’s Professorship, one of the college’s newest and most prestigious opportunities to recognize faculty excellence.

Zhengyuan Zhu, professor of statistics and director of the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology.

“The Dean’s Professorship award gives me more freedom and resources to pursue high-risk, high-reward research — which has large potential impact,” said Zhu.

The professorships are the result of Transforming LAS, an endowment fund created when two generous donors gifted proceeds from the sale of a company to the college. Honorees will be recognized during a formal ceremony at a later date.

LAS Awards were presented at the Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on September 12 in the Memorial Union.

P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
Eric Henely, systems analyst in the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology

AMES, Iowa – Sugam Sharma remembers as a child listening to his parents talk about hunger. While his family always had enough to eat, hunger was prevalent and something he regularly witnessed growing up and as a young adult in India.

“It is really heart wrenching to witness a mother in shabby and torn clothes, holding her baby, come to you and ask for help because her baby hasn’t had anything to eat,” Sharma said. “This I have witnessed often in my life.”

Hejian Sang receives scholarship for excellent academic records and contributions to survey statistics.

Wayne fuller received award for his outstanding contributions to three broad areas of statistical theory.