C. R. Rao

Members of the Rao Prize Committee are accepting nominations for the C. R. and Bhargavi Rao Prize for Outstanding Research in Statistics. The prize, awarded by Penn State University’s department of statistics, was established to recognize outstanding and influential innovations in the theory and practice of mathematical statistics, international leadership in directing statistical research, and pioneering contributions by a recognized leader in the field of statistics.

The Rao Prize is awarded every two years (odd-numbered years) to an individual working in the United States. The awardee receives a medal, cash prize, and invitation to visit Penn State and give a talk.

Nominations should include a letter describing the nominee’s outstanding contributions to leadership and research in statistics, a current curriculum vita, and two supporting letter. Submissions are due by December 3 and should be sent to Rao Prize Selection Committee Chair, 326 Thomas Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802-2111.

C. R. Rao held the Eberly Chair in Statistics at Penn State University from 1988–2001. He now serves as Holder Emeritus of the Eberly Chair in Statistics. He was the founding director of the Center for Multivariate Analysis. A President’s National Medal of Science Laureate, Rao is recognized worldwide as a pioneer of modern statistical theory and one of the world’s top five statisticians, with multifaceted distinctions as a mathematician, researcher, scientist, and teacher. His contributions to mathematics and statistical theory and applications have become part of undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics, econometrics, and electrical engineering at universities throughout the world.