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AAAS Welcomes Statistics Section Fellows

June 3, 2024 Leave a Comment

The Section on Statistics (Section U) recently elected the following ASA members as 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

This acknowledges their contributions to advancing science and its applications in service to society. Since 1874, AAAS has annually recognized scientists and others across various disciplines for their accomplishments, including pioneering research, leadership within their field, teaching and mentoring, fostering collaborations, and advancing public understanding of science.

AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Newly elected fellows are chosen from 24 disciplines aligned with the association’s 24 scientific and engineering sections and celebrated for their scientific and socially significant achievements throughout their careers.

Section on Statistics (Section U) members named as 2023 AAAS fellows are as follows:

  • Rebecca A. Betensky, New York University School of Global Public Health
  • T. Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania
  • Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut
  • Daniel Gillen, University of California at Irvine
  • Amita Manatunga, Emory University
  • Len Stefanski, North Carolina State University
  • Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Tian Zheng, Columbia University

Filed Under: People News Tagged With: Amita Manatunga, Christopher Wikle, Daniel Gillen, Len Stefanski, Ming-Hui Chen, Rebecca Betensky, Tian Zheng, Tony Cai

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