About Pao-Lu Hsu Award:
The Pao-Lu Hsu Prize is presented every three years by the International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA), usually at an ICSA conference, to an individual under the age of 50, who makes influential and fundamental contributions to any field of statistics and probability, and exemplifies Hsu’s deep involvement in developing statistics and probability research with significant impact on education.
The first Pao-Lu Hsu Award was announced in 2012 and presented in the 9th ICSA International Conference in Hong Kong, 2013. Professor Jianqing Fan (Princeton), Professor Xiao-Li Meng (Harvard), and Professor Bin Yu (UC Berkeley) shared the first ICSA Pao-Lu Hsu Award.
Hsu, who was born in 1910, was as a pioneer and founder of the newly formed discipline of statistics and probability in china. Hsu was best known for his rigorous research with depth and breadth, and for his profound impact on younger generations. He became the first professor of statistics and probability, Beijing University, in 1940. In 1948, he was elected to the very first class of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He published about 40 articles; see “Pao-Lu Hsu Memorial Collection” published by Peking University Press for more details.
The prize is open to all nationalities. Priorities are given to the candidates whose work contributes greatly to the research and education of Chinese statisticians. The award recipient will speak at an ICSA International Conference. The award includes $3000 in cash prize.
Eligibility:
The individual who is eligible will be announced by the ICSA.
Nomination Process:
Send the following materials to Award Committee Chair, Professor Heping Zhang, via email to the ICSA office icsaweb2014@gmail.com with the subject entitled “PL Hsu Award Nomination”. Items below can be sent as pdf, ps or plain text attachments.
(A) Nomination letter which include the following information: nominator’s name, mail/email address and phone number; nominee’s name, date of birth, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information; a summary of the supportive evidences that are the basis for the nomination. The length of the nomination letter should not exceed 3 pages.
(B) Nominee’s current CV.
(C) Three letters of recommendation.
Deadline:
Deadlines will be announced by the ICSA.
Additional Information:
The ICSA Pao-Lu Hsu Award Committee will review nominations.