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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
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Department of Statistics and Probability

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September 28, 2021 STT Students honored with 2021 #iteachmsu Educator Award STT Students honored with 2021 #iteachmsu Educator Award
July 22, 2021 MSU statistician attains uncommon Institute of Mathematical Statistics "Annals quadfecta" status MSU statistician attains uncommon Institute of Mathematical Statistics "Annals quadfecta" status

MSU statistician attains uncommon Institute of Mathematical Statistics "Annals quadfecta" status
June 24, 2021 STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD student STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD student

PhD student Nilanjan Chakraborty was recently presented with the William L. Harkness Award for outstanding teaching by a graduate student.
May 20, 2021 STT Undergraduate Student Andrew McDonald Awarded Goldwater Scholarship STT Undergraduate Student Andrew McDonald Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Mr. Andrew McDonald, an Honors College junior majoring in Computer Science in the College of Engineering; and Statistics, and Advanced Mathematics in the College of Natural Science, has been named a recipient of the nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
May 10, 2021 Yijun Zuo elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Yijun Zuo elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Professor Yijun Zuo has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Fellows of the IMS are selected based on “demonstrated distinction in research in statistics or probability,” and the fellowship process is highly competitive.
March 16, 2021 STT Ph.D. candidates Jantre and Samaddar selected for National Science Foundation graduate internships STT Ph.D. candidates Jantre and Samaddar selected for National Science Foundation graduate internships

STT Ph.D. candidates Sanket Jantre and Anirban Samaddar were selected for competitive internship positions with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship (MSGI) program for summer 2021.
March 16, 2021 Dr. Dennis Ikpe attends the MSRI African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop Dr. Dennis Ikpe attends the MSRI African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop

STT faculty member Dr. Dennis Ikpe attended the African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT) virtually during June 15-26, 2020. The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) hosts ADJOINT each summer. ADJOINT is designed for researchers with a Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences who are interested in conducting research in a collegial environment.
February 16, 2021 STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD students STT presents William L. Harkness Award to PhD students
February 16, 2021 Assistant Professor Haolei Weng receives William L. Harkness Award Assistant Professor Haolei Weng receives William L. Harkness Award
January 5, 2021 Remembering Mark Meerschaert Remembering Mark Meerschaert
November 12, 2020 Nat Sci Virtual event: Actuarial Science Prof. Albert Cohen partners with MSU alumni on hockey analytics Nat Sci Virtual event: Actuarial Science Prof. Albert Cohen partners with MSU alumni on hockey analytics
November 11, 2020 Dr. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong awarded yearlong appointment at National Cancer Institute Dr. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong awarded yearlong appointment at National Cancer Institute
July 22, 2020 Statistics Ph.D. candidate Andriana Manousidaki is awarded NSF's prestigious research training IMPACTS fellowship Statistics Ph.D. candidate Andriana Manousidaki is awarded NSF's prestigious research training IMPACTS fellowship
June 16, 2020 Profs. Maiti and Viens part of a multi-institution NSF award to develop cyberinfrastructure for nuclear physics. Profs. Maiti and Viens part of a multi-institution NSF award to develop cyberinfrastructure for nuclear physics.
June 5, 2020 Chitrak Banerjee, PhD, awarded IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award Chitrak Banerjee, PhD, awarded IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award
November 24, 2019 STT alumna Anna Esenther named 2020 Rhodes Scholar! STT alumna Anna Esenther named 2020 Rhodes Scholar!
November 17, 2019 Prof. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong receives NSF award for developing statistical theory and methodology for impact of molecular biomarkers on survival outcomes in high-dimensional data. Prof. Hyokyoung (Grace) Hong receives NSF award for developing statistical theory and methodology for impact of molecular biomarkers on survival outcomes in high-dimensional data.
October 2, 2019 STT's MSU Foundation Professor Taps Maiti partners with ECE Professor Selin Aviyente on new NSF-funded project for statistical machine learning theory and methods with spatio-temporal data. STT's MSU Foundation Professor Taps Maiti partners with ECE Professor Selin Aviyente on new NSF-funded project for statistical machine learning theory and methods with spatio-temporal data.
September 25, 2019 Prof. Marianne Huebner wins world championship title in weightlifting, and helps international weightlifting federation with their statistical analyses Prof. Marianne Huebner wins world championship title in weightlifting, and helps international weightlifting federation with their statistical analyses
September 4, 2019 Dr. Chih-Li Sung, Assistant Professor in STT, and his colleagues, receive prestigious SPES award from ASA for research applied to physics and engineering. Dr. Chih-Li Sung, Assistant Professor in STT, and his colleagues, receive prestigious SPES award from ASA for research applied to physics and engineering.