About the 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.
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 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.
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 and receive $3000 cash prize.
Eligibility
The individual who is eligible will be announced by the ICSA.
Nomination Process
Send the following materials to the chair of ICSA Award Committee Chair at awards@icsa.org, with the subject entitled “PL Hsu Award Nomination”. Items below can be sent as pdf or word attachments.
(A) Nomination letter which includes the following information: nominator’s name, mail and email addresses, and phone number; nominee’s name, date of birth, title, work affiliation, and contact information with mail and email address, email, and phone number; 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 Award Committee will review nominations.