Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics

The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awards innovations in statistical research with impact on society. This biennial prize is awarded in even years, and consists of a medal, a certificate, and a monetary reward of US$1,000,000, similar to the Nobel Prize in other disciplines.[1] The home institution of the Prize is the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) in Belgium, which appoints the international jury and carries out the selection procedure. The award money comes from the Rousseeuw Foundation created by the statistician Peter Rousseeuw.

The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics
King Philippe handing out the first Rousseeuw Prize
Awarded forinnovations in statistical research with impact on statistical practice and society
CountryBelgium
Presented by
Reward(s)A medal, a certificate, and a monetary award of US$1,000,000
First awarded2022
Websiterousseeuwprize.org

The first Rousseeuw Prize was awarded on October 12, 2022, at KU Leuven, presented by His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium.[2][3] The awarded topic was Causal Inference with application in Medicine and Public Health, with laureates James Robins, Andrea Rotnitzky, Thomas Richardson, Miguel Hernán and Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen.[4][5][6][7][8]

Laureates
Year Laureate Institution Country Awarded innovation
2022 James Robins[9] Harvard School of Public Health United States "for their pioneering work on Causal Inference with applications in Medicine and Public Health."[5]
Andrea Rotnitzky[10] Torcuato di Tella University Argentina
Thomas Richardson[11] University of Washington United States
Miguel Hernán[9] Harvard School of Public Health United States
Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen[12] Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania United States

Nominations for the prize are submitted to its website[1] together with letters of recommendation. The organizers of the prize and its ceremony are Mia Hubert and Stefan Van Aelst.

See also

References
  1. "Rousseeuw Prize (about)". Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. "King Philippe presents Prize of 1 million dollars at KU Leuven (extract from television news, in Dutch)". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. "The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics (from the website of the Royal Palace, in Dutch and French)". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. "Statistics gets $1 million award (Science News)". Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. "First Rousseeuw Prize Awarded for Work on Causal Inference (AMSTAT News)". August 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. "First Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics awarded for pioneering research on causal inference". Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. "Rousseeuw Prize winners announced (in Institute of Mathematical Statistics Bulletin)". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. "Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics (from RTBF, the French-language public Belgian Radio)". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  9. "Biostats Faculty Receive Prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  10. "Andrea Rotnitzky, ganadora del Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  11. "Richardson is co-recipient of the 2022 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  12. "Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen Awards". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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