Awards

2018

  • Noether Senior Scholar Award, American Statistical Association

2016

  • Fellow, Society for Financial Econometrics

2014

  • Guy Medal in Silver, Royal Statistical Society

2013

  • Pao-Lu Hsu Prize, International Chinese Statistical Association

2012

  • Academician (elected), Academia Sinica

2011

  • Medallion Lecturer, Institute of Mathematical Statistics

2010

  • Fields Institute Distinguished Lecturer in Statistical Science

2009

  • Guggenheim Fellow

2008–2010

  • President, International Chinese Statistical Association (President-elect, 08: President, 09; Past-president, 10)

2008

  • Laplace Lecturer, the 7th World Congress on Probability and Statistics
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, International Chinese Statistical Association

2007

  • Morningside Gold Medal for Applied Mathematics: to outstanding mathematicians of Chinese decent under age 45, honored once every 3 years, International Congress for Chinese Mathematicians.

2006–2009

  • President, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (06-07: President-elect; 07-08: President; 08-09: Past-president)

2006

  • Humboldt Research Awards, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • International Congress of Mathematicians, Invited speaker (45 min)
  • Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lecturer, Harvard School of Public Health

2002

  • Vice Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award, Gold medal, Chinese University of Hong Kong

1991–2001

  • Top 10 most-cited mathematical scientists (Science Watch)
  • (Thomas In-Cites): 1993-2002, 1994-2003, 1995-2004, 1996-2005, 1997-2006 (rate stopped) 

2000

  • The 2000 COPSS Presidents' Award, Committee Of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), to an outstanding statistician under age 40 (American Statistical Association, International Biometric Society --- Eastern North American Region and Western North American Region Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Statistical Society of Canada) 
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Before 2000

  • Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science.
  • Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics. 
  • Fellow, American Statistical Association. 
  • Elected Member, International Statistical Institute
  • Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement, 1996, University of North Carolina.
  • NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993-96. 
  • Evelyn Fix Memorial Medal, University of California at Berkeley, 1989.