Peter J. Bickel
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Peter John Bickel is an American statistician
, Professor of Statistics in University of California, Berkeley
, who is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and of the National Academy of Sciences
. He is past President of the Bernoulli Society and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
.
He studied physics at the California Institute of Technology
.
He graduated from University of California, Berkeley
, with a Ph.D., in 1963, where he studied with Erich Leo Lehmann
.
As a scientist and an educator, he has supervised and mentored many students and young researchers, many of whom later become leading figures in the fields of statistics and economics. These includes C.F. Jeff Wu
, Jianqing Fan
, Mark van der Laan, Donald Andrews
, etc.
He married Nancy Kramer in 1964; they had children Stephen and Amanda.
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
, Professor of Statistics in University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, who is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
and of the National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences commonly refers to the academy in the United States of America.National Academy of Sciences may also refer to :* National Academy of Sciences of Argentina* Armenian National Academy of Sciences...
. He is past President of the Bernoulli Society and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
.
He studied physics at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
.
He graduated from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, with a Ph.D., in 1963, where he studied with Erich Leo Lehmann
Erich Leo Lehmann
Erich Leo Lehmann was an American statistician, who contributed to statistical and nonparametric hypothesis testing...
.
As a scientist and an educator, he has supervised and mentored many students and young researchers, many of whom later become leading figures in the fields of statistics and economics. These includes C.F. Jeff Wu
C.F. Jeff Wu
C.F. Jeff Wu is a statistician known for his work on the convergence of the EM algorithm,resampling methods like bootstrap and jackknife, design of experiments, and robust parameter design .- Notes and references :*- Sources and links :*...
, Jianqing Fan
Jianqing Fan
Jianqing Fan , is a Chinese statistician. He is the current Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance, and Professor of Statistics at the Princeton University...
, Mark van der Laan, Donald Andrews
Donald Andrews
Donald Wilfrid Kao Andrews is a Canadian economist. He is the Tjalling Koopmans Professor of Economics at the Cowles Foundation, Yale University. Born in Vancouver, he received his B.A. in 1977 at the University of British Columbia, his M.A. in 1980 in statistics at the University of California,...
, etc.
He married Nancy Kramer in 1964; they had children Stephen and Amanda.
Awards
- 1970 Guggenheim Fellow
- 1981 the recipient of COPSS Presidents' AwardCOPSS Presidents' AwardThe COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a person under the age of 40, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics...
. - 1984 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
- 1986 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
- 1986 Honorary Doctorate degree from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
External links
- Peter John Bickel at the Mathematics Genealogy ProjectMathematics Genealogy ProjectThe Mathematics Genealogy Project is a web-based database for the academic genealogy of mathematicians. As of September, 2010, it contained information on approximately 145,000 mathematical scientists who contribute to "research-level mathematics"...