Indian-American mathematician CR Rao wins International Prize in Statistics 2023

Category : Awards Published on: April 12 2023

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Prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao will be conferred with International Prize in Statistics 2023.
Rao, who is now 102, will receive the prize, which comes with a $80,000 award, this July at the biennial International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao has been a revered Mathematician as well as Statistician throughout his life.
This International Award is believed to be the Nobel Prize in the field of Statistics. It will also be a highly honourable moment for Mr Rao as he will be granted this in recognition of his groundbreaking work recorded about 75 years ago.
This prize is granted to distinguishing individuals or groups after every 2 years.
He has authored many books and over 300 research papers that have been published in top-class journals.
Presently, he is an Emeritus Professor at Pennsylvania State University as well as Research Professor at the University at Buffalo. He got multiple prestigious awards including Padma Bhushan (1968) and Padma Vibhushan (2001).