James Matuk, a Ph.D. candidate in his 4th year of studies, has won the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award!  The award funds travel and registration to attend and possibly present a paper or a poster at an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting. These awards are available to IMS members who are graduate students studying some area of statistical science or probability who have not yet received a PhD degree.  The award is named after James Hannan, who is known for Hannan consistency and who was a faculty member in Mathematics and Statistics at Michigan State University from 1953 until 2002.

Congratulations James!