two books, Cressie is expecting to soon complete JSM Career Placement
his third book, Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data,
coauthored with Christopher Wikle. His research
interests are in the statistical modeling and analy-
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sis of spatio-temporal data, Bayesian and empirical
Bayesian methods, and environmental sciences.
Cressie is a Fellow of the American Statistical
Association and Institute of Mathematical Statistics
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ach year, the JSM Career Placement Service offers a full-service
recruiting facility for employers and job seekers. Hundreds of
qualified applicants look to the JSM Placement Service to begin
and an Elected Member of the International
or further their careers. JSM is in Washington, DC, this year from
Statistical Institute. His other honors include the
August 1–6. Online registration began May 1.
Distinguished Achievement Medal of the ASA’s
Section on Statistics and the Environment, the
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Twentieth Century Distinguished Service Award All applicants will receive onsite access to the Career Placement Service,
in Environmental Statistics, and the Distinguished online access to job postings beginning June 1, and access to the onsite
Scholar Award of The Ohio State University. message center to contact employers of interest. Employers often con-
Just as R. A. Fisher united various research areas tact applicants in advance of JSM to set up onsite interviews.
of probability into an encompassing theory of statis-
tics, Cressie essentially united the discipline of spa-
Employers
tial statistics. Prior to his 1991 book, Statistics for All employers receive up to five distinct job postings, available to all
Spatial Data, spatial statistics was largely an adap- registered applicants; onsite access to printed books of applicant data
tation of statistical ideas to unrelated problems in and résumés (for up to three representatives); and onsite access to
physics, biology, mining, and agriculture. Cressie’s interview space, available by reservation for up to four hours per day.
work provided a ‘home’ for what was then a diverse Online applicant access from June 1 to September 30 allows
and eclectic area of study and the foundation for employers to narrow the applicant pool to their criteria when it’s con-
what has become an active area of research in statis- venient for them.
tics, as well as a critical resource for subject-matter Additionally, employers who register for an executive suite have
scientists interested in applying spatial methodology the freedom to schedule interviews without needing to reserve space.
to solve important problems in their disciplines. They will receive a private, fully furnished booth with a computer and
C. R. Rao writes in Statistical Science, “… printer, 10 distinct online job postings, onsite access for up to five
[W] hatever Fisher did was strongly motivated by representatives and three guests from their organization, and special
practical applications … Fisher started off with a recognition online and onsite.
description of some live data presented to him for Past employers include SAS, EIi Lilly, Capital One, FDA, Novartis,
analysis, formulated the questions to be answered, Pfizer, Google, and Yahoo.
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www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009.
ogy for the analysis of the data.” Cressie’s method-
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ozone, aerosols, carbon dioxide, and data fusion).
He has made substantial contributions to science
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