The ASA Pittsburgh Chapter was proud to sponsor the 2025 Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF) on April 2 nd and selected two winners based on the application of statistical and machine learning methods in their posters: Shivum Telang from North Allegheny High School and Claire Ding from Winchester Thurston. Chapter members Wei Chen, Soumik Purkayastha, and Gong Tang judged at this event on behalf of the Pittsburgh Chapter.
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Statistical Association held its annual banquet on a sunny April 17, 2025, at the Schenley Plaza Oval Tent. The event brought together over 90 local statisticians for a vibrant evening of networking and celebration. Attendees included faculty and students from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Statistics and Data Science, the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Statistics and Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, local industry professionals, and even a dedicated high school math teacher.
The event kicked off with the poster award competition, which more than twenty graduate students participated. The winners were Ergan Shang (CMU) and Weiqiong Huang (Pitt Stat), recognized for their outstanding research presentations. Ergan was also the Miheala Serban Poster Award Winner.
Dr. Andrew Moore delivered a passionate keynote address on the pros and cons of full automation in safety-critical systems such as healthcare, disaster response, and national security, and exchange with the audience on responsible implementation.
The Chapter also celebrated the accomplishments of its 2025 Students of the Year: Mateo Dulce Rubio (CMU), Weiqiong Huang (Pitt Stat), and Na Bo (Pitt Biostat). The 2025 Statistician of the Year honor was awarded to Professor Aaditya Ramdas from CMU for his significant contributions to the field.
The evening concluded with the election of Dr. Jiebiao Wang as President-Elect for the 2025–2026 term.
Special thanks to David Choi, Zhao Ren, Jiebiao Wang, Linxi Liu, Guan Yu, and Weijing Tang for judging the poster competition, and to Jiahe Li, Xuelin Gu, and Jessica Shao for their invaluable help as event volunteers.
The 2024 Fall Mixer was held at the Pitt Public Health Building on October 17, 2024. About sixty local statisticians and graduate students attended.
The 2024 Spring Banquet was held on April 19, 2024 at the Tartans Pavilion at Carnegie Mellon University. About seventy local statisticians and students attended.
The banquet featured a poster presentation session.
Mihaela Serban Award for best poster
Crystal Zang
Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Pittsburgh
Statistician of the Year
Kehui Chen
Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh
Chapter Service Award
Yongseok Park
Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Pittsburgh
Banquet Speaker
Yingying Fan
Centennial Chair in Business Administration, Associate Dean of the Marshall School of Business, Professor in Data Sciences and Operations at USC
The 2023 Spring Banquet was held on April 28, 2023 at the Tartans Pavilion at Carnegie Mellon University.
The banquet featured a poster presentation session (including a student poster contest for the Mihaela Serban Award) at 5-6PM; a keynote banquet speech delivered by Dr. Aaditya Ramdas, Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at CMU (6-7PM); presentation of student awards; recognition of various Chapter members’ accomplishments in the 2022-2023 academic year; and concluded with the presentation of the 2023 Statistician of the Year award.
Tim Barry, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Gong Tang, Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chapter 