Statistical Science Undergraduate Student Meng Xie Winner of 2011-12 BEST Award

Date: 
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 1:30pm

The 2011-12 BEST Award winners were announced at a reception during the Annual Graduation Reception of the Department of Statistical Science, Faculty Commons, Duke University, on Sunday May 13th 2012.

 

 

In the Photo: Meng Xie, 2011-12 Award winner, and Mr Thomas Costigliola, BEST ll, making the presentation on behalf of the BEST FoundationBEST Award Winner 2011-12: Statistical Science senior undergraduate student Meng Xie in recognition of her research on Discount-Weighted Bayesian Model Averaging for Portfolio Decisions in Matrix Variate Dynamic Linear Models

 

Photo: Meng Xie, 2011-12 Award winner, and Mr. Thomas Costigliola, BEST LLC, making the presentation on behalf of the BEST Foundation.

Honorable Mention: Statistical Science senior undergraduate student Sailor Zhou & third year PhD student Jouchi Nakajima in recognition of their research on Dynamic Factor Volatility Correlation Model  

 

Photo: Professor Mike West, Jouchi Nakajima, Sailor Zhou, and Mr. Thomas Costigliola.

Honorable Mention: Statistical Science senior undergraduate student Kate Yuan in recognition of her research on Persistence, Leverage Effects, Jumps and Heavy-tails in International Equity Markets  

 

Photo: Mr. Thomas Costigliola, Professor Mike West, and Kate Yuan

For more information, visit the BEST Award site