Elizabeth J. Kelly is an American statistician who works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on statistical problems in environmental assessment, environmental remediation, and plutonium storage and disposal.[1]

Education and career

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Kelly majored in mathematics at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1965. She stayed at the University of Southern California for a master's degree in mathematics, earned in 1967,[2] completed a Ph.D. in biostatistics at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984,[2][3] and joined the Los Alamos National Laboratory research staff in 1985.[1]

Recognition

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In 2016, Kelly was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA),[1] associated with the ASA Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security.[4] She is a 2020 winner of the ASA Statistics in Physical Engineering Sciences Award, shared with two other Los Alamos statisticians, Kirk Veirs and Brian Weaver.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Kelly elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association", Science Highlights, Los Alamos National Laboratory, July 6, 2016, retrieved 2021-08-08
  2. ^ a b "Elizabeth Kelly: Scientist in Statistical Sciences Group, CCS-6", Profiles, Los Alamos National Laboratory, retrieved 2021-08-08
  3. ^ Graduates 1983–1992, UCLA Biostatistics, retrieved 2021-08-08
  4. ^ "ASA Fellow Members in SDNS", ASA Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security, American Statistical Association, retrieved 2021-08-08
  5. ^ Statistics in Physical Engineering Sciences Award, American Statistical Association, retrieved 2021-08-08