This annual award is in memory of David P. Byar, an internationally known biostatistician who made significant contributions to the development and application of statistica1 methods during his career at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Byar was an ASA Fellow and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. The award is given to a young investigator for the best paper to be presented at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings. In addition, the Biometrics section may also provide travel awards to authors of other outstanding papers that are submitted to the Byar Award competition.
Students are eligible.
The applicant must also be scheduled to present the paper either as a contributed or invited talk at the annual meetings. Thus, the applicant needs also to submit an abstract for the Joint Statistical Meetings. The paper can have multiple authors, but the applicant should be the first named author and the one presenting the paper. To apply for the award, please submit three copies of the paper together with a current curriculum vitae and a cover letter certifying that you meet the eligibility requirements.