A Conversation with Chris Heyde

Born in Sydney, Australia, on April 20, 1939, Chris Heyde shifted his interest from sport to mathematics thanks to inspiration from a schoolteacher. After earning an M.Sc. degree from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University (ANU), he began his academic career in the United States at Michigan State University, and then in the United Kingdom at the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester. In 1968, Chris moved back to Australia to teach at ANU until 1975, when he joined CSIRO, where he was Acting Chief of the Division of Mathematics and Statistics. From 1983 to 1986, he was a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Statistics at the University of Melbourne. Chris then returned to ANU to become the Head of the Statistics Department, and later the Foundation Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences (now the Mathematical Sciences Institute). Since 1993, he has also spent one semester each year teaching at the Department of Statistics, Columbia University, and has been the director of the Center for Applied Probability at Columbia University since its creation in 1993. Chris has been honored worldwide for his contributions in probability, statistics and the history of statistics. He is a Fellow of the International Statistical Institute and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and he is one of three people to be a member of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. In 2003, he received the Order of Australia from the Australian government. He has been awarded the Pitman Medal and the Hannan Medal. Chris was conferred a D.Sc. honoris causa by University of Sydney in 1998. Chris has been very active in serving the statistical community, including as the Vice President of the International Statistical Institute, President of the Bernoulli Society and Vice President of the Australian Mathematical Society. He has served on numerous editorial boards, most notably as Editor of Stochastic Processes and Their Applications from 1983 to 1989, and as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Applied Probability and Advances in Applied Probability since 1990.Comment: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/088342306000000088 in the Statistical Science (http://www.imstat.org/sts/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org

Whispering in the Leaves

Whispering in the Leaves – An Interview with Chris Watson Dir. Nick Cope, Video/DVD Documentary on the work of Sound Recordist and Artist Chris Watson, 2008, 29’41”

Vista Hills Vineyard

This presentation on Vista Hills Vineyard was given by Chris Norman as part of his Kemper Internship during 2010

Peach Blossom Spring

This poem by Chris Keaveney originally appeared in Anapest

Solar: Chris Meigh-Andrews' Sunbeam.

An essay about the ideas and concepts behind Sunbeam, a site-specific projection event by Chris Meigh-Andrew

NH Governor Race Too Close To Call; Democrats Lead Republicans in Races For US Congress and State Legislature 11/4/18

The race for NH Governor between Governor Chris Sununu and Democratic challenger Molly Kelly is too close to call, as Kelly\u27s support has increased over the past few months. However, most likely voters believe that Sununu will win this contest. Chris Pappas leads his Republican opponent, Eddie Edwards, in NH\u27s 1st Congressional District, while Congresswoman Ann Kuster comfortably leads Republican Steve Negron in the 2nd District. The Democratic Party holds slight advantages over Republicans in generic balloting for the New Hampshire House, Senate, and Executive Council. Interest in the election is higher than in 2014 or 2010

Biological control of taro scarab beetle (Papuanauninodis Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) instars via Scoliid and Voria Tachinidae parasitoid wasps

Scoliid and Voria Tachinidae parasitoid wasps are shown to be able to control the population of the Taro Scarab beetle (Papuanauninodis, Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae using a newly created continuous-time simulation model based on non-linear ordinary differential equations that track the populations of the beetle’s life cycle stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult and the populations of the two parasitoid wasps. Due to the fact that the scarab beetles are, relatively speaking, long lived it is challenging to drive down the adult population below the environmental carrying capacity. Mortality and predator/prey capture rates are modelled using the Weibull and Pascal probability distribution functions, respectively. We suggest the use of a virus or fungi to drive down the population of the adult beetles, the ambition being to avoid the use of pesticides so as to produce higher quality food that doesn’t damage human health via chemical residues

Enchantment and Haunting: Bimbling in Jarra: Chris Harrison’s Photographs

An essay which discusses Chris Harrison's project, I Belong Jarrow

The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America

Reviews The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America, edited by Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda