Professor Sreenivasa Rao Jammalamadaka, distinguished Professor of Statistics in the Department of Statistics & Applied Probability at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has received the prestigious IISA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025!
Conferred only once every two years, the IISA Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest professional honor bestowed by the association. It recognizes distinguished members who represent "models of excellence" through their outstanding contributions to the theory, methods and application of statistics, as well as their significant impact on the profession and society.
Professor Jammalamadaka is internationally recognized for his fundamental contributions to directional data analysis, spacings, goodness-of-fit testing, asymptotic efficiencies of tests, and linear models. Over an illustrious career, he has authored more than 250 research papers and two monographs. His contributions have been honored through numerous distinctions, including fellowships of the IMS, ASA, and RSS, elected membership of the ISI, and an honorary doctorate from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
In addition to his research excellence, Professor Jammalamadaka has been an exceptional educator and mentor, supervising 48 Ph.D. students. He has also played a foundational role in IISA, contributing significantly to its growth and mission, including serving as President during 2006–2007.
The award will be formally presented at the upcoming 2026 IISA Conference.
The department would like to sincerely congratulate Prof. Jammalamadaka for this well-deserved award!!