Prof. Dr. Jon A. Wellner

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMathematical and Applied Statistics,Stochastics, Probability Theory
Keywordslarge sample theory, asymptotic efficiency, empirical processes, semiparametric models

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySeattle
InstitutionUniversity of Washington
InstituteDepartment of Statistics
Homepagehttp://www.stat.washington.edu/jaw/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter GänßlerMathematisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Tilmann GneitingInstitut für Angewandte Mathematik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1980

Programme(s)

1980Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2011Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Wellner is an international leader in mathematical statistics, where he has made fundamental contributions to large sample theory, the theory of empirical processes, probability in Banach spaces, efficient estimation for non- and semiparametric models, and shape-restricted inference. Equally well-respected among probabilists and statisticians, his research and expository work has had profound impact in both theoretical and applied communities. In Germany, the emphasis of Professor Wellner's research is on statistical inference under shape constraints.