Please join us as we celebrate the many contributions of Dr. Mai Zhou on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Zhou joined the Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics in 1989 after completing his degree at Columbia University and spending time in visiting positions at MIT and UNC-CH. Dr. Zhou served as DGS and DUS during his time in the department and he developed an international reputation for his work on empirical likelihood, survival analysis, and semiparametrics. He was an early user and advocator of R. For over 30 years, Dr. Zhou has been the consummate professional and colleague.

The celebration will be very informal.  After a brief welcome by Dr. Rayens, Dr. Zhou will reflect on what he considers to be the contributions to research, teaching, and R that he is most proud of, or at least had the most fun with.   At the conclusion of these remarks, Dr. Regina Liu, Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Rutgers University, will share some memories.   Dr. Liu and Dr. Zhou were doctoral classmates at Columbia.  Following Dr. Liu’s remarks, we will open the floor to Dr. Zhou’s former students, many of whom will be in attendance, then to former colleagues and friends.