Dr. Jianqing Fan

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Biography

Jianqing Fan is a prominent statistician and financial econometrician, recognized for his contributions to machine learning and operations research. He served as the Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance at Princeton University, where he chaired the department from 2012 to 2015. Throughout his career, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the COPSS Presidents' Award in 2000 and the Morningside Gold Medal of Applied Mathematics in 2007. He was also a Guggenheim Fellow in 2009 and received the Pao-Lu Hsu Prize in 2013. In recognition of his impact in the field, he was honored with the Guy Medal in Silver in 2014 and selected as a Noether Distinguished Scholar in 2018. More recently, he received the Le Cam Award Lectures in 2021 and the Wald Memorial Award Lectures. In 2012, he was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica and as a member of the Royal Flemish Academy in Belgium in 2023. His research interests include financial engineering, econometrics, and the application of statistical learning techniques to real-world problems.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

Chair of the department and teaching courses in Statistics and Finance.

Awards

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COPSS Presidents' Award

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Morningside Gold Medal of Applied Mathematics

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Guggenheim Fellow

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Pao-Lu Hsu Prize

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Guy Medal in Silver

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Noether Distinguished Scholar

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Le Cam Award Lectures

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Wald Memorial Award Lectures

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.