Wei Lu

UBC Statistics is pleased to announce that undergraduate student Wei Lu has been awarded the 2025 Nash Medal. This annual award recognizes an outstanding student in the B.Sc. Statistics program and honours the significant contributions made to the field by Professor Stanley Nash (1915–2001) during his more than forty years at UBC.

On being awarded the 2025 Nash Medal, Wei Lu shared that the award is “not only a recognition of academic achievement but also a reminder to remain passionate and curious about statistics. I hope to carry forward Professor Nash’s spirit of service and dedication to the statistical community.” Wei also expressed his gratitude to the UBC Statistics Department for the support he received throughout his studies. 

We are happy to announce that Wei will be joining the UBC Statistics department as an MSc student in fall 2026.

About Professor Stanley Nash

Professor Nash came to UBC in 1950 just after finishing his Ph.D. in statistics at Berkeley. For a great many years, he was the only statistician on the campus and so established himself as the statistical expert. Professor Nash kept an electrical calculator on his desk and rendered consulting advice and service to generations of students and faculty at UBC. He maintained an active interest in the developments, which eventually led to the creation of the Statistical Society of Canada. For that and his other contributions to the development of the statistical sciences, Professor Nash was awarded an honorary membership in the Statistical Society of Canada in 1987.

The Department's Nash Medal, established in 1994, is supported by the Statistics Fund for Excellence.