Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorology

Distinguished Alumni Award

Christopher K. Wikle
MS Statistics '94
PhD Atmospheric Sciences/Statistics '96
Columbia, Missouria

A professor of statistics at the University of Missouri, Christopher K. Wikle combined academic programs in atmospheric sciences and statistics. His research interests include spatio-temporal models, hierarchical models and Bayesian methods with applications in geophysical, environmental and ecological sciences.

Known for his innovative research, Wikle has received numerous honors and awards in his career. He was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2004 and won the 2006 Chancellor.s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Missouri. In 2003 he received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment. He was the recipient of the Graduate Research Excellence Award from the Iowa State University Graduate College in 1996.

A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Wikle has a BS and an MS in atmospheric science from the University of Kansas. He received an MS in statistics in 1994 and a PhD in statistics and also atmospheric sciences in 1996 from Iowa State.