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Professor Raymond Chambers is a distinguished statistician currently serving as an Honorary Fellow at the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong (2022–present). His career spans leadership roles at the University of Southampton (2003–2006 as Director, Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute; 1995–2000 as Professor and Head of Department of Social Statistics; 1999–2000 as Leverhulme Professor) and the Australian National University (1989–1995 as Senior Lecturer in Statistics). He completed his PhD in Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University (1979–1983) and has supervised 9 PhD students in areas like Small Area Estimation, Robust Inference, and Survey Methodology.
His research focuses on Sample Survey Design and Analysis, Robust Statistical Methods, Statistical Modelling and Inference, and Analysis of Computer-Linked Data. Recent publications emphasize Small Area Estimation, Probabilistic Data Linkage, and Non-Linear Spatial Models, reflecting his expertise in integrating survey data with advanced statistical techniques.
Professor Chambers has received multiple accolades, including
- Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute
- Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
- Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
- Leadership roles as President of the International Association of Survey Statisticians (2011–2013)
He has secured significant funding from Australian and international agencies, including Discovery Projects and Linkage International grants, supporting research in Small Group Analysis, Missing Data Handling, and Longitudinal Survey Methodology. His professional contributions include editorial roles at the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society and The Annals of Statistics.
