The Moran Medal in Statistical Sciences is awarded every two years by the Australian Academy of Science to recognise outstanding research by Australian scientists under 40 years of age in the fields of applied probability, biometrics, mathematical genetics, psychometrics, and statistics.

This medal commemorates the work of the late Pat Moran, for his achievements in probability.

Winners Source: Year Winner Affiliation Location Award field Notes2025Margarita Moreno-BetancurMurdoch Children's Research Institute and University of MelbourneBiostatistics2023David FrazierMonash UniversityStatisticsRachel WangUniversity of SydneyStatistics2021 Christopher Drovandi Queensland University of Technology Data collection and computation Janice Scealy Australian National University Statistics 2019 Kim-Anh Lê Cao and Stephen Leslie University of Melbourne Statistics 2017 Joshua Ross University of Adelaide Applied Probability and Statistics 2015 Jean Yang University of Sydney Statistical methodology 2013 Aurore Delaigle University of Melbourne Statistics 2011 Scott Sisson (statistician) and Mark Tanaka University of New South Wales Sydney Statistics 2009 Melanie Bahlo Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Melbourne Statistics https://www.science.org.au/past-winners/2009-awardees#moran "'New era of gene technology is on its way', says medal winner", 2009-05-05, 2007 Rob J. Hyndman Monash University Melbourne Several areas of statistics https://www.science.org.au/past-winners/2007-awardees#moran"Rob Hyndman awarded with prestigious Moran Medal", 2007-06-05, http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/news/2007/june/moran-medal.html 2005 Mark W. Blows University of Queensland Brisbane Mathematical genetics 2003 Nigel G. Bean University of Adelaide Adelaide Applied probability "Two researchers win prestigious medals", 2003-01-08, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news450.html 2001 Aihua Xia University of Melbourne Melbourne Applied probability 1997 Matthew P. Wand University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW Statistics "Australian Academy of Science Newsletter", April-June 1997, 1993 Philip K. Pollett University of Queensland Brisbane Applied probability "Professor Philip Pollett", Undated, Moran Medal 1990 Alan H. Welsh Australian National University Canberra

See also List of mathematics awards

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External links Moran Medal site of the Australian Academy of Science