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Professor Zhen Bai awarded Asaro Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science

December 14, 2023

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Professor Zhen Bai has been awarded a three year appointment as the Asaro Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science.

The Asaro Biggar Professorships/Fellowships in Data Science are a gift from Trustee Stephen Biggar ’92 and his wife, Elisabeth Asaro-Biggar ’92, to support data science at the University of Rochester.
 
Funds from the gift are used to support tenured or tenure-track Arts, Sciences and Engineering faculty who use data science methods to frame, analyze, and resolve the most pressing issues in their fields. The Biggars’ gift helps the University to recruit and retain the best talent in the rapidly growing and competitive field of data science, by funding fellowships for junior faculty and professorships for senior faculty. Fellowships carry a three year term and allow the University to honor and encourage outstanding faculty early in their careers.