[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 148 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1902-E1903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. MICHAEL I. JORDAN

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2010

  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Michael I. Jordan, who this year was inducted as a Fellow into both the 
National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, a 
dual honor that has not been achieved in the past 150 years. In the 
sheer rarity of earning two invitations into separate Academies in the 
same year, Dr. Jordan distinguishes himself in the international 
science community, as well as in our Bay Area constituency, for his 
immense contributions to academia and the greater good.
  After receiving a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, in Psychology 
from Louisiana State University in 1978, Dr. Jordan went on to complete 
a master's degree in Mathematics (Statistics) at Arizona State 
University and a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of 
California, San Diego. Prior to being recruited to the University of 
California, Berkeley in 1998, Dr. Jordan served for 10 years as a 
faculty member of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  Dr. Jordan currently serves as the Pehong Chen Distinguished 
Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer 
Science and the Department of Statistics at the University of 
California, Berkeley. Dr. Jordan's scholarly work focuses on 
statistical machine learning, Bayesian nonparametric statistics, 
graphical models, as well as human

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motor control and speech production. Additionally, he has authored or 
edited over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 39 book chapters and 
six books.
  Dr. Jordan is a devoted member of many professional organizations and 
has received myriad accolades throughout his career, including the 2009 
ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award and the 2006 IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer 
Award. He is also a Fellow in the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science and President of the International Society for 
Bayesian Analysis (2010-2011).
  Moreover, Dr. Jordan's status as an internationally recognized, 
eminent scientist has allowed him to travel throughout the world to 
provide hundreds of invited lectures and scientific presentations at 
refereed conferences.
  On behalf of California's 9th Congressional District, I want to thank 
Dr. Michael I. Jordan for his groundbreaking scientific work. We 
congratulate Dr. Jordan on his acceptance into both The National 
Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, and wish 
him the very best in his future endeavors.

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