John Stuart Hunter

John Stuart Hunter (born June 3, 1923) is an American statistician and engineer whose career has spanned academia and industry. He is considered a pioneer of the application of statistical methods, especially experimental design and quality control, to industrial engineering. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Society for Quality, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education

Hunter was born on June 3, 1923. He earned his BSc (1947) in electrical engineering, his MS (1949) in engineering mathematics, and his PhD (1954) in statistics from North Carolina State University. His PhD thesis, Multi-factor experimental designs, was written under the tutelage of Robert John Hader.

Career

During World War II, Hunter was called up and joined the United States Army. He was initially assigned to the Army Specialized Training Program at NC State and later served in Philippines. After earning his PhD he worked at American Cyanamid. He joined Princeton University in 1961, where he is now professor emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Hunter was the founding editor of the statistical journal Technometrics from 1959 to 1963. He was president of the American Statistical Association in 1992.

Later life

Hunter turned 100 on June 3, 2023.

Honors and awards

In 1987, Hunter was awarded the US Army's Wilks Memorial Medal and Award

Hunter has been widely recognized for his contributions to statistical methodology and industrial engineering.

Selected publications

Books

  • Guttman, Irwin; Wilks, S. S.; Hunter, J. Stuart (1965). Introductory Engineering Statistics. Wiley.
  • Hunter, J. Stuart (1971). Statistics for problem solving and decision making: A course for management and professional personnel on quantitative methods.
  • Box, George E. P.; Hunter, William G.; Hunter, J. Stuart (1978). Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis, and Model Building. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-09315-2.
  • Box, George E. P.; Hunter, J. Stuart; Hunter, William G. (2005). Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-71813-0.

Journal articles

Notes

  1. ↑ William G. Hunter and John Stuart Hunter are not related.
  2. ↑ Hunters's Statistical Design Applied to Product Design won the ASQ's Brumbaugh Award in 1985.

References

  1. 1 2 3 De Veaux, Richard D. (November 1, 2020). "A Conversation with J. Stuart (Stu) Hunter" (PDF). Statistical Science. 35 (4). doi:10.1214/19-STS766. ISSN 0883-4237.
  2. ↑ "J. Stuart (Stu) Hunter". AmStat News. June 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ John Stuart Hunter at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ↑ Hunter 1983.
  5. 1 2 3 "Noise matters: Statistician discusses key elements of experimentation". UDaily. May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Snee, Ronald D (June 3, 2023). Saluting Stu Hunter on His 100th Birthday. United States Conference on Teaching Statistics.
  7. 1 2 "Brumbaugh Award Winners". American Society for Quality.
  8. ↑ "ASA Fellows". American Statistical Association.
  9. ↑ "Elected Fellows: Listing of Fellows who are current members". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  10. ↑ "Shewhart Medalists". American Society for Quality.
  11. ↑ "Deming Medalists". American Society for Quality.
  12. ↑ "Army Wilks Memorial Award". Conference on Applied Statistics in Defense.
  13. ↑ "Founders Award". American Statistical Association.
  14. ↑ "J. Stuart Hunter: Statistician, educator, author, and editor". American Society for Quality.
  15. ↑ "2004 Distinguished Alumnus: J. Stuart Hunter". College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, North Carolina State University. December 31, 2004.
  16. ↑ "Professor J. Stuart Hunter". National Academy of Engineering.
  17. 1 2 "William G. Hunter Award 2015: Stu Hunter". The Life and Legacy William G. Hunter.