Elizabeth A. Thompson facts for kids
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Elizabeth Alison Thompson
May 22, 1949 |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
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| Doctoral advisor | A. W. F. Edwards |
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Elizabeth Alison Thompson (born May 22, 1949) is a very smart scientist. She was born in Britain. She is now an American statistician. She works at the University of Washington.
Elizabeth studies how people are related. She uses DNA information to figure this out. Her work helps us understand family connections. It also shows how different groups of people are linked. She was even the president of a big science group. This group is called the International Biometric Society. She led it from 2017 to 2018.
Becoming a Scientist
Elizabeth went to Newnham College, Cambridge for her studies. She was very good at mathematics. In 1970, she earned top honors in math. The next year, she got a special diploma in statistics.
She continued her studies at Cambridge. In 1974, she earned her Ph.D. in statistics. Her teacher was A. W. F. Edwards.
Her Career Path
After finishing her Ph.D., Elizabeth went to Stanford University. She did more research there. Then, she returned to Cambridge. She became a teacher of mathematics. She also became a fellow at King's College, Cambridge. This is a special honor.
In 1981, she became a fellow at Newnham College too. In 1985, she moved to the University of Washington. She joined their statistics department. Later, in 1988, she also started working in the biostatistics department. Biostatistics uses statistics to study biology and health. In 1997, she became a citizen of the United States.
Awards and Special Honors
Elizabeth Thompson has received many awards. These awards show how important her work is.
In 1988, her old university, Cambridge, gave her an honorary doctorate. This is a special degree. In 2013, she became an honorary fellow of Newnham College.
In 1998, she became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is a group of very smart people. In 2008, she joined the National Academy of Sciences. This is one of the highest honors for scientists in the U.S. In 2023, she was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very old and famous science group in the UK.
She was also named the Carnegie Centenary Professor in 2017. This was at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
