Posit’s Hadley Wickham honored with the 2025 ASA Award for Statistical Computing and Graphics

We’re thrilled to share that Hadley Wickham, Chief Scientist at Posit, has been honored with the 2025 ASA Statistical Computing and Graphics Award by the American Statistical Association. This prestigious award highlights Hadley’s significant contributions to the field, particularly his development of open-source tools.

Hadley’s work on tidyverse packages like dplyr and ggplot2, as well as package development tools like roxygen2, have transformed how people approach statistical computing, visualization, graphics, and data analysis. His dedication to building accessible, powerful tools reflects our mission here at Posit: making knowledge creation and consumption easier for everyone.

At Posit, we believe open-source software drives innovation. Hadley’s continued work exemplifies that belief, showing up in classrooms, businesses, and research organizations worldwide. This award, to be presented at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, is a testament to his lasting impact.

Congratulations, Hadley, on this well-deserved honor!