Lan Wang was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association

Assistant Professor Lan Liu’s interest in statistics happened by chance, but she hasn’t looked back since. Involved in infectious disease research, statistical consulting, and causality research with the FDA, Liu has seen firsthand the real-world challenges statistics can overcome.

Professor Charles Geyer participated in research regarding the endangered California Condor and developed the aster model to use in the Echinacea project.

Singdhansu Chatterjee, director of the Institute for Research on Statistics and its Applications (IRSA), has a bright future in mind for the institute and its involvement in the surrounding community. Grounded in three major applications of data science in nature, society, and theory, the institute plans on hosting various workshops and events to foster collaboration between different fields.