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  • The following courses will be offered in Spring 2009. Information will be updated as it becomes available.
    • STAT 598F Financial Modeling with Jump Processes, JOSE FIGUEROA-LOPEZ, TTH 12:00-1:15 PM
    • STAT 598H Modern Applied Statistics, HAO ZHANG, TTH 1:30-2:45 PM
    • STAT 598K Applied Survival Analysis, DABAO ZHANG, TTH 3:00-4:15 PM
    • STAT 598M Data Mining (CS 573D), JENNIFER NEVILLE, TTH 12:00-1:15 PM
    • STAT 598N Statistics in Systems Biology, ALAN QI, 12:00-1:15 PM
    • STAT 598R Statistical Methods for Association Mapping, MIN ZHANG, TTH 10:30-11:45 AM
    • STAT 598Z Concepts in Computing with Data, MARK WARD, MWF 9:30 AM
    • STAT 695E Statistical Model Building, WILLIAM CLEVELAND, TTH 1:30-2:45 PM
    • STAT 695K Malliavin Calculus II, FREDERI VIENS, M 7:00-9:50 AM
U.S. News Best Graduate School Badge

Department of Statistics Graduate Program Ranks in Top Ten

In the U.S. News & World Reports America's Best Graduate Schools 2009 issue, the Department of Statistics graduate program ranks in the top 10 of graduate programs in Statistics.

Welcome Jun Hui

Jun HuiJun Hui
Dr. Jun Hui joined the Department of Statistics in October as a Visiting Scholar. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2008. His research interests include: time series, functional data analysis, and parametric and nonparametric statistics. Dr. Hui will be working with Professor Chuanhai Liu and other colloborators during the next year in several areas including time series and change point.

Graduate Student Profile: Juan Hu

Written by: Meghan Honerlaw, M.S. candidate in Statistics

Juan HuJuan Hu
Juan Hu, a second year PhD student, is a fascinating example of the many diverse students in Purdue University’s Statistics graduate program. Her journey to Purdue was long and included a few challenges along the way, but her perseverance and determination has paid off.

Juan was born in Ezhou, China, a small town along the Yantz River; the third largest river in the world. In China, there are two options for youth after high school; they may continue on to college or attend a trade school. Even though graduating from a trade school ensures early financial stability, Juan’s mother and father encouraged her to go to college and continue her education in the sciences.

Juan attended Wuhan University located close to her childhood home and studied Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She graduated in May of 2002 and wanted to continue her studies in the U.S. at Purdue University. She chose Purdue because two of her uncles are alumni of Purdue’s Department of Chemistry. Since she graduated shortly after September 11, 2001, Juan was denied a VISA to study in the U.S. So she altered her plans and decided to intern for six months at Wuhan University and apply to the Chinese Academy of Science.

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Research Profile: Tonglin Zhang – Spatial Analysis for Public Health and Environmental Science

Written by: Allison Cummins, M.S. candidate in Statistics

Tonglin Zhang
Globally, there has been increased awareness regarding the state of our environment and the future of the world in which we live. Purdue University is no exception. Purdue President, France Córdova, is advocating a Black, Gold, and Green community. In the Department of Statistics, Professor Tonglin Zhang is currently conducting research in the field of spatial statistics while addressing both environmental and public health concerns.

Professor Zhang’s research is both applied and theoretical, and based on environmental and health issues. Specifically in environmental science, he analyzes carbon dioxide and biomass distributions as related to local environmental variables, such as temperature, precipitation, and pollution. In public health, he is developing statistical models to study the geographical distribution of human diseases. Ultimately, his goal is to provide computationally efficient solutions in a spatial statistics framework that address important environmental and health problems.

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PURE goes statewide as INDURE!

INDUREThe Purdue University Research Expertise database (PURE) is now the Indiana Database for University Research Expertise (INDURE)! With this tool, you can search for research expertise, intellectual property, and ongoing sponsored research projects at academic institutions across the state of Indiana. By entering relevant keywords, or alternatively using a simple navigation mechanism you can find Indiana faculty by specifying fields of study.

Statistics at Purdue

Our commitment to core areas of research in Mathematical, Methodological, and Applied Statistics, and Probability supports and enhances our focus areas of research in:

Professor Tom Sellke

Our STATCOM program is a community service program directed and staffed by graduate students in the Department. The Department's Statisical Consulting Service offers free statistical software and design consultations to University researchers. Students and staff participate in Purdue's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) which helps Indiana's businesses and industries implement new technologies.

All of our work is supported by our state of the art facilities enabling our faculty, staff and students to realize their full potential.


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