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2024 David Lifsey Award Ceremony

Congratulations Nathan McEntire: On Thursday, September 12, 2024, Dr. Hall presented the "James David Lifsey Graduate Fellowship in Statistics and Data Science" to Mr. Nathan McEntire who is pursuing a master's degree in data science. Congratulations to Nathan and thank you to Mr. Lifsey for his continued generosity and support of the UGA Department of Statistics! Last year, on December 7th, Mr Lifsey also chose to commit an additional…

Dr Dan Hall
Dan Hall Becomes New Interim Department Head

Starting in June of 2024, Dan Hall has become the Department's new Interim Department Head. He succeeds TN Sriram in this position, who did a wonderful job from July 2018 - 2024. The Department holds high expectations for Dan in this important position.

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Welcome New Faculty Members, Jinae Lee and Rongjie Liu

The UGA Stat department is delighted to announce the hiring of both Dr. Jinae Lee, the new Associate Director of the Statistical Consulting Center, and Rongjie Liu, our newest Assistant Professor.  Before Dr Lee joined our department, she conducted vaccine-related research by leading clinical trial projects within the Biostatistics and Data Management Department at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), a United Nations-affiliated NGO…

YongKai Chen
YongKai Chen Successfully Defends Dissertation

YongKai Chen successfully defended his dissertation titled “Novel Statistics and Quantum Computing Methods with Application in Biological Data” on Friday, July 12, 2024, Congratulations Dr. Chen!

Sloka presenting her research
Congratulations to Sloka Sudhin

Sloka Sudhin, a Data Science and Applied Mathematics double major, was chosen as a recipient of the Midterm Foundation Fellowship, a full-ride stipend award supporting the last two years of her undergraduate degree. She was also awarded the Hollingsworth Award by the UGA Department of Mathematics, a recognition for the highest performers in an upper division undergraduate math course.   This summer, she received a student travel award to…

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Statistics Commencement Event

tHANK YOU EVERYONE WHO JOINED THE STAT 2024 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY On May 8th, the Department of Statistics hosted their annual Commencement Ceremony to honor the outgoing Statistics Students. Thanks to all of you who could join and celebrate with us!  Congratulations to our 2024 STATISTICS GRADUATING Undergrad STUDENTS Best Statistics Student Awards • Anne E. Edwards • Courtney Paige Taylor Best Data Science Student Awards •Pragya Bhayana…

Dr. Hongju Park
Hongju Park Successfully Defends Dissertation

Hongju Park from Dr. Mohamad Faradonbeh’s lab successfully defended his dissertation titled “Partially Observable Stochastic Contextual Bandits” on Tuesday,  June 18,  2024. Congratulations Dr. Park!

Dr. Joe Powell
Joe Powell Successfully Defends Dissertation

Joe Powell from Dr. Lynne Seymour’s lab successfully defended his dissertation titled “Statistical Downscaling of Satellite Imagery to Predict Cotton Above Ground Biomass” on Monday,  June 17,  2024. Congratulations Dr. Powell!

Mark Werner, Rachel Memmel, Anne Edwards, Lynne Seymour, and Dan Hall
2024 Capstone Poster Session

Throughout the year-long Capstone course, candidates consistently demonstrate dedication to the capstone philosophy of seeing the big picture of statistical analysis; embracing the importance of writing, communication, and research skills; strong work ethic; stepping up to provide leadership while being a team player; and demonstrating professionalism within the class and when working with his/her group’s client. Building upon the foundation of…

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Dr. Wenxuan Zhong named as the UGA Athletic Association Professor in Statistics

The Department of Statistics is proud to announce that the UGA and the Board of Regents recently approved that Dr. Wenxuan Zhong will be named as the UGA Athletic Association Professor in Statistics. This appointment brings the Dr Zhong the new title of the University of Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Statistics. This new title is a testament to Dr. Zhong's outstanding achievements and her commitment to advancing statistical knowledge…
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