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The International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) awards fellowships on a biennial basis to recognize ISBA members who have made outstanding contributions in some aspect of statistical work …
It is a great pleasure for the Department of Statistics to announce a special discussion paper in Bayesian Analysis: “Dependent Dirichlet Processes” by Steven N. MacEachern, his original…
Three Statistics students at The Ohio State University spent the summer applying statistical theory and methodology to research questions spanning network science, educational measurement, and…
Dennis Baidoo, a first-year PhD student in Biostatistics, received the Norman Beery Memorial Scholarship from the American Statistical Association (ASA), recognized at the 2026 Joint Statistical…
Statistics Professor Shili Lin has been awarded Co-Investigator in a new grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The grant aims to improve pulmonary hypertension risk prediction by…
Jennifer Sinnott, Associate Professor of Statistics, received a 5-year, $3.6 million multi-PI R01 Award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities collaborating with PIs…
On August 2, 2026, the Department of Statistics co-hosted its annual mixer with Biostatistics. Held during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston at Row 34 - Seaport, the mixer brought…
Please join us in congratulating Kate Hu, whose project was one of fourteen selected for funding through the Spring 2026 President's Research Excellence (PRE) program!
According to the…
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Yuan Zhang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant (amount 150K USD) for the collaborative project, "Statistical Foundations for…
The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology comprises a wide array of investigators driving innovation at the interface of mathematics and biology. NSF-Simons NITMB…
May brought the passing of the Annual Conference on Excellence in Teaching & Learning, a conference in which members of The Ohio State University community to share innovative and interesting…
Arkajyoti (AJ) Bhattacharjee, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Statistics, received a Best Poster Award at the 2026 Joint Biostatistics Symposium in recognition of his outstanding…
Statistics PhD student Jae Ho Chang has received a Best Student Poster Award from the American Statistical Association Georgia Chapter in recognition of his research presentation, “Personalized…
Congratulations to the 2026 Statistics Spring Awards winners! On May 6th at the Whetstone Park of Roses fifteen students, faculty, and staff were recognized for their accomplishments. The…
The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians and data scientists. Members serve in industry, government, and academia in more than 90 countries, advancing…
Congratulations to every graduate in the Statistics Department! This spring 59 students received their BS in Data Analytics, 54 students received their BS in Statistics, and 30 students received…
The Department of Statistics wishes congratulations to Kate Hu for her work in developing the Ohio Regional Carbohydrate Health And Research Database (ORCHARD): Climate-Resilient Apple Production…
Held April 10–12 in Cockins Hall, the 10th iteration of DataFest brought together undergraduate students from across the university for an intensive weekend of data analysis, collaboration, and…
The Department of Statistics is celebrating research achievements by our current and recently graduated students in terms of publications from approximately the last one and a half years. In the…
The Department of Statistics is proud to announce that three graduate students have been awarded summer Graduate Research Associate (GRA) appointments to pursue advanced research alongside faculty…
Congratulations to Steven MacEachern for his election to the AAAS Fellowship! The fellowship recognizes scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications and…
The Department of Statistics at Ohio State congratulates Andrew Shan and Yiqian Zhang for their awards in the 2026 ENAR student contest. Andrew Shan won a student paper award for his paper titled …
Thank you to everyone who attended this interactive workshop hosted by Associate Professor Dena Asta and Associate Professor Subhadeep Paul, which focused on emerging research directions in…
Statistics faculty and students enthusiastically participated in the inaugural OSU AI Research Summit held at the Blackwell hotel on March 3-4.
The AI summit was co-hosted by OSU's newly…
The Department of Statistics wants to wish congratulations to Max Russo and his collaborator Macarius Donneyong, Associate Professor in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Public Health, on their project…
The Department of Statistics is celebrating research achievements by our current and recently graduated students in terms of publications over the last year. In this second edition, we are…
Congratulations to Yue Ma for being selected as a winner in the student paper competitions of two ASA sections - the Section on Bayesian Statistical Science (SBSS) and the Section on Physical and…
Please join us in welcoming Lecturer Stephen Colegate to the Department of Statistics
Stephen Colegate is excited to join the Department of Statistics for the Spring 2026 term. Stephen most…
Please join us in welcoming Lecturer Michael Okanta to the Department of Statistics
Michael Okanta joins the Department of Statistics this spring as a new Lecturer. Originally…
Professor Yoonkyung Lee from our department was invited to speak about her advisor Grace Wahba’s teaching, guidance, and encouragement, who was awarded the 2025 International Prize in Statistics…
The Department of Statistics is celebrating research achievements by our current and recently graduated students in terms of publications over the last year. In the first edition, we are…
Statistics PhD student Chenze Li has won third place in a poster competition in the ICSA Midwest chapter and NIC-ASA joint fall conference 2025. Chenze won the award for his poster on the paper "…
Dia has joined the Statistics Department as a Student Assistant this September. He is a second-year Economics student who enjoys the opportunity to continuously learning in an academically driven…
Melanie Rakitovan has joined the Statistics Department as a Student Assistant this October. Melanie is a second-year Finance student with minors in Financial Planning and Accounting from Queens,…
Statistics faculty member Xiaoxuan Cai is part of the team from Ohio State that recently received a $19.5 million grant from the NIH for the project "Analyses to Reveal Trajectories and Early…
Statistics faculty member Arnab Auddy has been invited by the College of Arts and Sciences to present his research at the college's AI summit. Arnab will talk about his work on "Adaptive…
Oksana Chkrebtii has been made the principal investigator of a new project funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Air Force Office of…
The Department of Statistics mourns the passing of Thomas A. Willke, a founding member of our department, who died peacefully on August 21, 2025, at age 93. Tom received his MA and PhD in Mathematics…
Statistics faculty Massimiliano Russo and his collaborator Macarius Donneyong (Ohio State College of Pharmacy) have been awarded the Best Poster Award in the drug-drug interactions spotlight session…
Congratulations to Shili Lin for being awarded the Societal Impact Award from the Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science. The award is given annually to a statistician or data scientist…
Dr. Oh-Ran Kwon has joined the Department of Statistics on August 15. Oh-Ran comes to us from the University of Southern California, where she was a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Jacob…
Dr. Sagnik Nandy has joined the Department of Statistics as of August 15. Prior to this, he was a Kruskal Instructor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago. He completed his…
We are thrilled to announce that recent graduate, Xinyu Zhang (PhD, 2025), has been presented with the Laplace Award!
The Laplace Award, named after the renowned French mathematician Pierre…
An interdisciplinary team led by Statistics faculty Subhadeep Paul has been awarded a grant from the NSF Mathematical Foundations for Digital Twin (MATH-DT) program. The team will develop
The Department will be co-hosting a mixer event with Biostatistics at this year's Joint Statistical Meetings in Nashville, TN. The event will take place at Ole Smoky Distillery (423 6th Ave South)…
The following faculty, alumni and students will be representing The Ohio State University's Department of Statistics next week at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Nashville, Tennessee…
Congratulations to PhD student Kiljae Lee, whose co‑first‑authored paper "Faithful Group Shapley Value" received an Honorable Mention for Best Paper at the International Conference on Machine…
The Department of Statistics is ecstatic to announce that Drs. David Sivakoff and Thomas Metzger were notified of their promotions by the Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda on Wednesday, May 21st!
Statistics alumnus Brian Millen has been elected President of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Millen graduated with a PhD in Statistics in 2001 and currently serves as vice president,…
On Wednesday, April 30, faculty, students and staff gathered to celebrate the excellence demonstrated in the 2024-2025 academic year. This event includes the presentation of annual awards and this…
PhD student Jae Ho Chang has received a $500 student travel award from Frontiers in Statistical Machine Learning 2025 (FSML) to present at their inaugural workshop being held in conjunction with the…
Congratulations to Seth Adarkwah Yiadom on winning the AAPOR Student Inclusion Fellowship award. The fellowship targets members of historically underrepresented groups interested in the study of…
On April 10th, Ye Jin Choi and Biqing Yang presented at the Whitney Award for Research Seminar. Ye Jin Choi’s research focused on K Functions for Spatial Functional Data with Phase…
Congratulations to Andrew Shan on receiving an honorable mention at the 2025 Joint Biostatistics Symposium. The Joint Biostatistics Symposium is an event where researchers, students…
Congratulations to Nicholas Mandarano on receiving the Graduate Associate Teaching Award. The GATA is Ohio State’s highest recognition of exceptional teaching provided by a graduate…
Yejin Choi, a PhD student in our department advised by Dr. Sebastian Kurtek, won 2nd place in the oral presentation category of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences area at the 2025 (39th)…
ASA DataFest, a collaborative competition for undergraduate students at The Ohio State University, will be held between Friday, March 21 and Sunday, March 23 2025. We are looking for teams of 3-5…
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Xiaoxuan Cai, recently awarded a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant! This project aims to combine Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and smart…
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Xiaoxuan Cai who was recently awarded a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant! This project aims to analyze SPI usage and how it can be optimized…
Congratulations to Seth Adarkwah Yiadom on winning the ASA Student Paper Competition!
The American Statistical Association’s student paper competition encompasses many different statistical…
Congratulations to Dr. Subhadeep Paul for being awarded with the President's Research Excellence Accelerator grant!
Subhadeep and his collaborator, Debdipta Goswami are among thirteen…
Congratulations to Xinyu Zhang on winning the SBSS Student Paper Competition. The American Statistical Association’s Section on Bayesian Statistical Science focuses on encouraging researchers to…
The Department of Statistics has released their December Newsletter, a year in review for the Department’s staff and students. The December newsletter highlights the conferences, research, and new…
Congratulations to Xinyi Xu and Sally Paganin who are newly elected to be officers of The International Society for Bayesian Analysis. ISBA was founded in 1992 and fosters the…
The Department of Statistics congratulates Biostatistics PhD student, Andrew Shan, for being named among the 2024-2025 Presidential Fellowship recipients. The Presidential Fellowship is the most…
On Oct 2, 2024, OSU staff, students, faculty, and guests joined for the opening ceremony of the Amgen STEM learning center in Ramseyer Hall. The new learning center will provide STEM students with…
Congratulations to Sally Paganin!
Sally Paganin, Assistant Professor of Statistics, has been named Program Chair-Elect 2025 for Bayesian Statistical Science (est. 1992) SBSS with the…
Congratulations to all the participants who placed in the Pickleball Tournament and 5.0k Virtual Race, held to commemorate the Department of Statistics 50th Anniversary Celebration. The following…
In conjunction with its 50th Anniversary Celebration, The Department of Statistics presented its inaugural Alumni Award at the Golden Anniversary Banquet on October 6, 2024. The recipients were Dr…
On October 7, 2024, the Department of Statistics hosted a Poster Presentation in conjunction with their 50th Anniversary Celebration. The following presenters had the opportunity to share their…
The Department of Statistics hosted alumni and friends for its 50th Anniversary Celebration October 6-8, 2024. The events included two days of presentations, receptions, and friendly competitions…
Subhadeep Paul, Associate Professor of Statistics, has been appointed as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics (JCGS). He joins Statistics Professor,…