The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) is pleased to announce the appointments of three new members of the directorate. Sujit Ghosh, professor of statistics at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and program director in the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences, will become deputy director of SAMSI beginning September 8. Ghosh's research interests are in Bayesian statistical methods for analyzing biomedical, econometrics, and environmental models. He previously participated in several SAMSI programs, including as faculty fellow representing NCSU in the 2011/12 program on uncertainty quantification. Ghosh earned his PhD in statistics from the University of Connecticut in 1996 and is actively involved in teaching, supervising, and mentoring graduate students at the doctoral and masters levels. He has supervised more than 30 doctoral graduate students and three postdoctoral fellows. He also served as a statistical investigator and consultant for more than 40 research projects funded by leading private industries and federal agencies.
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