Research Centers
The department has connections to a number of research centers across the university. Many members of the department are also associated with centers in the Huck Institutes. The Center for Astrostatistics is housed within the department and is headed by Professor Jogesh Babu.
Departmental Centers
The Center serves as a crossroads where researchers at the interfaces between statistics, data analysis, astronomy, space and observational physics collaborate, develop and share methodologies, and together prepare the next generation of researchers.
CLIMA brings together scholars to catalyze transformative, integrated research on climate change, mitigation, adaptation, and decision making that transcends disciplinary boundaries and advances real-world climate risk management.
We provide statistical advice and support to Penn State researchers and external clients in industry and government.
The SCC provides support in the following areas:
- Research Planning
- Design of Experiments and Survey Sampling
- Statistical Modeling and Analysis
- Analysis Results Interpretation
- Advice on appropriate software for data analysis
The research interests of SLDM@PSU include:
- Statistical Learning and Data Mining
- High Dimensional Hypothesis Testing
- Statistical Analysis of Big Data and Large Networks
- Statistical Modeling in Health Science, Information Science, and Business Analytics