报告题目：Statistics: The Science in Everyday life

　　报 告 人：Dr. Hanfeng Chen（Bowling Green State University）

　　报告内容：The purpose of this lecture series is to strength student’s  background  in  applied mathematics , applied statistics,  and their applications. Several professors from domestics and aboard will be invited to deliver talks related in applied mathematics and statistics by the end of this semester.

　　报告时间：2011年5月26日 星期四 下午3:00-4:30

　　报告地点：北校区创新实验学院一层多媒体教室

　　报告人简介：

　　Dr. HANFENG CHEN

　　Graduate Coordinator and Professor

　　Department of Mathematics and Statistics

　　Bowling Green State University

　　Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA

　　E-mail: hchen@bgsu.edu

　　I. Academic Degrees

　　•  Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.  Major in Statistics; minor in Computer Science and Mathematics.

　　• M.A. Wuhan University (China), 1985. Major in Statistics.

　　• B.S. Wuhan University (China), 1982. Major in Mathematics.

　　II. Academic Positions

　　• Professor, Bowling Green State University, 2002 to present.

　　• Visiting Professor, Wuhan University (China), 2005 to present.

　　• Visiting Professor, York University (Canada), 2007.

　　• Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University, 1996 to 2002.

　　• Visiting Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, 1998.

　　• Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University, 1990 to 1996.

　　• Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987 to 1990.

　　• Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, 1986 to 1987.

　　• Lecturer, Wuhan University (China), 1985 to 1986.

　　III. Research Interests

　　Finite mixture models, statistical genetics, analysis of transformed data, statistical process control, empirical likelihood methods, multivariate analysis, robust statistical inference.

　　IV. Membership in Professional Organizations

　　• American Statistical Association (since 1988).

　　• Institute of Mathematical Statistics (since 1988).

　　• International Chinese Statistical Association (since 1987).

　　背景资料：Statistics is the science to infer some population characteristics based on a (small) portion of the population. It may be the most inter-disciplinary science. It is demanded by almost all other sciences and engages in everyday life. In this talk, the nature of statistical science and its applications will be described and discussed.

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