[Acmsmajors] Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Seminar--this week's talk

[Julie Eaton]

Date:  Thursday April 19, 2007

Time:  12:30-2 pm More Hall, 230

Speaker: Tim Hesterberg,  Senior Research Scientist, Insightful Corp.

Title:
Oil, Earthquakes, and Terrorism: some days in the life of a Statistician

Abstract:
I'll talk about some experiences as a statistician:

     * systems engineering at Pacific Gas & Electric (before it went bankrupt),
     * college teaching and consulting, including tromping around Tennessee on an earthquake project,
     * research in Australia,
     * statistical software research and development in Seattle,
     * training and consulting gigs in Switzerland, UK, and France,
     * my quest to change statistical education.

This talk is intended for undergraduates in mathematical sciences; one 
advantage of work as a statistician is the possibility of a great deal of 
variety.