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EDSEL E. PENA , PhD


Professor, USC Department of Statistics

DEGREES
B.S., Statistics, 1979, University of the Philippines at Los Baños
M.S., Statistics, 1982, University of the Philippines at Los Baños
M.A., Statistics, 1984, Florida State University
Ph.D., 1986, Statistics, Florida State University





RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mathematical Statistics, Semi- and Non-parametric Statistics, Survival analysis
Reliability theory, Applied probability (specifically applied stochastic processes)

Developing statistical methods relevant to biomedical research, such as colon cancer research.

RECOGNITION
Honors and Awards:
Elected Fellow, American Statistical Association, August 2002.
National Scholar, Philippine Science High School, Quezon City, Philippines, 1972-76.
National Scholar (INTAPS), University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines, 1976-79.
Graduate magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines, 1979.
Fellow, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines, 1979.
Graduate Assistantship Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1982-85.
Graduate Fellowship Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1986.
Ralph Bradley Student Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1986.
Kappa Mu Epsilon Best Math Teacher Awardee, Bowling Green State University, 1987.
Kappa Mu Epsilon Best Math Teacher Co-Awardee, Bowling Green State University, 1990.
Kappa Mu Epsilon Best Math Teacher Awardee, Bowling Green State University, 1998.
Associate Editor, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1993-Present.

CONTACT INFORMATION
University of South Carolina
Department of Statistics | LeConte College
Columbia, SC 29208 | E-mail

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