Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Seminar
Thursday, April 19, 12:30--1:50pm
Oil, Earthquakes, and Terrorism: some days in the life of a Statistician
Tim Hesterberg,
Senior Research Scientist, Insightful Corp.
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.