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Article ItemCollege of Science launches Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems , article
The new center, officially launched in August, is a restructuring of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics, which was founded in 1987.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
Article ItemThe changing 'history' of a global ice sheet , article
Doctoral candidate Karen Williams embarked on computer modeling research to find out about the Earth’s changes after the melting of the Laurentide ice sheet, which once covered Canada and a large part of the northern United States.
Date: Nov 01, 2024 -
Article ItemProfessor Emeritus William Woodall selected as recipient of Deming Lecturer Award , article
William Woodall, professor emeritus of statistics in the Virginia Tech College of Science, will deliver the Deming Lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Date: Jul 29, 2024 -
Article ItemJennifer Van Mullekom receives mentoring award from American Statistical Association , article
Mullekom is director of the Statistical Applications and Innovations Group at Virginia Tech and professor of practice in the Department of Statistics.
Date: Jul 26, 2024 -
Article ItemFrederick Faltin honored by American Statistical Association , article
Faltin has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Gerald J. Hahn Q&P Achievement Award by the American Statistical Association.
Date: Jul 25, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech mathematical biologist works with international team to analyze rise in dengue outbreaks , article
Along with his Argentinean colleagues, Assistant Professor Michael Robert is studying the relationship between climate change and the rise of dengue in temperate regions.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
Article ItemAcademy of Data Science Discovery Fund makes awards to six interdisciplinary research projects , article
The projects supported in this year’s awards focus on the use of data science methods in the fields of chemistry, computer science, forest health, mathematics, psychology, public health, social sciences, and statistics.
Date: Jun 13, 2024 -
Article ItemJunior researchers honored at 12th Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference , article
Five poster awards were granted at the Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of Statistics in mid-May.
Date: May 24, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech undergraduates tackle real-world problems in a single weekend during annual data competition , article
Nearly 80 students competed in Virginia Tech's eighth-straight American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest event this spring.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
Article ItemDesign and Analysis of Experiments Conference comes to Virginia Tech , article
The Department of Statistics will host the event, which attracts researchers from around the world, on May 15-17. Early bird registration closes April 15.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
Article ItemAnnual Women in Data Science Blacksburg event returns for its sixth year , article
The event Feb. 12-13 is part of the mission to increase participation of women in data science and features outstanding women in the field.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 -
Article ItemAcademy of Data Science Discovery Fund names 2023-24 award recipients , article
The Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund, which was established in 2021, supports the use of data science in interdisciplinary research.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
Article ItemCMDA students attend 2023 Grace Hopper Celebration , article
Each year, the computational modeling and data analytics program sponsors the attendance of several students at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
Date: Nov 02, 2023 -
Video ItemJason LeGrow, Gretchen Matthews receive Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund award , video
Jason LeGrow, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Gretchen Matthews, a mathematics professor and director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia, have been named the recipients of a research award from the Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund. LeGrow, the lead principal investigator for the project, discusses his research, which addresses problems in the realm of code-based cryptographic protocols.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
Video ItemEmily Gentry receives Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund award , video
Emily Gentry, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named the recipient of a research award from the Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund. She discusses her current project, which aims to discover and phenotype new dietary phytochemical metabolites in humans.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Science launches Data Science Camp for high school students , article
During the three-day July camp, Virginia Tech experts presented students with hands-on experiences collecting, analyzing, and presenting data across different disciplines with topics covering the spectrum from psychology and statistics to geoscience and game theory.
Date: Aug 19, 2022 -
Article ItemCMDA students tackle real-world problems through capstone course , article
An intensive, semester-long course that pairs students with industry partners to tackle real problems, the capstone features teams of three or four students who spend the duration of the course working on an open-ended, client-driven project.
Date: Jun 23, 2022 -
Article ItemWhitney Woelmer named Outstanding Doctoral Student for College of Science , article
Woelmer’s research is broadly focused on understanding water quality – things like the amount of algae or nutrients – in lakes and reservoirs and predicting how it can change both over time and spatially.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
Article ItemClass of 2022: Carla López Lloreda honored as College of Science's Outstanding Master’s Student , article
Hurricane María was a turning point in the life of Carla López Lloreda, the 2022 Outstanding Master’s Student in the College of Science. Experiencing firsthand the devastation wrought by the hurricane – including weeks without water and months without power – she became even more motivated to make a difference through her research.
Date: May 10, 2022 -
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