Department of Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences
Chair: Rong Chen
Undergraduate Codirectors:
Steve Buyske, Harold Sackrowitz
University Professor and Board of Governors Professor:
Glenn Shafer , A.B, Ph.D., Princeton
Distinguished Professors:
Rong Chen, B.S., Peking; M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
John Kolassa, B.S., Ph.D., Chicago
Regina Y. Liu, Ph.D., Columbia
Harold B. Sackrowitz, B.S., CUNY (Brooklyn College); Ph.D., Columbia
Michael L. Stein, B.S., MIT; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford
David E. Tyler, B.A., Indiana (Pennsylvania); M.A., Massachusetts (Amherst); M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Minge Xie, B.S., University of Science and Technology of China; M.S., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Cun-Hui Zhang, B.A., Huainan Mining Institute (China) ; M.S., Ph.D., Columbia
Professors:
Javier Cabrera, B.A., Madrid; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Harry Crane, B.S., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Chicago
Tirthankar Dasgupta, B.S., Calcutta; M.S., Indian Statistical Institute; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Donald R. Hoover, B.A., California (San Diego); M.P.H., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Stanford
Ying Hung, B.A., National Taiwan (Taiwan); M.S., National Tsing Hua (Taiwan); Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhiqiang Tan, B.S., Tsinghua (China); Ph.D., Chicago
Associate Professors:
Pierre Bellec, Dipl. d'Ingénieur, Ecole Polytechnique; Part III (MASt), Cambridge (UK); Ph.D., ENSAE Paris Tech
Steven Buyske, B.A., Haverford College; Sc.M., Ph.D., Brown; Ph.D., Rutgers
Zijian Guo, B.S., Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Sijian Wang, B.S., Tsinghua (China); M.S., Ph.D., Michigan
Han Xiao, B.S., Peking; M.S., National (Singapore); Ph.D., Chicago
Assistant Professors:
Yaqing Chen, B.S., Peking; Ph.D., California (Davis)Roubin Gong, B.Sc., Toronto; A.M, Harvard; Ph.D., Harvard
Qiyang Han, B.S., Fudan; Ph.D., Washington
Koulik Khamaru, B.S., M.S., Indian Statistical Institute; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Nicole Pashley, B.S., Queen¿s (Kingston); M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Guanyang Wang, B.S, Science and Technology (China); Ph.D., Stanford
Min Xu, B.S., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
Faculty Emeriti:
Robert Berk, Ph.D., Harvard
Richard F. Gundy, Ph.D., Indiana; Ph.D., Chicago
Joseph I. Naus, B.B.A., CUNY (City College); M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
William E. Strawderman, B.S., Rhode Island; M.S., Cornell; Ph.D., Rutgers
Richard Trout , Ph.D, Rutgers
The department offers a statistics major and a joint statistics/mathematics major in cooperation with the mathematics department. The joint statistics/mathematics major provides a stronger preparation for graduate study in statistics. Students who are most interested in applying statistics in industry, government, or in applied areas of graduate study can take the statistics major. The department encourages interdisciplinary study, and students should consult with departmental advisers to plan their program.
Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
