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A research team at University of Galway has revealed that Storm Éowyn generated the highest storm surges ever recorded at key locations on Ireland's western seaboard. By analysing sea level information from 47 datasets provided by the Irish National Tide Gauge Network and the Office of Public Works, the team based at the University's School of Engineering have highlighted the unprecedented power of the storm's surge - more than 2.5 metres above the normal predicted tidal water level. Storm Éowyn, one of the most powerful storms to hit Ireland in recent years, also saw record-breaking winds. The highest gust recorded was 184 km/h, with the highest 10-minute wind speed reaching 142 km/h at Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station in County Galway. Storm Éowyn highest storm surges ever recorded Despite the severity of Storm Éowyn in other ways and the devastation wrought by hurricane force winds and lasting damage to power and water supplies, the timing of the tides during storm landfall meant little to no flooding impacts. The research team highlighted data from three coastal locations during Storm Éowyn - Galway Port, Limerick Docks and Shannon Airport. At Galway Port, the storm surge peaked at 2.60 meters above the normal predicted astronomical tide, the highest ever recorded at this station since its operation began in 2007 At Limerick Docks the highest surge along the western coastline was recorded - reaching 2.99 meters above tidal level At Shannon Airport, the tidal gauge recorded surge of 2.70 meters. Had these surges occurred a week earlier during the high water spring tide, the water levels would have been much higher, with data predicting that the water level at Galway Port would have reached 4.96m, Limerick Dock at 5.85m, and Shannon Airport at 5.43m above mean sea level, inundating the areas. Dr Indiana Olbert, School of Engineering at University of Galway's College of Science and Engineering, said: "Extensive research suggest that flooding has increased in frequency and severity in recent decades around the world and this is attributed to climate change. Our analysis of the drivers of flooding in Ireland show that the anthropogenic climate change - that's the changes related to human activity - will drive more extreme rainfall and generate more intense flooding. Such changes are likely to continue with further warming. In future we will witness more extreme weather events that will result in devastating floods. "Our analysis also shows that a rise in mean sea level rise will significantly increase the risk of coastal flooding in the future. The data we have recovered from the hours around Storm Éowyn shows just how narrowly tens of thousands of people avoided tidal inundation and threats to cities, towns and coastal communities. It is hard to imagine how narrowly we avoided unprecedented storm surge flooding and an inundation, in particular in towns and cities." Dr Niall Madden, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at University of Galway, said: "In spite of how devastating Storm Éowyn was, in an odd way, we were incredibly lucky. The worst of the storm surge coincided with a low and ebbing tide. Had it hit just a few hours earlier, on a full or flooding tide, Galway could have been dealing with a double disaster of record high winds and record high flooding." Model imagery of the areas at risk of a 2.5m storm surge or sea level rise in the Galway Bay area. Credit: Climate Central/climatecentral.org Climate Central | Land below 2.5 meters of water. Please note content licensing for use https://www.climatecentral. org/what-we-do/legal#content_ licensing About University of Galway Established in 1845, University of Galway is one of the top 2% of universities in the world. We are a bilingual university, comprised of four colleges, 18 schools and five research institutes, with more than 19,700 students, including around 3,000 international students. We have been accredited with an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Awa...

John chats to Professor Loyiso Nongxa, Professor of Mathematics and current Project Manager of the National Graduate Academy for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, about the importance of the mathematical sciences, not only as a gateway to professional qualifications, but as fundamental to 21st century technological and other innovations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fortunately, 2024 is a leap year and February has an extra day because David Matteson, professor and associate chair for the statistics and data science and social statistics department at Cornell University, has a full plate. He recently took on the role of director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences and is leading the editorial team for Data Science in Science, the newest open-access addition to the ASA’s portfolio of publications. This month, he joins Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein to discuss the purpose and scope ... The post Practical Significance | Episode 38: New Year … New Initiatives first appeared on Amstat News.

At Stats and Stories, we love to have statisticians and journalists tell stories of their careers and give advice to inspire younger professionals and the next generation about what they can do with the power of data. However, we have yet to have a couple join us to talk about their careers and how statistics in Brazil have progressed over the past 30 years. That's the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories Pedro and Denise Silva. Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva - Statistics from the National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics Association (1988) and Doctor in Statistics - University of Southampton (1996). He is a Researcher at the National School of Statistical Sciences. He has extensive experience in the following areas of Statistics: sampling and research methods, analysis of complex sample data, household sample surveys, variance estimation, calibration estimators, data criticism and imputation, estimation for small domains, sample surveys in the evaluation of public policies, and official statistics. He was president of the International Institute of Statistics (2015-2017). Denise Britz do Nascimento Silva is a retired and voluntary Principal Researcher at the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) of the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), and Senior Associate Researcher at the Society for the Development of Scientific Research (SCIENCE). PhD. in Statistics (University of Southampton, 1997). I am an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), an associate editor of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS and the Revista Brasileira de Estatística, and was President (2019-2021) of the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS). My main areas of interest are official/public statistics, survey methods, statistical modeling of survey data, small-area estimation, and statistical education.

What is the nutritional status of children in your town? How many tourism and hospitality companies are in your community? Answering these questions at a small scale seems like a challenge. However, imagine scaling this to a country, with one hundred and twenty three municipalities, 26 states and a federal district. Answering these questions with survey methods is the focus of this episode of Stats+Stories with guest Pedro and Denise Silva. Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva - Statistics from the National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics Association (1988) and Doctor in Statistics - University of Southampton (1996). He is a Researcher at the National School of Statistical Sciences. He has extensive experience in the following areas of Statistics: sampling and research methods, analysis of complex sample data, household sample surveys, variance estimation, calibration estimators, data criticism and imputation, estimation for small domains, sample surveys in the evaluation of public policies, and official statistics. He was president of the International Institute of Statistics (2015-2017). Denise Britz do Nascimento Silva is a retired and voluntary Principal Researcher at the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) of the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), and Senior Associate Researcher at the Society for the Development of Scientific Research (SCIENCE). PhD. in Statistics (University of Southampton, 1997). I am an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), an associate editor of the Statistical Journal of the IAOS and the Revista Brasileira de Estatística, and was President (2019-2021) of the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS). My main areas of interest are official/public statistics, survey methods, statistical modeling of survey data, small-area estimation, and statistical education.

Dr. Audrey Fu is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences at the University of Idaho. We discussed the various implications of biased data and solutions to fix it. For any questions, comments, or suggestions, email us at into.the.absurd.podcast@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook (@podcast.into.the.absurd), Instagram (@into.the.absurd), Twitter (@AbsurdInto), or Reddit (r/Into_the_Absurd). Thank you for listening! For more information on what we discussed, check out these articles: 1, 2, 3

Alicia Carriquiry is a professor of statistics at Iowa State University. Between January of 2000 and July of 2004, she was Associate Provost at Iowa State. Her research interests are in Bayesian statistics and general methods. Her recent work focuses on nutrition and dietary assessment, as well as on problems in genomics, forensic sciences, and traffic safety. She currently teaches (and greatly enjoys!) a graduate-level course on Bayesian data analysis at Iowa State University and has four doctoral students working under her supervision at this time. Four of her Ph.D. students have already graduated work at Ohio State University, the National Cancer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, and Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is an elected Member of the International Statistical Institute and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences since 1997. She is also a past president of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and a past member of the Board of the Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is Editor of Statistical Sciences and of Bayesian Analysis and serves on the editorial boards of several Latin American journals of statistics and mathematics. She has served on three National Academy of Sciences committees: the Subcommittee on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes; the Committee on Evaluation of USDA's Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program and the Committee on Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants. Currently, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Research Council, the Committee on Assessing the Feasibility, Accuracy and Technical Capability of a Ballistics National Database of the National Research Council, and of the Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Faculty of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a member of the Federal Steering Committee Future Directions for the CSFII/NHANES Diet/Nutrition Survey: What We Eat in America. Carriquiry received an MSc in animal science from the University of Illinois, and an MSc in statistics, and a Ph.D. in statistics and animal genetics from Iowa State University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/support

Professor Janine Illian joined the University of Glasgow as Chair in Statistical Sciences in 2019. Prior to this, she was a senior lecturer in statistics and Head of Statistics, within the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews. She held a Professor II position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 2013-2016. Her work focuses on spatial point process methodology and she is the author of “Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns” (Wiley, 2008), which has become a standard work on point process modelling since its publication. Her research profile focuses on the development of modern, realistically complex, spatial statistical methodology that is both computationally feasible and relevant to end-users. She has taken spatial point processes from the theoretical literature into the real world and encouraging statistical development by fostering strong relationships with the user community. Her research has impacted on spatial modelling and biodiversity research in the context of ecology, and she has diversified to applications in crime modelling, earthquake forecasting, environmental modelling and terrorism studies. In our conversation, we talk about spatial point modelling and its applications in the areas of ecology, orangutan populations, and COVID. Show Notes (link) Connect with STEAM Powered: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Ko-Fi

Nancy Flournoy, Dan Holder, and Jim Rosenberger discuss the mission and history of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences and how it will adapt for the future.

Dr. Rosenberger obtained his PhD in Statistics from Cornell University. He was a Professor at the Penn State University Department of Statistics, and for a long time was the chair of the department. He was also a prominent figure in the departments statistical consulting center. Nine months ago he accepted his current position as Director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, more simply known as NISS.

In today’s episode we’re joined by Jay Newby, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta. Jay joins us to discuss his work applying deep learning to biology, including his paper “Deep neural networks automate detection for tracking of submicron scale particles in 2D and 3D.” In our conversation, Jay gives us an overview of particle tracking and a look at how he combines neural networks with physics-based particle filter models. We also touch on some of the unique challenges to working at the micron level in biology, how he evaluated the success of his experiments, and the next steps for his research. The complete show notes for this episode can be found at https://twimlai.com/talk/179.  

Summary: Alicia Carriquiry is professor of statistics at Iowa State University.  Between January of 2000 and July of 2004 she was Associate Provost at Iowa State. Her research interests are in Bayesian statistics and general methods.  Her recent work focuses on nutrition and dietary assessment, as well as on problems in genomics, forensic sciences and traffic safety. She currently teaches (and greatly enjoys!) a graduate-level course on Bayesian data analysis at Iowa State University and has four doctoral students working under her supervision at this time. Four of her PhD students have already graduated work at The Ohio State University, the National Cancer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University and Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is an elected Member of the International Statistical Institute and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.  She serves on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences since 1997. She is also a past president of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and a past member of the Board of the Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is Editor of Statistical Sciences and of Bayesian Analysis, and serves on the editorial boards of several Latin American journals of statistics and mathematics.   She has served on three National Academy of Sciences committees: the Subcommittee on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes;  the Committee on Evaluation of USDA's Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program and the Committee on Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants.  Currently, she is a member of the standing Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Research Council, the Committee on Assessing the Feasibility, Accuracy and Technical Capability of a Ballistics National Database of the National Research Council  and of the Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Faculty of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a member of the Federal Steering Committee Future Directions for the CSFII/NHANES Diet/Nutrition Survey: What we Eat in America.  Carriquiry received a MSc in animal science from the University of Illinois, and an MSc  in statistics and a PhD in statistics and animal genetics from Iowa State University. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Dr. Carriquiry's background and experience The research project and stated goals One of the main problems regarding veteran mental health: veterans do not perceive a need for mental health services, and if they do, they don't access them Family support as a facilitating factor in accessing mental health services Culturally competent care in the VA as compared to community mental health providers The VA as a whole provides beneficial mental health services, but this isn't the case across the entire VA The need for community providers to collaborate with VA providers to provide the best care possible The benefits of telehealth in providing mental health care to those areas and populations that have limited access Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dr. Carriquirry's biography and website, including her email contact Synopsis of the Report from the National Academies  Key findings and recommendations of the report You can be sure to find future episodes of Head Space and Timing, and all of the CYPOV Podcast Network Shows, by subscribing through your Podcast player of choice, like iTunes. Using an app makes subscribing and listening to podcasts (both ours and others) so much simpler. Just subscribe to Change Your POV Podcast within your app and it will automatically update every time a new episode is released. Please Leave a Review on iTunes – Learn How Here. Would you like to be a guest on Head Space and Timing? Follow This Link.

Summary: Alicia Carriquiry is professor of statistics at Iowa State University.  Between January of 2000 and July of 2004 she was Associate Provost at Iowa State. Her research interests are in Bayesian statistics and general methods.  Her recent work focuses on nutrition and dietary assessment, as well as on problems in genomics, forensic sciences and traffic safety. She currently teaches (and greatly enjoys!) a graduate-level course on Bayesian data analysis at Iowa State University and has four doctoral students working under her supervision at this time. Four of her PhD students have already graduated work at The Ohio State University, the National Cancer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University and Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is an elected Member of the International Statistical Institute and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.  She serves on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences since 1997. She is also a past president of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and a past member of the Board of the Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University. Dr. Carriquiry is Editor of Statistical Sciences and of Bayesian Analysis, and serves on the editorial boards of several Latin American journals of statistics and mathematics.   She has served on three National Academy of Sciences committees: the Subcommittee on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes;  the Committee on Evaluation of USDA's Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program and the Committee on Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants.  Currently, she is a member of the standing Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Research Council, the Committee on Assessing the Feasibility, Accuracy and Technical Capability of a Ballistics National Database of the National Research Council  and of the Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Faculty of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a member of the Federal Steering Committee Future Directions for the CSFII/NHANES Diet/Nutrition Survey: What we Eat in America.  Carriquiry received a MSc in animal science from the University of Illinois, and an MSc  in statistics and a PhD in statistics and animal genetics from Iowa State University. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Dr. Carriquiry's background and experience The research project and stated goals One of the main problems regarding veteran mental health: veterans do not perceive a need for mental health services, and if they do, they don't access them Family support as a facilitating factor in accessing mental health services Culturally competent care in the VA as compared to community mental health providers The VA as a whole provides beneficial mental health services, but this isn't the case across the entire VA The need for community providers to collaborate with VA providers to provide the best care possible The benefits of telehealth in providing mental health care to those areas and populations that have limited access Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dr. Carriquirry's biography and website, including her email contact Synopsis of the Report from the National Academies  Key findings and recommendations of the report You can be sure to find future episodes of Head Space and Timing, and all of the CYPOV Podcast Network Shows, by subscribing through your Podcast player of choice, like iTunes. Using an app makes subscribing and listening to podcasts (both ours and others) so much simpler. Just subscribe to Change Your POV Podcast within your app and it will automatically update every time a new episode is released. Please Leave a Review on iTunes – Learn How Here. Would you like to be a guest on Head Space and Timing? Follow This Link.

The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences presents Dr. Erica Flapan, Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor, Department of Mathematics, Pomona College presenting on the topic, Topological Symmetries of Molecules.

S. Stanley Young, director of bioinformatics at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, critiques statistical analysis by some epidemiologists