Pena, Edsel Aldea

Department Chair/Professor

Professor Edsel Pena's research focuses on developing statistical methods relevant to biomedical research, such as colon cancer research.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Statistics
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Graduates
Interest Keywords
survival analysis; reliability; mathematical statistics; applied probability; applied statistics
Institutional Focus Areas
Science and Engineering (Other)
Personal Focus Areas
high-dimensional data analysis

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1986 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida PhD Statistics
1984 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida MS Statistics
1982 University of the Phillipines at Los Banos Los Banos, Laguna, Phillipines MS Statistics
1979 University of the Philippines at Los Banos Los Banos, Laguna, Phillipines BS (magna cum laude) Statistics

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Membership American Statistical Association
Professional Activity Nonparametric Section of the AMA

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1979 - 1981 Instructor II, University of the Phillipines at Los Banos
1982 - 1986 Teaching Assistant, Florida State University
1986 - 1991 Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University
1991 - 1992 Director, Statistical Consulting Center, Bowling Green State University
1991 - 1997 Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University
05/1992 - 06/1992 Visiting Researcher, Department of Statistics, Florida State University
05/1993 - 06/1993 Visiting Researcher, Department of Statistics, Florida State University
1995 - 1996 Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan
1997 - 2000 Professor, Bowling Green State University
1999 - 2000 Visiting Professor, University of Michigan
08/2000 Professor, University of South Carolina
2002 - 2007 University of South Carolina Center for Colon Cancer Research (CCCR) Biometry Core Co-Director
1987 Assistant Director, Statistical Consulting Center, Bowling Green State University
1989 Assistant Director, Statistical Consulting Center, Bowling Green State University

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1987 Award Honor Society Excellence in Math Teaching Award Kappa Mu Epsilon, Bowling Green State University
1990 Award Honor Society Excellence in Math Teaching Award Kappa Mu Epsilon, Bowling Green State University
1998 Award Honor Society Excellence in Math Teaching Award Kappa Mu Epsilon, Bowling Green State University
2007 Award Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award Winner University of South Carolina
2008 Award USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Science, Mathematics and Enginnering University of South Carolina
2002 Fellowship Elected Fellow of ASA American Statistical Association
2008 Fellowship Faculty Fellow at SAMSI SAMSI
2015 Fellowship Elected Member International Statistical Institute
2004 Honor Plenary Speaker Fourth International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability
2006 Honor Nominated for the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award University of South Carolina
2024 Honor Named a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Bernoulli/IMS World Congress in Probability and Statistics in Bochum, Germany
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