From: watnik@wald.ucdavis.edu
Newsgroups: soc.college.gradinfo
Subject: Univ. of Calif., Davis--  Statistics
Keywords: statistics, math, biostatistics
Date: 8 Jan 93 23:36:43 GMT
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Organization: University of California, Davis
Originator: watnik@wald.ucdavis.edu


                     UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                          Division of Statistics

Graduate Programs in Statistics

Ph.D. in Statistics

The Ph.D. degree includes a thorough background of coursework in
contemporary statistical theory, and provides an opportunity for studying a
field in which statistics is applies.

Ph.D. in Statistics with Emphasis in Biostatistics

This subspecialty builds on a strong and diversified statistics program, and
utilizes an environment of highly regarded campus programs in agricultural
and environmental sciences, biological sciences, medicine, and veterinary
medicine.

M.S. in Statistics

The M.S. degree in Statistics is based on a mixture of theoretical and applied
coursework, a comprehensive exam, and a statistical consulting requirement.


Community and Location

Davis, a "city of bicycles" is a progressive, energy-conscious community of
about 47,000 located in Northern California's Central Valley.  It lies
within 15 miles of the state capital of Sacramento, and 74 miles from the
San Francisco Bay Area.  Davis residents are ideally located for
participating in the recreational opportunities of Lake Tahoe, the Napa
Valley, and the Northern California coastline.


Application Deadlines

January 15 -                                Deadline for Fellowship
                                            Applications
February 15 -                               Deadline for
                                            Assistantship
                                            Applications
April 1  -                                  Deadline for Applications
                                            from International
                                            Students
June 1  -                                   Deadline for Applications
                                            from U.S. Residents


Financial Support
Teaching assistantships are available both for beginning and advanced
graduate students.  These currently carry a stipend of $12,015 for 9
months, and involve a maximum workload of 20 hours/week.  A limited number
of research assistantships, financed from extramural grants held by division
faculty, are also available.  Several other departments offer
assistantships to statistics graduate students in support of some of their
specialized statistical offerings.  Information on fellowships is available
through Graduate Studies, 252 Mrak Hall, Davis, CA  95616.


Admission

Applications and transcripts should be submitted to Graduate Studies as
early in the previous year as possible.  Foreign students must submit TOEFL
scores.  The Graduate Record Examination is required of all applicants. 
Further information may be obtained by writing 
                          Graduate Secretary
                          Division of Statistics
                          University of California, Davis
                          Davis, CA   95616-9936   USA
or by e-mail:  ucdstatistics@ucdavis.edu.  Please include your name and full
address. Please specify if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident or
an international student.  


Faculty and Research Interests [and e-mail address]

P.K. Bhattacharya (Ph.D., Calcutta University) Nonparametrics,
semiparametrics, change-point problems, regression analysis.
[pkbhattacharya@ucdavis.edu]

P. Burman (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) Discrete data,
asymptotic theory, nonparametrics. [pburman@ucdavis.edu]

C.M. Drake (Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle) Inference in
observational data, statistical modeling. [cmdrake@ucdavis.edu]

A.P. Fenech (Ph.D., Cornell University) Finite population sampling,
linear model theory, fixed and random effects models, mixed models.
[apfenech@ucdavis.edu]

W.O. Johnson (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) Bayesian inference,
multivariate analysis, analysis of influence, survival analysis.
[wojohnson@ucdavis.edu]

Y.P. Mack (Ph.D., University of California, San Diego)
Nonparametrics, function estimation and applications. [ypmack@ucdavis.edu]

H.-G. Mller (Ph.D., University of Ulm and Heidelberg)
Nonparametric curve estimation, regression analysis, biostatistics.
[hgmueller@ucdavis.edu]

G.G. Roussas, Chair (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley)
Asymptotic parametric inference in stochastic processes, contiguity,
nonparametric estimation in stochastic processes, mixing, positive and
negative association, random fields. [ggroussas@ucdavis.edu]

F.J. Samaniego (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles)
Mathematical statistics, reliability, survival analysis.
[fjsamaniego@ucdavis.edu]

R.H. Shumway, Graduate Advisor (Ph.D., George Washington University) Time
series analysis, applications to geophysics, epidemiology and the
environment. [rhshumway@ucdavis.edu]

J.M. Utts (Ph.D., Penn State University) Meta-analysis, hypothesis
testing, applications of statistics to parapsychology. [jmutts@ucdavis.edu]

J.-L. Wang (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) Parametric
and nonparametric inference, survival analysis, reliability.
[janelwang@ucdavis.edu]

A.D. Wiggins, Emeritus (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley)
Linear theory, including regression, multivariate methods, analysis of
variance and covariance, mathematical models of natural phenomena,
applied stochastic processes and mathematical statistics, statistics and
probability in epidemiology. [adwiggins@ucdavis.edu]

Lecturer

R. Azari (Ph.D., George Washington University) Multivariate
analysis and time series, applications to medical and biological
sciences. [asazari@ucdavis.edu]