Physical and Engineering Sciences
Section Represented Well at JSM
Randy Tobias, SPES JSM Program Chair and SAS Institute Inc.,
and Elizabeth Schiferl, SPES Secretary-Treasurer and The Lubrizol Corporation
P
hysical and Engineering Sciences were well represented at • Thomas M. Loughin (SPES chair-elect)
the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver. SPES was the
primary sponsor for 20 sessions: four invited, three topic-
• Christopher K. Wikle
contributed, 11 contributed, and two roundtables with lunch. In
• Alyson Wilson
addition, there were 12 SPES contributions to the lively poster
session. Increasing poster participation in the Joint Statistical
We congratulate these section members for their contribu-
Meetings is a long-term goal of the ASA, and SPES is doing its
tions to statistics and to the ASA, demonstrating how problems
part. Finally, the short course SPES sponsored was well attended
in the physical and engineering sciences continue to motivate
and received enthusiastic reviews.
some of the great advances in our profession as a whole.
The ASA inducted 53 Fellows in Denver, and the following five
Thanks to all who helped make JSM 2008 a SPES success—
are members of SPES: presenters, instructors, organizers, chairs.
• Bradley Jones
It is not too early to start planning for JSM 2009. If you have
a roundtable with lunch suggestion or would like to lead a lun-
• Samuel Kou
cheon, contact JSM Program Chair-elect George Ostrouchov at
ostrouchovg@ornl.gov. See you next year in DC!
New SPES Officers
Executive Council Meeting
It takes the effort of more than 30 people to achieve our
The annual meeting of SPES’ executive council also takes place
during JSM. The budget is reviewed and reports are made by vari-
section’s goal of furthering the reach of statistics in the
ous officers. Below are some highlights:
physical and engineering sciences, and we heartily thank
all of them for their leadership. We especially want to
• The SPES budget is very much in the black. In addition to dues,
SPES receives monies from the various short courses it sponsors
congratulate the following newly elected officers:
at both the Fall Technical Conference and JSM. Recent courses
Russell V. Lenth – Section Chair-elect (Chair 2010)
have been very well attended.
George Ostrouchov – Program Chair-elect (Chair 2010)
• Springer has approached the ASA and other organizations about
developing a Wikipedia of Statistics. They are looking for people
They join the following folks on the SPES executive
who are interested in editing or contributing.
committee:
• The use of poster sessions is increasing. This year, SPES posters
were dispersed throughout the sessions, making it difficult to
Thomas M. Loughin – Section Chair-elect (Chair 2009)
judge them. It is hoped that at next year’s meeting, they can be
William I. Notz – Section Chair 2008
grouped into the same session.
Jennifer H. Van Mullekom – Past Section Chair (Chair
• We are always looking to increase involvement in SPES.
Please forward ideas to Jennifer Golek, membership chair, at
2007)
jennifer.h.van-mullekom@usa.dupont.com.
Jeffery J. Luner – Program Chair-elect (Chair 2009)
• The Marquardt Program, which sponsors speakers from industry
Randy Tobias – Program Chair
to give talks to academia, will sponsor eight visits this year. We
are looking for someone to take over the duties of this office; it
Elizabeth Schiferl – Secretary/Treasurer
would be best to have a more experienced SPES member do this.
Pete Hovey – Publications Chair
• If you would like to run for a SPES office or have suggestions for
candidates, send them to Bill Notz at
win@stat.ohio-state.edu. If
Fred L. Hulting – Council of Sections Representative
you have an appointed position that is expiring, let Notz know.
For a listing of all current SPES officers and their roles, go
• SPES is investigating the use of webinars to present short courses.
to
www.amstat.org/sections/spes.
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