Current students:
Janet Fu
Rose Graves
Zhihao Chen
Yangqianzi Jiang
Yangfan Ren (Ph.D. 2025, expected)
Rongke Lyu (Ph.D. 2025, expected)
Mauro Florez (Ph.D. 2025, expected)
Former students:
[28] Zijian Zeng (Ph.D. 2023, Rice University)
Winner, James R. Thompson Graduate Student Award, Rice University.
Currently Scientist at PROS, USA
[27] Mingrui (Scott) Liang (Ph.D. 2023, Rice University)
Currently Quantitative Analytics Specialist at Wells Fargo, USA
[26] Chunshan Liu (Ph.D. 2022, Rice University)
Currently at Lutron Electronics, USA
[25] Emily Wang (Ph.D. 2022, Rice University).
Winner, ISBA Savage Award for Best Thesis in Applied Methodology.
Currently at CommonSpirit Health, USA
[24] Nathan Osborne (Ph.D. 2021, Rice University)
Currently Senior Data Scientist at Intuit, USA
[23] Yinsen Miao (Ph.D. 2019, Rice University).
Winner, Inaugural James R. Thompson Graduate Student Award, Rice University.
Currently Senior Data Scientist at Fidelity Investments, USA
[22] Jeong Hwan (Eric) Kook (Ph.D. 2019, Rice University).
Currently Associate Principal Scientist at Merck, USA
[21] Elin Shaddox (Ph.D. 2019, Rice University).
Currently Biostatistician II at Foundation Medicine, USA
[20] Ryan Warnick (Ph.D. 2018, Rice University).
Currently at Microsoft Security Research, USA
[19] Duncan Wadsworth (Ph.D. 2016, Rice University).
Currently at Apple, Seattle, WA
[18] Qiwei Li (Ph.D. 2016, Rice University).
Currently Assistant Professor of Statistics, UT Dallas, TX
[17] Sharon Chiang (Ph.D. 2016, Rice University, M.D. 2018 BCM).
Currently Neurology Resident, U. California at San Francisco, CA
[16] Linlin Zhang (Ph.D. 2015, Rice University).
Honorable mention, ISBA Savage Award for Best Thesis in Applied Methodology.
[15] Christine Peterson (Ph.D. 2013, Rice University).
Winner, ISBA Savage Award for Best Thesis in Applied Methodology.
Currently Associate Professor of Biostatistics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX
[14] Alberto Cassese (Ph.D. 2013, University of Florence – Italy).
Currently Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Florence, Italy
[13] Beibei Guo (Ph.D. 2010, Rice University).
Currently Associate Professor of Statistics, Louisiana State U., LA
[12] Colleen Kenney (Ph.D. 2010, Rice University).
Deceased
[11] Terrance Savitsky (Ph.D. 2010, Rice University).
Currently Senior Statistician, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA
[10] Francesco Stingo (Ph.D. 2010, University of Florence – Italy).
Winner of the Italian Statistical Society prize Best Doctoral Thesis in Statistics.
Currently Professor of Statistics, University of Florence, Italy
Former Students at Texas A&M University:
[9] Jaesik Jeong (Ph.D. 2008)
[8] Sang Han Lee (Ph.D. 2007)
[7] Sinae Kim (Ph.D. 2006)
Winner of the E. Parzen Fellowship Award, Texas A&M University
[6] Deukwoo Kwon (Ph.D. 2005)
[5] Kyungduk Ko (Ph.D. 2004)
[4] Chun Gun Park (Ph.D. 2003)
[3] Naijun Sha (Ph.D. 2002)
Former Students at the University of Florence – Italy:
[2] Francesco Gabbanini (Ph.D. 2002)
[1] Leonardo Fabbroni (Ph.D. 2001)
Winner of the Italian Statistical Society prize Best Doctoral Thesis in Statistics
