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Mark Risser

Mark Risser

Research Scientist

Building 084, Room 0203D

Phone: 330-201-1857

mdrisser@lbl.gov

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Biography

Originally from Orrville, OH, Mark is currently a CASCADE Research Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, CA. After completing undergraduate studies at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA, he received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the Ohio State University in July, 2015. Mark’s primary research is in spatial/environmental statistics and Bayesian modeling, but he also has interests in spatio-temporal statistics, computational methods, stochastic differential equations, data visualization, teaching statistics, hybrid educational methods, and meta analysis.

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Education

  • Ph.D. Philosophy of Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2015
  • MS, Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2012
  • BS, Mathematics, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2007

Experience

  • Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2017-Present
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2015-2017
  • Junior Statistician, Statistical Consulting Service, The Ohio State University, 2014-2015
  • Statistical Consultant, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University, 2014-2015
  • Graduate Research Associate, Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University, 2013-1014
  • Publishing Consultant, McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2013-2014
  • Solution Author, W.H. Freeman Publishing, 2012
  • Graduate Research Associate, Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University, 2011-2013
  • Assistant Director of Admissions, Office of Admissions, Eastern Mennonite University, 2007-2010

Awards

  • Craig Cooley Memorial Prize recipient, Department of Statistics, 2015
  • Winner, Student Paper Competition, Section on Statistics and the Environment, American Statistical Association, 2015
  • The Thomas and Jean Powers Student Teaching Award recipient, Department of Statistics, 2014
  • University Fellow, The Ohio State University, 2010-1011
  • Lubrizol Early Acceptance recipient, The Ohio State University, 2010
  • Academic Deans List, Eastern Mennonite University, 2003-2007

Advisory Boards, Committees, and Councils

  • Member, Innovate Conference selection committee, Office of the CIO, Ohio State University, 2012
  • Member, Impact Grant recommendation committee, Office of the CIO, Ohio State University, 2012
  • Co-President, Department Graduate Students, Ohio State University, 2013-2014
  • Graduate student recruitment and campus visit volunteer, Ohio State University, 2011-present
  • Member, Communications Committee, Ohio State University, 2010-2013
  • Undergraduate research assistant coordination, Ohio State University, 2012

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