Samantha (Bates) Prins
Assistant Professor, 2001
Dr Prins will be on leave starting Fall 2006 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Address:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Roop Hall, Room 322
MSC 1911
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone:(540) 568-5102
Fax: (540) 568-6857
E-mail: prinssc@jmu.edu
Webpage: http://www.math.jmu.edu/~prinssc/
Link to all course syllabi.
Research areas:
Bayesian methods, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Deterministic models, Environmental Risk Assessment, Model Validation.
Courses taught:
Probability and Statistics for Engineers I, Statistical Methods for Engineers, Methods of Statistical Computing, Theoretical Statistics I and II, Statistics for Engineering Applications
Grants:
"Model-Based Clustering for Classifications of Aquatic Systems and Diagnosis of Ecological Stress". Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency. Role: Co-PI. (E.P. Smith, PI).
Awards:
Best Paper in Risk Analysis. The International Environmetrics Society Meeting, 2001.
Best Student Presentation. The International Environmetrics Society Meeting, 2001.
Student Award. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, 1998.
Professional Memberships:
American Statistical Association
Classification Society of North America
The International Environmetric Society
Virginia Academy of Sciences
Interface Society