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Department of Statistics leaps ahead in rankings

Martha Bushong — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:18:25 +0000

Department of Statistics leaps ahead in rankings Martha Bushong Wed, 03/30/2022 - 12:18

Strategic thinking and increased research led to a major leap forward in the College of Engineering and Computing’s Department of Statistics ranking. Since U.S. News and World Report last measured, the statistics department rose from 82 to 54 in the rankings.

When Jiayang Sun arrived as the new chair in 2019, she came with a plan to hire more faculty and increase research. Since 2020 the department has set new records in research expenditures, hiring seven new faculty members in the fall of 2020-fall 2021 and welcoming other faculty including those on sabbatical leave. Sun says, “The new faculty brought with them outstanding strengths in statistics and data science.”

“We are very pleased and excited by the significant jump in the rankings by our Department of Statistics and congratulate the entire department and its leadership for their success,” says Ken Ball, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. “Over the past several years, the College of Engineering and Computing has made a considerable investment in our statistics programs, including over $1.5 million for new faculty start-up funds and graduate research assistants.”

The department also strengthened its four-year-old partnership with Inova Health which has provided tenure-track and term faculty opportunities for collaborative research. Assistant Professor David Kepplinger, a new hire, is involved with the partnership. He says, “The research culture at Mason and the statistics department is built around the idea of collaboration. Everyone is open to sharing ideas and joining forces. There are many opportunities around campus and in the D.C. area to work with experts from diverse fields and translate our statistical research into practice— leveraging our expertise in methodology, theory, and computation—to open the doors for impactful scientific discoveries.”

“We have outstanding faculty who are national leaders in their areas of expertise. With proper support and expected growth, knowing the facts about other peers, we hope for another leap in the future,’ says Sun.

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Engineering ranked as a top 100 graduate school by U.S. News & World Report

Martha Bushong — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:38:57 +0000

Engineering ranked as a top 100 graduate school by U.S. News & World Report Martha Bushong Mon, 03/29/2021 - 19:38

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Ground-breaking research and one-of-a-kind programs helped propel the Volgenau School of Engineering in the top 100 rankings of U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools this year. The school ranked No. 93 nationally, a gain of nine slots from last year, and was No. 55 among public institutions.

“Reaching the top 100 is a break-through moment for the school,” says Dean Ken Ball. “We have had our eye on this milestone for several years, and I’m thrilled to see it become a reality. The ranking is a testament to the great work of our faculty researchers and scholars and also our graduate students. It also reflects a strong return on our investments in our research infrastructure.”

Five of the school’s graduate programs are also ranked within the top 100 of their discipline, as recognized in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs. One program, Industrial Engineering, is in the top 50 among all universities and the top 25 of all public universities.

The Volgenau School offers 24 graduate degrees, including a newly launched MS in Cyber Security Engineering. Studies range from traditional engineering disciplines to more recent additions in Data Analytics Engineering and Cyber Security Engineering.

Program-specific rankings include:

Industrial engineering: No. 37 nationally (No. 39 last year); No. 24 among public institutions.

Bioengineering: No. 89 nationally (No. 93 last year); No. 53 among public institutions.

Civil engineering: No. 95 nationally (No. 93 last year); No. 68 among public institutions.

Computer engineering: No. 76 nationally (No. 69 last year); No. 46 among public institutions.

Electrical engineering: No. 85 overall (No. 87 last year); No. 52 among public institutions.

Mason has strong showing in U.S. News graduate program rankings, led by security studies and part-time law

Melanie Balog — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:00:32 +0000

Mason has strong showing in U.S. News graduate program rankings, led by security studies and part-time law Melanie Balog Tue, 03/12/2019 - 05:00

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