Satarupa Bhattacharjee joined the department of statistics as an assistant professor in fall 2024. Prior to this, she was a postdoctoral scholar, working with Professor Bing Li and Professor Lingzhou Xue at Pennsylvania State University from September 2022. Satarupa earned her Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of California, Davis in 2022 under the guidance of Professor Hans-Georg Müller. Her research focuses on analyzing functional and non-Euclidean data in general metric spaces, often referred to as random objects. Applications of her work involve brain imaging data, networks, distribution-valued data, and high-dimensional omics data. Her other research interests include causal inference, nonparametric statistics, and bandit problems in a machine-learning context. In her free time, Satarupa enjoys reading books, writing, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Thomas Ippolito joined the department of statistics as a lecturer in fall 2024. He completed his Ph.D. in statistics and data science at Northwestern University under Dr. Larry Hedges. His research interest concerns the development and analysis of statistical and data science methods used to estimate and test the effects of events on financial securities. Prior to academia, Thomas worked in corporate finance and served active duty in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Miami, and Cambell University.
Benjamin Roycraft joined the department of statistics as an assistant professor in Fall 2024. He comes from the University of California, Davis where he was a postdoctoral researcher under the mentorship of Professor Bala Rajaratnam. In 2021, Ben earned his Ph.D. in statistics from the University of California, Davis advised by Professor Wolfgang Polonik. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from South Dakota State University. Benjamin’s research interests are in nonparametrics, topological data analysis, graphical models, and high-dimensional correlation systems, specifically in the use and design of geometric and topological techniques to draw insight from complex dependent data. Benjamin enjoys nighttime walks, coffee, historical geography, working with his hands, and really cold weather.
David Lindberg joined the statistics department as a lecturer in fall 2024. He previously taught math and statistics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he attained his bachelor’s degree, The Ohio State University, where he attained his master’s degree, and at UF while working towards his Ph.D. David also brings experience working in industry as a consulting actuary. In addition to his role as a statistics lecturer , David is looking forward to being involved with the actuarial science program at UF, providing mentorship to students working toward a career in actuarial science. In his free time, David loves solving sudoku puzzles, running, and spending time with his four cats.