Mark Daniel Ward
Education
- B.S., Denison University, Mathematics and Computer Science, 1999
- M.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison, Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2003
- Ph.D., Purdue University, Mathematics with Specialization in Computational Science, 2005
Research Interests
- Analysis and Design of Algorithms and Data Structures
- Analytic Combinatorics
- Data Compression
- Game Theory
- Information Theory
- Pattern Matching
- Probability Theory
- Random Structures
- Symbolic Computation
- Tree Structures
Ph.D. Students from Purdue University Department of Statistics
- Jin Xia ( Joint with Professor William S. Cleveland )
Awards/Honors
- Anderson Science Scholarship (Full tuition Denison University, 1 of 2 selected), 1995-1999
- Faculty Scholarship for Achievement (Full tuition Denison University), 1995-1999
- B.S. degree awarded Summa Cum Laude, Denison University, 1999
- Phi Beta Kappa (Denison University), 1999
- GAANN Fellowship in Mathematics and Computation in Engineering, Wisconsin, 1999-2001
- Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship in Mathematics, Purdue University, 2001-2002
- GAANN Fellowship in Computational Science and Engineering, Purdue University, 2002-2005
- Actuarial Science Program Scholarship, Purdue University, 2004 (Fall)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Purdue University, 2004 (Spring)
- Good Teaching Award (University of Pennsylvania) in Math 104 and Math 432, 2005 (Fall)
- Good Teaching Award (University of Pennsylvania) in Math 104 and Math 580, 2006 (Fall)
- Good Teaching Award (University of Pennsylvania) in Math 104, 2006 (Spring)
- Good Teaching Award (University of Pennsylvania) in Math 104, 2007 (Spring)
- Top Ten Outstanding Teachers in College of Science, 2007-2008
- Department of Statistics Outstanding Assistant Professor Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2009
For more information about Mark Daniel Ward, please visit:
http://www.stat.purdue.edu/~mdw/
