Conference

2023 JSM Conference

August 5 – August 10

2023 JSM Conference August 5-10
August 5 – 10

Join Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as we attend the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) Conference in August.  

PNNL takes pride in having one of the largest and most talented teams of statisticians and computational scientists in the Department of Energy’s national laboratory system. Our capabilities in applied mathematics and statistics complement research conducted throughout the Laboratory, enhancing the understanding of physical, chemical, and biological principles through computational modeling, experimentation, and data evaluation.

Visit us at the EXPO

PNNL will be at the 2023 JSM EXPO (booth #611) on August 5 – 10, 2023. Stop by the booth to learn more about the Laboratory culture and scientific breakthroughs happening at PNNL. At the booth, you will find researchers, managers, and recruiters available to answer your questions and talk with you about career opportunities.

Meet the PNNL JSM Team:
Booth Schedule

Our team will be on-site at the following times:

Sunday: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. (Opening mixer 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.)

Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Featured Job Postings

The Earth and Biological Science Directorate is looking for statisticians/biostatistians with expertise in statistics with biology experience who want to join a multi-investigator team to contribute to and lead projects developing innovative solutions across the spectrum of ‘omics technologies. 

Find out more about the open positions at the links below:

Attend One of Our Talks

Saturday
Headshots for PNNL researchers Robin Cosbey and Karl Pazdernik

Text Analysis for Statisticians Who Want to Become Data Scientists (Workshop) 

Saturday, August 5: 8:30 a.m.  5:00 p.m. | PNNL Instructors: Robin Cosbey, Karl Pazdernik

 

Sunday 
David Degnan

Explaining modern trends in crime with current events

Sunday, August 6: 2:00 – 3:50 p.m. | PNNL Authors: David Degnan*, Logan Lewis, Jeremy Jacobson, Damon Leach 

 

Monday 
Tony Chiang

Mini-batching Offers Improved Performance for Second Order Optimizers for Deep Neural Networks

Monday, August 7: 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | PNNL Co-Author: Tony Chiang

 

Javier Flores

Playing in PNNL's Backyard: A Sampling of Statistics at a National Laboratory

Monday, August 7: 3:20 – 3:45 p.m. | PNNL Author: Javier Flores*

 

Tuesday
Karl Pazdernik

ChatGPT: Job-Killer, Flash in the Pan, or a Statistician's Best Friend?

Tuesday, August 8: 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | PNNL Panelist: Karl Pazdernik

 

Tim Yoder

35 Control Score: Improving A Probabilistic Approach to Assessing Building Performance

Tuesday, August 82:00 – 3:50 p.m. | PNNL Authors: Tim Yoder*, Grace Pennell

 

Karl Pazdernik

Modeling of Topic and Author Dynamics in Nuclear Science Publications

Tuesday, August 8: 2:25 – 2:45 p.m. | PNNL Author: Karl Pazdernik*

 

Wednesday 
Lisa Bramer

Datasets Of Unusual Size: Using Small Multiples to Visualize and Interact with Big Data

Wednesday, August 9: 8:30 – 10:20 a.m. | PNNL Author: Lisa Bramer*

 

* Authors who are presenting talks