2024 ENVR Workshop: Spatial Data Science for the Environment

The ENVR 2024 Workshop: Spatial Data Science for the Environment is the biannual meeting of the Statistics and the Environment Section of the American Statistical Association, to be held in Boulder, CO, on October 3-5, 2024. The goals of the workshop are to (i) facilitate interdisciplinary research, (ii) present state-of-the-art methods, and (iii) develop the next generation workforce by hosting a poster presentation and a short course. The workshop will provide a platform for discussions on the current and future state of spatial statistics, invite scientific presentations on interdisciplinary topics, and facilitate new research directions and groups. Part of the workshop will focus on the unique contributions of and career of Doug Nychka, who is and has been a central figure in the climate and environmental statistics communities.


Organizing Committee:

  • William Christensen, Brigham Young University (Committee Co-Chair)
  • Eric Gilleland, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, (Committee Co-Chair and Local organizer)
  • Bo Li, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Dorit Hammerling, Colorado School of Mines 
  • Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri
  • Soutir Bandyopadhy, Colorado School of Mines 
  • Nathaniel Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Statistics Canada
  • Whitney Huang, Clemson University