Steve Brooks | |
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| Born | July 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol University of Kent University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Guy Medal (Bronze, 2005) Philip Leverhulme Prize RSS Research Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational and Applied Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol University of Surrey University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Gareth Roberts[1] |
Stephen Peter "Steve" Brooks is Executive Director of Select Statistical Services Ltd,[2] a statistical research consultancy company based in Exeter, and former professor of statistics at the Statistical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.[3]
He received a degree in mathematics from Bristol University in 1991, and a master's degree in statistics from the University of Kent. He received his PhD at Cambridge; his supervisor was Gareth Roberts. Post-graduation he then returned to Bristol as a lecturer in the Statistics Group and then Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey. In 2000 Brooks returned to Cambridge first as a fellow of King's College, Cambridge.[4] and then of Wolfson College.[5]
He is a specialist in Markov chain Monte Carlo and applied statistical methods.
He is one of the founding directors[6] of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology[7] which was set up in 2005.
He left Cambridge in 2006 to become Director of Research for ATASS Sports and is now executive director of Select Statistical Services Ltd a statistical consultancy firm based in Exeter and the Director of the Exeter Initiative for Statistics and its Applications[8]
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Career
- 1989–1991 Undergraduate, University of Bristol
- 1991–1992 Graduate Student, University of Kent
- 1992–1993 Research Associate, University of Kent
- 1993–1996 Research Student, University of Cambridge
- 1996–1999 Lecturer, University of Bristol
- 1999–2000 Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey
- 2000–2002 Lecturer, University of Cambridge
- 2002–2005 Reader, University of Cambridge[9]
- 2005–2008 Professor, University of Cambridge[10]
- 2006–2011 Director of Research ATASS[11]
- 2011-Executive Director Select Statistical Services Ltd
Degrees and Qualifications
- 1991 BSc Mathematics, Bristol
- 1992 MSc Statistics, Kent
- 1996 PhD, Cambridge
- 1999 Chartered Statistician
- 2011 Chartered Scientist
Honours and awards
- 2005 Royal Statistical Society's Guy medal in Bronze[12]
- 2004 Philip Leverhulme Prize[13]
- 1999 Royal Statistical Society's Research prize
Books
- Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo edited by Steve Brooks, Andrew Gelman, Galin Jones and Xiao-Li Meng; Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2011[14]
- Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology by Ruth King, Olivier Gimenez, Byron Morgan and Steve Brooks; Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2009[15]
References
- ^ Steve Brooks at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Steve Brooks, Select Executive Director". Select Statistical Services Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Elections and Appointments, May 2000".
- ^ "Fellows of King's College". Cambridge University Reporter. Cambridge University. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Fellows of Wolfson College". Cambridge University Reporter. Cambridge University. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "NCSE Interim Review Report, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011.
- ^ "National Centre for Statistical Ecology Home Page".
- ^ "ExIStA Home Page".
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Annual Report on the Establishment of Personal Professorships and Readerships 2002".
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter: Senior Academic Promotions 2005".
- ^ "ATASS Ltd Home Page".
- ^ "RSS Guy Medal in Bronze – List of Recipients".
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2004".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Handbook of Markov Chain Monte Carlo".
- ^ "Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology – CRC Website". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
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