Section on Statistics in
Defense and National Security

The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for statisticians working in the areas of defense, military research, national security, homeland security, and counterterrorism.

Members who wish to join this section can do so for no additional charge for the remainder of their current membership year. Contact Monica Clark, ASA Chapter & Sections Coordinator, at monica@amstat.org to join SDNS now!

• Section History
• SDNS Speakers Program
• Section Charter
• Reviewers for defense-related issues
• Conference Links
• Other Interesting Resources & Links
• SDNS Standing Committees

2008 SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award

The 2008 SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award was given to Dr. Paul Ellner, "For your lifetime of dedication to promoting the use of statistical methods in the Department of Defense (DoD) community. For improving the manner in which the Army, DoD, and the private sector model and manage system reliability. For applying statistical and mathematical methods to improve systems for Warfighters and for mentoring people and effecting change in organizations throughout your career."

2008 Executive Committee

• Past Chair: Alyson Wilson, Iowa State University (agw@iastate.edu)

• Chair: David Banks, Duke University (banks@stat.duke.edu)

• Chair Elect:  Wendy Martinez (martinezw@verizon.net)

• Secretary-Treasurer: Lionel Galway, RAND (galway@rand.org)

• Program Chair: David Marchette, Naval Surface Warfare Center, (david.marchette@navy.mil)

• Program Chair Elect: Myron Katzoff, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (mjk5@cdc.gov)

• Publications Officer:  Barry Bodt, Army Research Laboratory (babodt@arl.army.mil)

• Council of Sections Representative: Ron Fricker, Naval Postgraduate School (rdfricke@nps.edu)
   

2009 Executive Committee Members

• Chair-Elect: Lara Schmidt, RAND

• Program Chair Elect: Jeff Solka, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

• Publications Officer: Michael Porter, SPADAC

• Secretary/Treasurer: Aparna Huzurbazar, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Committee and Section History

• Founding Members

• Reasons for Section

• Addresses and E-mails for DNS Committee Members

• Committee History