Leif Ellingson
Leif Ellingson is a professor of statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech University. He earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland and his master’s degree and PhD in statistics from Florida State University. In addition to teaching mathematical statistics for engineers and scientists, Leif also frequently teaches introductory statistics and various graduate statistics courses. He has received multiple teaching awards from Texas Tech for his work teaching undergraduate and graduate statistics courses along with mentoring and advising graduate and undergraduate students on their research. In his spare time, Leif enjoys watching movies, reading, practicing tang soo do and above all else, spending time with his wife, Wenjing, and their son.
Anna Panorska
Anna Panorska is a professor of statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Nevada Reno. She studied applied mathematics at the University of Warsaw, Poland, and earned her MS in Statistics at the University of Texas at El Paso and PhD in Mathematics (Statistics and Applied Probability track) from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has been developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and data science for many years. She received multiple awards for her research work with undergraduate and graduate students. She has been advising and collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and science on applying statistical methods in their disciplines. She enjoys collaborative, multidisciplinary research and developed statistical methodology used in ecology, extreme climate and weather events, medicine and finance. In her spare time Anna enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, reading, spending time with her family and playing with her dog.
