Sarkar has published more than 50 articles on his statistical research, many of which have appeared in top-tier journals such as the Annuals of Statistics and the Journal of American Statistical Association. He has contributed to the school’s reputation by bringing in competitive grants from the National Science Foundation. He co-edited Applied Statistical Science, Vol. 5 and Multiple Comparison Procedures, Vol. 47. He also has served on organizing committees of national and international conferences.
His recent research involves DNA microarray analyses, “a new and promising biotechnology,” he said.
“Since he is working with DNA, his research is very relevant for the times and is in demand,” said M. Moshe Porat, dean of the Fox School.
In addition to the IMS fellowship, Sarkar was elected as a member of both the American Statistical Association and the International Statistical Association. He received the Fox School’s Musser Award for Excellence in Leadership in 2000 and serves on the school’s Research Roundtable.
Along with conducting research and organizing conferences, Sarkar also teaches key graduate statistics courses, including “Statistics Advanced Theory,” “Multiple Testing” and “Multivariate Analyses.” Graduate students respect that he is an easily approachable and straightforward professor. “Sanat’s students and faculty clearly admire and respect him for the high quality of his teaching,” said Damaraju Raghavarao, chair of the statistics department.
And despite all these outstanding achievements, Sarkar continues to be an extremely humble researcher. “He is a quiet and unassuming scholar. That is rare quality in people who are as successful as Dr. Sarkar, and yet he remains modest,” Porat said.
— Written by Holly Otterbein
For the Fox School of Business
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