Dan Nettleton

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Daniel S. Nettleton is an American statistical genomicist. [1]

Nettleton was raised in Algona, Iowa. Both of his parents were high school teachers. Nettleton attended Wartburg College, where he played basketball, [1] and earned his master's degree (1993) and doctorate (1996) in statistics at the University of Iowa. [2] Nettleton began his teaching career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, then was recruited to join Iowa State University's faculty in 2000 by Dean Isaacson, who had earlier tried to convince Nettleton to pursue graduate studies at Iowa State. [1] At ISU, Nettleton holds the Laurence H. Baker Endowed Chair in Biological Statistics, [3] and was appointed to a distinguished professorship in 2015. [4] The following year, Nettleton was appointed director of the Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics. [5] In 2019, Nettleton succeeded Max Morris as chair of the Department of Statistics, [6] and accepted a second term in the role in 2024. [7] [8]

Nettleton was elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2008, [9] and began serving as chair-elect of the ASA's Caucus of Academic Representatives in 2022. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dan Nettleton stands tall helping ISU scientists improve agriculture". Iowa State University College of Liberals Art and Sciences. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dan Nettleton". Iowa State University Department of Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Employees will be honored at Friday ceremony". Iowa State University. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dan Nettleton Awarded Distinguished Professor Title". Iowa State University Department of Statistics. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Appointments". Iowa State University. 29 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nettleton appointed chair". Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nettleton reappointed as Department of Statistics chair at Iowa State". Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nettleton appointed to second term". Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Two Iowa State faculty to be named American Statistical Association fellows". Iowa State University. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dan Nettleton elected chair-elect of American Statistical Association's Caucus of Academic Representatives (CAR)". Iowa State University Department of Statistics. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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