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Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith is professor of statistics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and director of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute. His main research interests are in environmental statistics, including climate change and air pollution. He ran his first marathon in 1978 and has completed the Boston Marathon 11 times.
Scott Powers
Scott Powers is a PhD student in the department of statistics at Stanford University. He earned his BS in mathematics and mathematical decision sciences in 2011 from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also has worked on statistical analyses in baseball and volleyball.
Jessi Cisewski
Jessi Cisewski is a visiting assistant professor in the department of statistics at Carnegie Mellon University. She earned her PhD in 2012 from the department of statistics and operations research at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She enjoys running and completed the Twin Cities Marathon in 2010.