Florida State University researchers are helping to write the “cookbook” describing the properties of vitrimers, a promising material that combines the benefits of different types of polymers.

Jessica Hensley graduated in 2018 with a master’s degree in statistical data science from the Florida State University Department of Statistics, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Hensley is now a data analyst for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

Qiuping Xu graduated with a master’s and Ph.D. in mathematics from the Florida State University Department of Mathematics and is now a senior applied scientist for global e-commerce giant Amazon.

Faculty members from the Florida State University Interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Degree Program and alumni from the FSU Department of Mathematics held a Zoom panel discussion on April 27, highlighting career pathways in data science.

Zina Ward is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020. Ward will join the IDS faculty this fall.

Sylvester Inkoom graduated in 2019 with a master’s in statistical data science from the Department of Statistics, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering.

Richard Bertram, a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Data Science Master's Program, the biomathematics program, the Institute of Molecular Biophysics and the Program in Neuroscience, uses mathematics to understand biology and physiology.