Richard F. Gunst

Richard F. Gunst is Professor of Statistics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He received his Ph.D. (1972) in mathematical statistics from Southern Methodist University. He has been a statistical consultant on statistical modeling and on the design and analysis of experiments to many industrial companies, notably many major automotive and petroleum firms. His research areas include linear and nonlinear regression modeling, statistical experimental design, spatial statistical modeling, and general statistical methods. He has had major industrial and governmental research funding, including grants from the Department of Energy, NASA, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has published 3 books on statistical design, modeling, and analysis and over 75 peer-reviewed research articles. Dr. Gunst is a co-recipient of the 1974 and 1985 W.J Youden Award from Technometrics, the 1994 Frank Wilcoxon Award from Technometrics, the Most Outstanding Statistical Application Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA), and the 2005 Sheth Foundation Award from the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. He is a Fellow of the ASA.