Nozer Darabsha Singpurwalla

Background

Singpurwalla, Nozer Darabsha was born on April 8, 1939 in Hubli, Mysore, India. Son of Darabsha Burjorji and Goolan Nusserwnaji (Engineer) Singpurwalla. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, B.V. Bhoomraddi College, Hubli, 1959; Master of Science, Rutgers University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1968.

Career

Research statistician, Western Electric, Princeton, New Jersey, 1964-1968; technical staff, Hughes Aircraft, Fullerton, California, 1968-1969; professor operations research and statistics, distinguished research professor, George Washington University, Washington, since 1969. Visiting professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1979, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1989-1990, Garvin Distinguished professor computer science and statistics Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA., 1991. Consultant Association American Railroads, Washington, since 1984.

Achievements

• Nozer Darabsha Singpurwalla has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician, engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Methods for Statistical Analysis of Reliability and Life Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics Section)

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistics Association, Institute Mathematics Statistics. Member International Stat.Inst.

Connections

Married Norah Jackson, June 15, 1969. Children: Rachel, Darius.

Father:

Darabsha Burjorji Singpurwalla

Mother:

Goolan Nusserwnaji (Engineer) Singpurwalla

Spouse:

Norah Jackson

child:

Rachel Singpurwalla

child:

Darius Singpurwalla