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Faculty Name

Bhikhari Tharu, Ph.D.

Title

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

Phone

404-270-5830, 404-270-5836 (fax)

Office Location

Tapley Hall 330

Education

Ph.D., M.S., University of South Florida
M.S., B.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Biography

Dr. Tharu has been teaching mathematics and its application since 2000 and has gained experience, feedback and insights. He loves to work persistently with students and apply knowledge to communicate concepts and ideas.

His goal is to help his students become independent learners and develop the skills they need for exploring new ideas and concepts in their subjects of interest. He enjoys teaching statistics and mathematics because of their applicability in virtually every field.

Research Interests

Bayesian Analysis, Mixed Models, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Functional Data Analysis, Data Modeling and Analysis