Brian Reich

Brian Reich is the Gertrude M Cox Distinguished Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on geospatial analytics, spatial statistics, and extreme value analysis, with applications to environmental science, climate change, and public health. He leads the Environmental Statistics Lab, developing computational methods for big spatial data and spatiotemporal modeling.

Research Interests:

• Spatial and Bayesian statistical methods
• Extreme value analysis and machine learning applications
• Environmental applications in ecology, epidemiology, and climate science

Awards:

• Gertrude M Cox Distinguished Professorship

Grants & Programs:

• NSF Research Training Group (UQ4Life)
• NSF REU Site (DRUMS for undergraduates)
• Carolina Thyroid Cancer Study

Labs/Teams:

• Environmental Statistics Lab
• Collaborations on marine conservation, wildfire management, and PFAS exposure studies