Dr. Stanley Deming

Stan Deming is president of Statistical Designs, El Paso, TX, through which he consults and offers short courses in the areas of experimental design, optimization, and the statistical analysis of laboratory data. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry from Carleton College and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry from Purdue University. He has been on the chemistry department faculties of Emory University (1970-1974) and the University of Houston (1974-2001) where he is Professor Emeritus. Over his academic career he was the major research advisor for 16 Ph.D. students and 19 M.S. students. Since 1975 he has taught (with Stephen L. Morgan) over 700 short courses.

 

Stan has been the author or co-author of more than 100 papers and four books, including Experimental Design: A Chemometric Approach (Elsevier), Sequential Simplex Optimization: A Technique for Improving Quality and Productivity in Research, Development, and Manufacturing (CRC Press), The 4PL: A Guide to the Use of the Four-Parameter Logistic Model in Bioassay (lulu.com), and Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data: Basics (lulu.com). He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Chemometrics (1987-2003), Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry (1996-2002), and Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems (1987-1993). He is an emeritus member of the board of directors of BioPharmaceutical Emerging Best Practices Association (BEBPA).