Joseph Engmark

Grant Category:	Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Program
Project Title:	Survey Statistics PhD Research: Capture-Recapture Methods
Field of Study:	Mathematics
Home Institution:	University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Host Institution:	Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal
Grant Start Month:	September 2024
Duration of Grant:	Nine months

Brief Bio:

Joseph Engmark is pursuing his PhD in mathematical statistics from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland. His research interests focus on design-based probability sample surveys. Since 2018, Joseph has been working in the Center for Statistical Research and Methodology at the U.S. Census Bureau. Prior to joining the bureau, he taught mathematics at secondary schools in Liberia and Malawi as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. Joseph has a broad interest in nature, cultural exchange, and the global community.

Under the Fulbright-Nehru fellowship, John is collaborating with researchers at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata. The research project is focusing on capture-recapture methods, a survey sampling technique used to estimate totals in a finite population. These methods are widely used in practice, including in epidemiology, wildlife conservation, and official statistics, such as a census.