James Speaks at Rice Statistics Colloquium

James gave an invited talk at the Rice Statistics Department colloquium on statistical modeling for nonstationary hydroclimate hazards.

James gave an invited talk at the Rice Statistics Department Colloquium on November 17, 2025, titled “Statistical Modeling for Nonstationary Hydroclimate Hazards: Challenges and Opportunities.”

The talk surveyed the lab’s recent work on probabilistic models for nonstationary precipitation extremes — including the Bayesian spatiotemporal framework led by Yuchen Lu — and discussed open methodological challenges in extreme value theory, regionalization, and integrating climate-model projections with short observational records.

Thanks to the Rice Statistics department for the invitation and for a great discussion afterward.