Mark Edward Borsuk

Assistant Professor of Engineering

131 Cummings Hall

(directions)

 

Thayer School of Engineering

Dartmouth College

Hinman Box 8000

Hanover, NH  03755-8000

 

Phone number:  1-603-646-9944

Fax number:  1-603-646-2277

Email address:  mark.borsuk@dartmouth.edu

"What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no certain answers."
- Martina Horner, President of Radcliffe College


My research concerns the development and application of mathematical models for integrating scientific information on natural, technical, and social systems.  The goal of this work is to improve insight into system functioning and provide a rational basis for policy and management.  Research activities focus on: 1) the development of quantitative methods for identifying causes of system behavior using data collected under uncontrolled conditions, 2) applying causal information to probabilistically predict system response to human activities, and 3) combining predictions with preference assessments to support rational decision making.  These activities involve the use of statistical techniques of model selection, inference, and uncertainty representation, usually from a Bayesian perspective. Applications to date have focused on the natural environment, but recent projects have added significant components related to human health.


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