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Peter Freeman received his A.B. in Physics from the University of California in 1989 and his Ph.D. in Astronomy Astrophysics from the University of Chicago in 1997. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2004, he worked as a scientific programmer for the Chandra X-ray Telescope mission where he specialized in the development and integration of advanced data analysis methods. At CMU, he has been actively involved in working closely with faculty and students on various astronomical data analysis problems. His work encompasses a range of projects in the field of astrostatistics, focusing on the development and application of sophisticated data analysis techniques for complex and high-dimensional astronomical datasets. He has contributed to various research areas including source detection algorithms, cosmic microwave background mapping, photometric redshift estimation, and methods for quantifying galaxy morphology. Additionally, he has advised and co-advised numerous astrostatistical analysis projects.
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