COL Clark '02 and LTC Lee '03 Explore Data Science Education Through Sports Analytics

COL Nicholas Clark '02 and LTC Andrew Lee '03, academy professor and associate professor, respectively, in the West Point Department of Mathematical Sciences received $130,000 of a $1.1 million four-year National Science Foundation award to develop tailored educational pathways through the use of sports statistics to teach data science. COL Clark and LTC Lee are working closely with a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon, Baylor, St. Lawrence and the University of Pittsburgh. To help develop innovative approaches, the researchers have partnered with sports statisticians with professional sports organizations and on-air personalities from ESPN and elsewhere. “Sports statistics is a rapidly growing field that hasn’t yet played a major role in data science education,” COL Clark, co-principal investigator, said. “We’re excited to partner with other leaders in data science to revolutionize how we teach this important subject.” Read more.