Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Tuyl is a lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. He has a PhD in Statistics, and has published and presented at conferences in the field of Bayesian methods and applications. Dr Tuyl also has more than 20 years of statistical and operations research consulting experience in manufacturing, information technology, academia and health sectors, with demonstrated skills in a large variety of statistical and operations research techniques.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 07/06/2007
Research
Research keywords
- Applied Statistics
- Biostatistics
- Statistical Theory
Research expertise
Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, Statistical Theory
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 010401 | Applied Statistics | 65 |
| 110399 | Clinical Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | 25 |
| 010299 | Applied Mathematics Not Elsewhere Classified | 10 |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $292,361 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2009 (1 grants)
Health Behaviour Research Centre (HBRC)$267,361
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher, Conjoint Professor Afaf Girgis, Professor John Wiggers, Conjoint Professor Alison Jones, Conjoint Professor David Durrheim, Associate Professor Christine Paul, Associate Professor Erica James, Associate Professor Billie Bonevski, Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Bell, Doctor Allison Boyes, Professor Kypros Kypri, Professor Catherine d'Este, Professor John Attia, Doctor Luke Wolfenden, Doctor Frank Tuyl, Ms Lyn Francis, Ms Megan Freund, Dr Claire Johnson, Doctor Josephine Gwynn, Associate Professor Jennifer Bowman, Doctor Suzanne Outram, Doctor Marita Lynagh, Doctor Natalie Johnson, Doctor Conor Gilligan, Conjoint Professor David Sibbritt, Doctor Edouard Tursan D'Espaignet, Doctor Libby Campbell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Priority Research Centre | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $267,361 | 2009 | 2012 |
| GNo:G0189877 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
Upgrade of computer equipment for the computer assisted telephone generalised electronic system$25,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor John Wiggers, Conjoint Professor Afaf Girgis, Conjoint Professor David Durrheim, Associate Professor Jennifer Bowman, Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Bell, Associate Professor Christine Paul, Conjoint Associate Professor Raoul Walsh, Dr Edouard Tursan D'Espaignet, Ms Lyn Francis, Doctor Frank Tuyl, Associate Professor Erica James, Doctor Allison Boyes, Doctor Luke Wolfenden, Doctor Libby Campbell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188548 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 2 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 1.2 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Statistics) | Principal Supervisor | Development, Implementation and Applications of Nested Sampling (NS) |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Mathematics) | Principal Supervisor | Bayesian Reference Analysis |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Statistics) | Principal Supervisor | Application of Smooth Tests of Goodness of Fit to Generalized Linear Models |
Dr Frank Tuyl
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 8854 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6898 |
| Frank.Tuyl@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty of Science and Information Technology |
| Focus Area | Statistics |
| Office | V24, Mathematics, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/frank-tuyl |
