Research Staff

CV/Biosketch

Richard SchmoyerRichard Schmoyer
Ph.D., Statistics
(T) 865.576.5327
(F) 865.576.8993
ric@ornl.gov

Specialty Research Areas:

  • Data, Statistical Analysis and Information Tools
  • Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Planning and Systems Analysis

Current or Recent Work:

  • Prediction of external corrosion for steel UF6 containment cylinders
  • Evaluation of State International Fuel Tax Agreement data reporting procedures
  • Estimation of statistical distributions for waterway analysis modeling
  • Evaluation of DOE Industrial Assessment Center Program

Significant Publications:

Schmoyer, R. L., and Lyon, B. F. L. "Prediction of External Corrosion for Steel Cylinders - 2002 Report," ORNL/TM-2002/143, July 2002.

Schmoyer, R. L., and Hu, P. S., and Goeltz, R. T. (2001) "Statistical Data Filtering and Aggregation to Hour Totals of ITS Thirty-Second and Five-Minute Vehicle Counts," Transportation Research Record, 1769, 79-86.

Schmoyer, R. L., Beauchamp, J. J., Brandt C. C., and Hoffman, F. O. (1996) "Difficulties with the Lognormal Model in Mean Estimation and Testing," Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 3, 81-97.

Schmoyer, R. L. (1994), Permutation Tests for Correlation in Regression Errors, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 89, 1507-16.

Schmoyer, R. L. (1992), Asymptotically Valid Prediction Intervals for Linear Models, Technometrics, 34, 399-408.

Simpson, M. L., Schmoyer, R. L., and Hunt, M. A. (1991), Moment Invariants for Automated Inspection of Printed Material, Optical Engineering, 30, 424-30.

Schmoyer, R. L. (1991), Nonparametric Analyses for Two-Level Single-Stress Accelerated Life Tests, Technometrics, 33, 175-86.

Schmoyer, R. L. (1988), Linear Interpolation with a Nonparametric Accelerated Failure Time Model, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 83, 441-9.

Russell, L. B., Hunsicker, P. R., Oakberg, E. F., Cummings, C. C., and Schmoyer, R. L. (1987), Tests for Urethane Induction of Germ-Cell Mutations and Germ-Cell Killing in the Mouse, Mutation Research, 188, 335-42.

Dalbey, W., Henry, M., Holmberg, R., Schmoyer, R., and Lock, S. (1987), "Role of Exposure Parameters in Toxicity of Aerosolized Diesel Fuel in the Rat", Journal of Applied Toxicology, 7, 265-75.

Das, S., Schmoyer, R., Harrison, G, and Hausker, K., "Prospects of Inspection and Maintenance of Two-Wheelers in India," J. of the Air and Waste Management Association, 51, 1391-1400, October 2001.

Reuscher, T., Schmoyer, R. and Hu, P., "Transferability Of Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey Data To Regional And Local Scales," Transportation Research Record (to appear).

Schmoyer, R. L. (1986), A Distribution -Free Analysis for Accelerated Life Testing at Several Levels of a Single Stress, Technometrics, 28, 165-75.

Schmoyer, R. L. (1984) Sigmoidally Constrained Maximum Likelihood in Quantal Bioassay, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 79, 448-53.

Tonn, B., Schmoyer, R., and Wagner, S. "Weatherizing the homes of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Clients: a Programmatic Assessment," ORNL/CON-486, June 2002.

Highlights

New version of Freight Analysis Framework released
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its new version of the Freight Analysis Framework, the most comprehensive publicly available data set of freight movement. This tool is developed for FHWA by CTA.

Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week
The Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week provides statistical information on vehicle sales, fuel economy and transportation trends.

2011 Annual Fuel Economy Guide is released
DOE and EPA released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles.

Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 30 . . .
One of ORNL's most requested documents, this data book details transportation-related energy use in the U.S.