November 18, 1997

G. Jogesh Babu, professor of statistics, and Eric D. Feigelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, are coauthors of a new book titled Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy II, published by Springer-Verlag. It is the second book in a series by the two authors, who have a long-standing cross-disciplinary collaboration and jointly have authored an earlier introductory book, Astrostatistics, published by Chapman and Hill.

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy II is a compilation of review talks presented at the Penn State conference titled Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy II. It includes chapters on general methods in astrostatistics, major astronomical research projects, time-series analysis, and the papers contributed to the conference. Each section opens with a short summary and ends with an extensive bibliography. This new volume will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in both fields--astronomers who seek exposure to recent developments in statistics and statisticians interested in confronting new problems.