Bio
Dr. Warner is a Professor of Applied Statistics at the United States Air Force Academy. He received his undergraduate degree in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. In 1996 he received his Ph.D. in Biometrics from the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center. He also holds a Masters Degree from the Colorado School of Mines in Mathematical and Computer Sciences. His research interests include machine learning, neural networks, and mathematical pedagogy. He has been on the faculty of the United Air Force Academy since 1996. He has held many leadership roles in the Department of Mathematical Sciences to include Engineering Division Chief, Operations Research Division Chief, Deputy Department Head for Academics, and Department Head.
Dr. Warner has done consulting work for many government and private agencies including Boehringer Ingelheim, Ethicon, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Synthes, and the Casting Emissions Reduction Program. He has taught several short courses on topics such as Design of Experiments, Neural Networks, and Statistical Process Control. Prior to his work at the U.S. Air Force Academy, he was a submarine qualified Naval Officer and a product development engineer for Siecor, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic cables. He holds one United States Patent.
Education
Ph.D., Analytic Health Sciences-Biometrics, University of Colorado – Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo.
MS, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo.
BS, Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo. (Graduated with High Honors)
Honors & Awards
Dr. James Lowe Outstanding Educator in Operations Research Award (2017)
Civilian Meritorious Service Medal (2010)
Visiting Scholar – U.S. Air Force Academy Center for Character and Leadership Development fall semester (2010)
Visting Scholar – NYU spring semester (2011)
Department of Mathematical Sciences Statistical Division Outstanding Instructor of the Year (1998)
Division of Biometrics Strother Walker Outstanding Graduate Student Award (1996)
Topman at Naval Nuclear Power School (1985)
Civilian Exemplary Service Medal, (2003)
Research and Scholarly Interests
His research interests include machine learning, neural networks, and mathematical pedagogy.
Publications
1. Basik K., Warner, B., Keene, B., and Coyne, S. “Teacher Behavioral Integrity as the Pathway to Classroom Trust and Student Performance,” In: Proceeding of the Association of Leadership Educators Annual Conference, Denver, Colo., 10-13 July 2011
2. Warner, B., “In Math it All Counts,” U.S. Air Force Academy Center for Character and Leadership Scholars Brief, Nov 2011
3. Brilleslyper, M., Ghrist, M., Holcomb T., Schaubroeck, B., Warner, B., and Williams, S. M., “What’s the Point? The Benefits of Grading Without Points,” PRIMUS, Volume 22, Issue 5, 2012
4. Brilleslyper, M., Wakefield, N., Wallerstein, A., Warner, B. “Comparing the Growth of the Prime Numbers to the Natural Numbers,” Fibonacci Quart. Volume 54, Number 1, 2016, 65–71
5. Boedigheimer, R., Brilleslyper, M., Peterson, D., and Warner, B. “The Value of Air Force Sabbaticals to Operations, Academia, and Cadets,” Mathematica Militaris, Vol. 22, Issue , 2017, 4-2.