The Academic team continues to convert users to the JMP Student Edition and away from paid licenses. Since the new program launched last winter, we have seen more than 26,000 SE downloads from 1160 universities in over 90 countries.
AMERICAS
The University of Tennessee – Knoxville (UTK) is a major hub of JMP use, with campus IT reporting that over 5,000 faculty and students downloaded JMP from the UTK software portal last year. Ross Metusalem, JMP Academic Ambassador, visited UTK for two days of workshops and presentations. Over 20 faculty, grad students, and members of UTK’s statistical consulting group attended a two-hour seminar on linear modeling and machine learning. Afterward, one of the statistical consultants said that this was her first exposure to JMP and that she was excited to run back to her office and start learning it more fully. This was a great outcome because stat consultants frequently make software recommendations to faculty across campus.
Additionally, JMP participated in an academic-industry conference organized by the UTK College of Agriculture’s Data Science Institute for Machine Learning and AI. Attendees (approximately 30 in all) included university faculty and researchers as well as key industry practitioners from companies in the wood products industry, including Louisiana-Pacific, Roseburg Forest Products, and Hexion Chemical. Ross delivered a presentation on data science for manufacturing applications as well as a 90-minute JMP workshop covering data visualization, statistical modeling, SPC, and data mining. Notably, the group consisted mainly of Minitab users, and by show of hands, the conference was the first exposure to JMP for most attendees.
Boise State University has long been important due to its engineering program and affiliation with Micron. Kevin Potcner visited Boise State in September to deliver a workshop to faculty and students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Though the program doesn’t have its own statistics course, they have asked us to help develop a collection of modules on statistical methods for semiconductor applications that they plan to incorporate into their curriculum. Our STIPS and online courses, along with our other teaching/learning materials were presented. Faculty were excited that we had turn-key resources at the ready without much effort on their part needed to use. The visit also resulted in a connection with the Material Sciences & Engineering department that are planning similar efforts for their program.
ASIA
JMP partnered with the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) for their 27th Annual National Convention, APTICON 2024, held on Sept. 27-28, 2024 at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India. The event was attended by more than 2,000 professors, education regulators, and students from across India. JMP Academic Ambassador Murali Anandamurthy delivered the invited 54th IPC-sponsored lecture, emphasizing the role of statistical discovery in advancing pharmaceutical sciences. This collaboration aimed to integrate advanced statistical tools into academic curricula and research methodologies. By providing the JMP Student Edition, the initiative empowered educators, students, and researchers to leverage data analytics, fostering innovation and enhancing decision-making in the pharmaceutical sector.
JMP has collaborated with National Taiwan University (NTU) to offer a course focused on Taiwan's pride—the semiconductor industry. The course introduced how to use JMP for data analysis, the advantages of JMP compared to open-source software, and covered case studies on DOE and predictive modeling. After completing the course students requested the recording to reinforce their learning and Professor Jiang initiated the budget process to purchase a JMP campus license. Course content has been posted on Facebook to share with other interested parties and programs.
EMEA
Volker Kraft co-taught a two-day DOE course with Dr. Frank Deruyck, of the University College Ghent, Department of Chemistry in September at the Bioengineering Faculty at the University of Gent (Belgium). This course was hosted by CESPE (CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABLE PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING) and “sold out” very fast. The 18 PhD students from Chemistry and BioEngineering were impressed and caught on quickly to the advantages of robust optimization and DOE in JMP. The course feedback was excellent, leading to 18 new fans of JMP and a plan for a follow-up course in 2025.
