Sean van der Merwe
I am Prof Sean van der Merwe, Academic Department Head of the Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of the Free State.
I serve because I’m grateful. I’m grateful for the talents and opportunities given to me and wish to use them optimally, in the service of humanity. Primarily, I am grateful for the salvation granted me by Jesus Christ which fuels my spirit and drives me to give.
I am the coordinator of the internal Statistical Consultation Unit of University of the Free State, South Africa. In this role I get to work with people from all faculties and all levels of the university. It is the most fun and exciting part of my work. I also lecture Bayesian Statistics, my research speciality.
Married to Catherine Sheares (now vdM) with one son. I used to play a lot of computer games and program for fun, now I only play a few games and only program for work (although my work is fun - what a blessing).