UPS-SOLA Bi-annual Dissertation Award

 

Dissertation eligibility is as follows:

• Written in English
• Completed between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007
• Location analysis and/or theory should be a primary focus, i.e., the dissertation contains a significant location science component from problem and/or methodology perspective.

 

Completed dissertations from all disciplines, including management science, industrial engineering, transportation science, geography and economics, will be considered.  Applicants are required to submit a dissertation package including the following as a single PDF file:

• A cover letter stating the name of their supervisor(s)
• A letter from their supervisor supporting their submission
• A two-page summary of their dissertation research
• A copy of the dissertation

 

Complete packages should be submitted via e-mail no later than July 15, 2007 to the UPS-SOLA Dissertation Award Chair.

 

Courtesy of United Parcel Service (UPS), cash prizes will be awarded to the winner (and, if the committee so decides, runners-up).  The dissertation packages will be judged by a panel of distinguished location scientists.  Competition results and awards will be announced at the INFORMS 2007 annual conference in Seattle.

 

2007 Committee Chair

Halit Uster

Texas A&M University

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

College Station, TX  77843-3131 U.S.A.

voice: +1 979-845-9573 

email: uster@tamu.edu

 

Other Committee Members:

James Campbell

Yupo Chan

Tim Lowe

 

UPS -SOLA Bi-annual Dissertation Award Past Winners

 

Lifetime Achievement in Location Analysis Award

 

There is no application process. Nominees selected by committee of three senior SOLA members.

 

The award is given every third year at closing dinner of ISOLDE (International Symposium on Locational Decisions).

 

 

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