[Iefac.list] UPS dissertation award

[Max Shen]

UPS-SOLA DISSERTATION AWARD

Call for Submissions

The INFORMS Section on Location Analysis (SOLA) announces the bi-annual 
“UPS-SOLA Dissertation Award” given to the best dissertation in the area 
of Location Analysis. Dissertation eligibility is as follows:

(a) Written in English

(b) Completed between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007

(c) Location analysis and/or theory should be a primary focus, i.e., the 
dissertation contains a significant location science component from 
problem domain and/or methodology perspectives.

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:

(1) a cover letter stating the name of their supervisor(s)
(2) a letter from their supervisor supporting their submission
(3) a two-page summary of their dissertation research
(4) a copy of the dissertation.

Complete packages should be submitted via e-mail no later than July 15, 
2007 to Dr. Halit Uster (uster at tamu.edu), Chair, UPS-SOLA Dissertation 
Award.

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 Conference in Seattle, WA.

The UPS-SOLA Dissertation Award Committee Members are Halit Uster 
(Chair), James Campbell, Yupo Chan and Tim Lowe. Questions regarding 
this competition should be directed to:

Dr. Halit Uster
Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Texas A&M University 3131 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3131
E-mail: uster at tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845 9573