INFORMS Open Forum

  • 1.  JFIG Sponsored Sessions

    Posted 10-20-2017 23:59
    Dear Colleagues,

    Apologies for cross-posting. 

    The Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) invites the INFORMS annual meeting attendees to the sessions sponsored by our group. All junior faculty, post-docs, and students interested in academic positions are more than welcome to join us. Please, find the information of the sessions below. The format will be that of a panel discussion, including some time for an open discussion.   

    Similarly, we also invite all attendees to the JFIG Paper Competition sessions (SD 45 - 360D at 4:30 PM and MA 45 -360D 8:00AM) where the five finalists will present their work.

    Best regards, 

    -Jose

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    Jose L. Walteros, Ph.D.
    Morton C. Frank Assistant Professor
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    413 Bell Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260
    Tel: 716-645-8876, Fax:716-645-3302

    1. SA 45 – 360D 8:00AM

    Panel Discussion: Tips For Successful Publication From Journal Editors

    Panelists:
    Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
    Maria E. Mayorga, North Carolina State University
    Christopher S. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles
    Alan Scheller-Wolf, Carnegie Mellon University.

    2. SB 45 – 360D 11:00AM

    Panel Discussion: Tips For Writing CAREER Proposals

    Panelists:
    Changhyun Kwon, University of South Florida
    Esra Buyuktahtakin, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Alejandro Toriello, Georgia Institute of Technology

    3. SC 45 – 360D 1:00PM

    Panel Discussion: Best Practices in Reviewing Papers

    Panelists:
    Laurens Debo, Dartmouth College
    Jennifer Ryan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Jay Simon, American University
    James R. Wilson, North Carolina State University

    4. TB 36 – 351F 12:00PM

    Panel Discussion: Strengthening the Profession Through Diversity, Inclusion and Equity: Best Practices and Distinguished Practitioners

    Panelists:
    Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts-Boston
    Deborah H. Urbanski, NASA Johnson Space Center
    Jeffrey Lowe, Texas Southern University


    JFIG was created in 2001 to promote the career development of tenure-track faculty in INFORMS. The goals of the paper competition are to encourage research among junior faculty and to increase the visibility of research conducted by junior faculty within the fields of operations research and management science.

    The JFIG award committee will judge the submissions and select up to six finalists. The papers submitted for the competition will be evaluated based on the importance of the topic, appropriateness of the research approach, and the significance of research contribution. 


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    Jose L. Walteros, Ph.D.
    Morton C. Frank Assistant Professor
    Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    413 Bell Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260
    Tel: 716-645-8876, Fax:716-645-3302