INFORMS Open Forum

  • 1.  MIF Early Career Award

    Posted 04-24-2018 10:52

    The INFORMS Minority Issues Forum (MIF) Early Career Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the theory or practice of OR/MS and service made by early career, active members of MIF. The award recognizes exceptional researchers who have shown promise early in their academic or industrial career. Scholars who are pre-tenure and within 8 years of receiving their doctorate (or equivalent) degree are eligible to apply. The topic of the nomination and the underlying work must be related to the field of OR/MS. Applicants should submit the following documents:

    1. Recent CV

    2. Two short statements summarizing the applicant's:

      1. 1 Page: research interests, contributions, and future work

      2. 1 Page: service contributions with a focus on underrepresented minorities in OR/MS.

      3. Applicants should indicate how long they have been a member of MIF.  

    3. At least one letter of recommendation

    The award will be presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The top finalists will be invited to give a short presentation on their research in the MIF Early Career Award session during the INFORMS Annual Meeting of the year for which the award is made.The winner(s) will be responsible for all travel expenses associated with attending the Annual Meeting and presenting their paper. The award is accompanied by an honorarium.

    Applications are due by August 10, 2018 at 11:59pm PST and should be e-­mailed as a single pdf with the subject line: "MIF Early Career Award Nomination"  to the chair of the prize committee:

    Julie Simmons Ivy:  jsivy@ncsu.edu



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    Julie Ivy
    Professor
    North Carolina State University
    Raleigh NC
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