2025 AAS Best Dissertation Award: Call for Submissions
The INFORMS Aviation Applications Section (AAS) recognizes the best dissertation in any area related to
applying operations research and related approaches to aviation. The winner will be announced at the
AAS business meeting during the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting in October and will receive a plaque.
Other finalists will receive an honorable mention and a certificate.
Eligibility Criteria
Doctoral dissertations meeting the following criteria are eligible for consideration:
- The dissertation must be completed and submitted between July 16, 2024, and July 15, 2025.
- The dissertation must be in an area relevant to aviation research or practice.
- We warmly invite the broader operations research and aviation community to submit nominations. Please note that final awardees are required to be members of the INFORMS AAS to receive the award.
Submission Instructions
To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor, who must submit the
following items in portable document format (PDF):
- An electronic copy of the dissertation.
- An electronic copy of the extended abstract (up to 4 pages, single-spaced) describing the work, its relevance, and including a list of publications related to the dissertation (published or under review).
- An electronic abstract of 300 words without formulas or mathematical notation.
- An electronic copy of the nomination letter from the dissertation supervisor supporting the submission and highlighting the importance of the research.
Nominations must be emailed to the committee chair, Zhenyu Gao, at zhenyu.gao@ust.hk. Please use
the subject line: 2025 AAS Dissertation Award Nomination – [Nominee_Name]. Any questions
regarding the award or nomination should be sent via email to the committee chair.
2025 AAS Best Dissertation Award Committee
- John-Paul Clarke (University of Texas at Austin)
- Jan-Rasmus Künnen (Wing Labs)
- Max Li (University of Michigan)
- Kai Wang (Tsinghua University)
- Zhenyu Gao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Chair