The Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) of INFORMS invites submissions to the inaugural INFORMS JFIG Teaching Excellence Award, an annual national award recognizing excellence in teaching in operations research and management science (ORMS). The goal of the teaching excellence award is to acknowledge and celebrate junior faculty that are doing an outstanding job inside the classroom.
The INFORMS JFIG teaching award committee will judge the applications and select 3 finalists. Winners will be announced at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. For the 2024 competition, $500 will be awarded for first place, $250 for second place, and $150 for third place. The prizes awarded by the competition are intended to be a recognition for outstanding teaching accomplishments.
The submission deadline for the 2024 INFORMS JFIG Teaching Excellence Award is June 15, 2024, 11:59PM (Pacific Daylight Time). All submissions should be sent via email with the subject "2024 INFORMS JFIG Teaching Excellence Award Submission" to jfig.informs@gmail.com. Please see attached pdf for more information.
Co-Chairs of the Teaching Excellence Award:
- Ana I. Alexandrescu, Professor of Practice and Director, Healthcare Systems Engineering Program and Director, Lehigh ISE Outreach Program, Industrial and Systems Engineering and Healthcare Systems Engineering, Lehigh University.
- Albert S. Berahas, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan.
- Pascal Van Hentenryck, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech.
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Albert S. Berahas
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
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