Dear Colleagues:
I am writing to request your nominations for the 2025 iFORM (Interface of Finance, Operations and Risk Management) SIG (Special Interest Group) Best Paper Award.
This year’s iFORM Best Paper Award Committee consists of:
· John Birge, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
· Mac Dada, John Hopkins University, Carey Business School
· Lingxiu Dong, Washington University in St Louis, Olin Business School
· Sridhar Seshadri, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
The 2025 iFORM Best Paper Award will consider publications in all INFORMS journals with the publication dates of 2022, 2023 and 2024 (not as “articles in advance”). Self-nominations are welcome.
To nominate a paper, please send an email to msom.iform2025@gmail.com by Friday, Sept 5, 2025, with the paper’s title, journal, and year of publication, and a brief explanation of your nomination.
The winning paper will be announced at the MSOM business meeting of the 2025 INFORMS Conference. The authors of the Best Paper will receive a $500 cash award and a commemorative plaque or certificate.
Thank you in advance for sending your nominations.
Rong Li, iFORM SIG Chair
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
Senior Research Fellow
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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Rong Li
Associate Professor
Syracuse University
Syracuse NY
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