TSL Dissertation Award 2025: Call for Nominations
Nominations are invited for the 2025 Dissertation Prize Competition sponsored by the INFORMS Society on Transportation Science & Logistics. This award is the oldest and most prestigious honor for doctoral dissertations in the transportation science and logistics area. The award is accompanied by a $500 honorarium for the winner. In addition, the winner and the recipient of an honorable mention (if any) each receives a plaque announcing the award.
The following criteria will be used in judging candidate dissertations:
- Fundamental contribution and originality of the ideas or methods.
- Practical importance or applicability in solving important real problems.
- Clarity and excellence of the exposition.
Eligible doctoral dissertations are those completed and submitted between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025, in the general area of transportation science and logistics.
To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor, who must submit the following items:
- an electronic copy of the dissertation (in PDF),
- an electronic copy of the extended abstract (3-5 pages) separate from the thesis (in PDF or MS Word),
- an electronic copy of the letter of nomination from the dissertation supervisor supporting the submission and stating his/her assessment of why the thesis is worthy of the award (in PDF or MS Word), and
- an electronic abstract of 300 words without formula or mathematical notation (in PDF or MS Word).
Committee Chair
Committee Members
- Jelmer Pier van der Gaast
- Sophie Parragh
- Tal Raviv
- Joan Walker
- Hai Wang (Chair)
The deadline for the receipt of submissions is June 10, 2025. Nominations must be emailed to the committee chair, Hai Wang, at haiwang@smu.edu.sg. Please use the subject line: TSL Dissertation Award Nomination [Nominee_Name]. The winner will be announced at the TSL business meeting held during the 2025 INFORMS annual meeting. Any questions regarding the award or nomination should be sent via email to the committee chair.