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2023 Donald Gaver Jr. Early Career Award Now Accepting Nominations

  • 1.  2023 Donald Gaver Jr. Early Career Award Now Accepting Nominations

    Posted 04-27-2023 13:57

    The Donald P. Gaver Jr. Early Career Award for Excellence in Operations Research is awarded to support creative and diverse work in operations research in the early career of the recipient. The candidate must be within ten years of receiving a PhD and be in a tenured, or tenure-track, academic appointment.

    To be eligible for the Gaver Award, the following material must be submitted:

    1. A self-reflection two-page description in English that provides evidence of creative and diverse (innovative) work in operations research, including successful collaboration with individuals outside the applicant's home institution.
    2. Current CV (maximum four pages)
    3. Letter of support from the applicant's Department Chair, which must also verify the year of the applicant's Ph.D. and documentation of the applicant's tenure-track academic appointment.
    4. One additional letter of support.

    This award was established by a generous endowment from the Donald P. Gaver Family.


    The submission deadline is June 30, 2023.

    Click here to learn more about the award.



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    David Morton
    Chair, Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences
    David A. and Karen Richards Sachs Professor
    Northwestern University
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