This is a friendly reminder that the INFORMS Section on Location Analysis (SOLA) is accepting applications for the SOLA Dissertation Award. The deadline is approaching, but we have extended it to "
June 20th."
Membership in SOLA is not a prerequisite, and we widely accept applications!-------------------------------------------
The INFORMS Section on Location Analysis (SOLA) announces the biennial "SOLA Dissertation Award" given to the best dissertation in the area of Location Analysis. Dissertation eligibility is as follows:
- written in English
- completed between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021
- primary focus on substantive, theoretical or methodological issues in location analysis and modeling
Completed dissertations from all disciplines, including management science, industrial engineering, transportation science, geography, and economics, will be considered. Applicants are required to submit a dissertation package that includes the following as a single PDF file:
1. a cover letter stating the name of their supervisor(s)
2. a letter from their supervisor supporting their submission
3. a two-page summary of their dissertation research
4. a copy of the dissertation
Complete packages should be submitted via e-mail
no later than June 15st 20th, 2022 to the Chair, SOLA Dissertation Award at the following address.
Yudai HONMA
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo
Email:
yudai@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jpCompetition results and awards will be announced at the INFORMS 2022 Annual Conference.
If you have any questions related to the competition, please ask by emailing to
yudai@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
2022 SOLA Dissertation Award Committee
Yudai Honma (Chair), The University of Tokyo
Michael Kuby, Arizona State University
Xiaofeng Nie, Texas A&M University
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Yudai Honma
Associate Professor
The University of Tokyo
Meguro-Ku
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