(With apologies for cross-posting)
The POMS College of Sustainable Operations recently concluded its Best Student Paper Competition for 2025. We received 29 high quality submissions, and after a rigorous two-round judging process, determined 5 finalists, from whom we selected a first-place winner and a runner-up.
First Place
Harriet Jeon @ Wharton
Last-Mile Delivery in Health Care: Drone Delivery for Blood Products in Rwanda
joint work with C. Lucarelli, J. Mazarati, D. Ngabo, H. Song
Runner-Up
Fred (Jiacong) Bao @ Uni of Maryland
State Mandated Employment Certificate for Minors Reduces Child Labor Violations in the United States
joint work with A. Kabra
Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Chenshan Hu @ Olin
Green E-commerce: Environmental Impact of Fast Delivery
joint work with X. Long, J. Sun, D. Zhang
Austin Saragih @ MIT
Spin the Bottle Bill: Deposit-Refund System Policy and Reverse Supply Chain Design
joint work with L. Pontes, S. Amin, J. Fransoo
Shirin Shahsavand @ WSU
Beyond the Rack: Strategic Promotions for Reducing Textile Waste
joint work with Y. Xiao, K. Mayo, C. Munson
A hearty congratulations to all of you, and thank you very much to our panel of 23 judges!
Safak Yucel, Sytske Wijnsma & Siddharth Singh
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Siddharth Singh
Assistant Professor
University College London
London
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