INFORMS Open Forum

Nominations are invited for the 2024 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, 2023 and May 31, 2024 in the general area of transportation science and logistics. The dissertation's author must be a TSL member in the year of nomination.

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).

Submissions should be sent to:

Committee Chair

Margaretha Gansterer (margaretha.gansterer@aau.at)