{"63198":{"#nid":"63198","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bill Cook, George Nemhauser and Bo Zhang Among ISyE Faculty\/Students Honored at INFORMS Annual Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year at its annual\nmeeting, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences\n(INFORMS) honors deserving members by electing them as\nFellows and recognizes outstanding research and life-time achievement through\nits various and highly prized awards. Among the most prestigious of these are\nthe George Nicholson Student Paper award and the newly created Khachiyan Prize.\nTwo faculty members and one graduate student from the H. Milton Stewart School\nof Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) were among those receiving these\nprestigious honors and join other ISyE faculty and students recognized at the\nmeeting. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=62894\u0022\u003EGeorge Nemhauser\u003C\/a\u003E, the A. Russell Chandler Chaired Professor, was honored as the first recipient\nof the newly established Khachiyan Prize, created to recognize an individual or\na team for life-time achievements in the area of optimization. The award, named\nfor Leonid Khachiyan, serves as an esteemed recognition of innovativeness and\nimpact in the area of optimization, including theory and applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENemhauser\u2019s remarkable academic career spans nearly a half-century, during\nwhich time he has grown into one of the world\u0027s foremost experts in discrete\noptimization and become one of the most recognized members of the INFORMs\ncommunity. The basis for Nemhauser\u2019s outstanding position as an operations research\nscientist is his fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of\ninteger programming and combinatorial optimization. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=62946\u0022\u003EBill Cook\u003C\/a\u003E, Chandler Family Chair and professor, is another ISyE faculty member honored\nat this year\u2019s meeting. Cook was elected INFORMS Fellow, an honor reserved for\ndistinguished individuals who have demonstrated outstanding and exceptional\naccomplishments and experience in operations research and the management\nsciences. Their service to the profession and to INFORMS has culminated in\nelection to the INFORMS Fellow Award. Cook, known widely for his work with the\nTraveling Salesman Problem and his research in combinatorial optimization and\ninteger programming, was elected for his research contributions in both\nareas.\u0026nbsp;Cook joins a distinguished list, including twelve other ISyE\nfaculty members who have achieved this recognition.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe George Nicholson Student Paper Competition, arguably the most\nprestigious student award in the operations research community, was awarded to\nISyE PhD student \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=62988\u0022\u003EBo Zhang\u003C\/a\u003E. The George Nicholson Student Paper Competition is held each year to honor\noutstanding student papers in the field of operations research and the\nmanagement sciences. Zhang received the Nicholson Award for his paper, \u201cRefined\nSquare-Root Staffing for Call Centers with Impatient Customers,\u201d which he\nco-authored with Johan van Leeuwaarden and Bert Zwart, ISyE adjunct associate\nprofessor and Zhang\u2019s thesis advisor. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOther ISyE faculty and students who received recognition for their\noutstanding work include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELi Xu, a third-year PhD student, won the 2010 INFORMS Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment best student paper competition for his paper, \u0022Carbon Emission Permit Price Volatility Mitigation via Financial Options.\u0022 Xu\u2019s thesis advisor is Shijie Deng.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPinar Keskinocak, Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash professor\nand co-director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian\nLogistics, and PhD student Hannah Smalley were finalists for the Daniel H.\nWagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice for their paper,\n\u0022Universal Tool for Vaccine Scheduling - Applications for Children and\nAdults.\u0022 Keskinocak and Smalley co-authored the paper with Dr. Larry\nPickering of the Centers for Disease Control and Faramroze Engineer (PhD IE\n2009).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPhD student Ran Jin was a finalist for the best student\npaper award of Quality, Statistics and Reliability section of INFORMS. Ran\nworked with Jan Shi, the Carolyn\nJ. Stewart Chair professor. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOzlem Ergun and Julie Swann, associate professors and\nco-directors of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics; Keskinocak;\nand PhD students Monica Villarreal and Paul Kerl won third place at the\nINFORM-ED Case Competition for their paper, \u0022A Leader Home Improvement\nRetailer Commitment to Disaster Response.\u0022 \u0026nbsp;Former students Matthew J. Drake (MS IE 2005,\nPhD IE 2006) and Gonca Karakus (MS IE 2008) co-authored the paper. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPhD student Kelly Bartlett won the Monday poster session for\nher poster titled, \u201cAsset\nAllocation and Routing in a Recruiting Organization.\u201d Bartlett\u2019s advisors are George Nemhauser and Joel Sokol. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate students Rene Alvarenga, Dani Slaton, and\nJordan Stone won second place in the INFORMS\u0027 \u201cDoing Good with Good OR\u201d student\ncompetition. Ergun was the advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJames Wade (IE 2010) won an honorable mention in the INFORMS\nundergraduate student paper competition for his paper \u0022Supply Chain Improvements for the World Food Programme.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\nOzlem Ergun was the advisor. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EINFORMS,\nthe\nlargest professional society in the world for professionals in the field of operations\nresearch, management science, and business analytics, serves the scientific and professional needs of operations\nresearchers and those in the management sciences including educators,\nscientists, students, managers, and consultants. The Institute serves as a\nfocal point for operations research professionals, permitting them to\ncommunicate with each other and reach out to other professional societies, as\nwell as the varied clientele of the profession\u0027s research and practice.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year at its annual\nmeeting, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences\n(INFORMS) honors deserving members by electing them as\nFellows and recognizes outstanding research and life-time achievement through\nits various and highly prized awards. Among the most prestigious of these are\nthe George Nicholson Student Paper award and the newly created Khachiyan Prize.\nTwo faculty members and one graduate student from the H. Milton Stewart School\nof Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) were among those receiving these\nprestigious honors and join other ISyE faculty and students recognized at the\nmeeting.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Bill Cook, George Nemhauser and Bo Zhang Among ISyE Faculty\/Students Honored at INFORMS Annual Meeting"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-12-15 15:57:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:54","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-12-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-12-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"62896":{"id":"62896","type":"image","title":"George Nemhauser","body":null,"created":"1449176409","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:00:09","changed":"1475894549","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:29","alt":"George Nemhauser","file":{"fid":"191599","name":"Nemhauser_001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Nemhauser_001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Nemhauser_001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1653316,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Nemhauser_001_0.jpg?itok=jAkgMyKW"}},"63199":{"id":"63199","type":"image","title":"Bill Cook","body":null,"created":"1449176668","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:28","changed":"1475894554","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:34","alt":"Bill Cook","file":{"fid":"191775","name":"Cook-William_th.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Cook-William_th_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Cook-William_th_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20638,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Cook-William_th_0.jpg?itok=GNta-CG5"}},"63033":{"id":"63033","type":"image","title":"Bo Zhang","body":null,"created":"1449176409","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:00:09","changed":"1475894552","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:32","alt":"Bo Zhang","file":{"fid":"191708","name":"BoPicResize.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BoPicResize_0.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BoPicResize_0.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22684,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/BoPicResize_0.JPG?itok=KUqs5CvB"}}},"media_ids":["62896","63199","63033"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8013","name":"Cook"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"6204","name":"INFORMS"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"2140","name":"Nemhauser"},{"id":"11472","name":"Zhang"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}