Optimization Society Student Paper Prize -- Application Process

Eligibility

The author(s) and the paper must satisfy the following conditions to be eligible for the prize:

  • The paper must be published in, or submitted and received by, a refereed professional journal during the three calendar years prior to the year of the award.
  • Every nominee must be a student on the first of January in the year of application/nomination.
  • Any co-author(s) not nominated for the award should send a letter indicating that the majority of the nominated work was performed by the nominee(s).
  • The topic of the paper must belong to the field of optimization in its broadest sense.
  • The prize may be awarded once in a lifetime to any individual.

Nomination Process

Nominations should be submitted to the Chair of the committee, Katya Scheinberg, by email at katyas@lehigh.edu on or before June 30, 2012.

The prize committee is composed of:

  • Simge Küçükyavuz
  • Katya Scheinberg (Chair)
  • Renata Sotirov

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