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BALTIMORE, MD, November 18, 2024 – Pinar Keskinocak, a world-renowned professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and past president of INFORMS, has been awarded the 2024 INFORMS President’s Award and George E. Kimball Medal for her long, tireless and visionary contributions to the operations research and management science (OR/MS) profession. The President’s Award recognizes important contributions to the welfare of society by members of the profession at the local, national or global level. The George E. Kimball Medal is awarded for recognition of distinguished service to INFORMS and the OR/MS profession.

BALTIMORE, MD, November 18, 2024 – David Shmoys of Cornell University is awarded the 2024 George E. Kimball Medal for recognition of distinguished service to INFORMS and to the profession of operations research and the management sciences (OR/MS). Shmoys has been a standout member of INFORMS, volunteering countless hours to the betterment of the INFORMS community and the entire OR/MS profession.

BALTIMORE, MD, November 18, 2024 – One of the most common assumptions tax policymakers make is that by raising taxes, they will raise revenue for the government. However, a new study that centers on a soda tax in Washington state has reinforced alternative presumptions about tax impacts on consumer behaviors.

BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research, analytics and AI, has honored the Department of Intelligent Supply Chain Y team from JD.com and collaborators from the University of California, Berkeley, with the 2024 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research. The award recognizes their impactful work in enhancing fulfillment efficiency to improve customer satisfaction.