Public Sector Operations Research Best Video Award

2025 Winner(s)

Winning material: Sheltering under the storm

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize creative efforts that showcase public sector operations research to a broad audience. Via this award, the Section aims to increase visibility about the impact of operations research in the public sector, grow the community through increased awareness and engagement, and distribute content that can be shared readily with students, prospective collaborators, and future beneficiaries.

Past Awardees

2025
Winner(s)
Paula Penagos, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Runner-Up
Yi Song, Tshingua University
Finalist
Suho Shin, University of Maryland
2024
Winner(s)
Maya Ganesh , Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Rakesh Allu, Cornell University
Sarang Deo, Indian School of Business
Sripad Devalkar, University of Michigan
Finalist
Lily (Xinming) Liu , MIT
Mahyar Eftekhar , Arizona State University
Richard Boso , Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Zoey Jiang, Carnegie Mellon University
Alan A. Scheller-Wolf, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
Yanhan (Savannah) Tang, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

Karen Zheng, MIT
Honorable Mention
Ludwig Dierks , University of Illinois at Chicago
M. Utku Ünver , Boston College
Nils Olberg , University of Zurich
Sven Seuken , Cornell University
Vincent Slaugh, Carnegie Mellon University
2023
Winner(s)
Vahideh Manshadi, Yale School of Management
Scott Rodilitz, Yale School of Management
Daniela Saban, Stanford University
Akshaya Suresh, Yale School of Management