{"id":1060,"date":"2013-04-02T14:01:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T14:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2020-09-22T01:58:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:58:31","slug":"transportation-logistics-dissertation-prize-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/transportation-logistics-dissertation-prize-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation &#038; Logistics: Dissertation Prize 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1063\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Transportation.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1063\" alt=\"\u0160koda Transportation\" src=\"https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Transportation-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Transportation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Transportation-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graham-kendall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Transportation-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0160koda Transportation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just in case anybody is interested.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are invited for this years Dissertation Prize Competition sponsored by the INFORMS Society on Transportation Science &amp; 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 an 8&#215;10 plaque announcing the award.<\/p>\n<p>The following criteria will be used in judging candidate dissertations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fundamental contribution and originality of the ideas or methods.<\/li>\n<li>Practical importance or applicability in solving important real problems.<\/li>\n<li>Clarity and excellence of the exposition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eligible doctoral dissertations are those completed and submitted between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013 in the general area of transportation science and logistics.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor, who should submit the following items, all electronically in Adobe PDF format:<\/p>\n<p>A copy of the dissertation (in PDF),<\/p>\n<p>An extended abstract (3-5 pages), separate from thesis (in PDF or MS Word), A 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,<\/p>\n<p>A completed nomination form: TSL Dissertation Prize Nomination Form<\/p>\n<p>Submissions should be sent electronically to Martine Labb, Committee Chair, at <a href=\"mailto:mlabbe@ulb.ac.be\">mlabbe@ulb.ac.be<\/a>. The deadline for receipt of submissions is June 30, 2013. The recommendations of the judges will be announced at the INFORMS Annual Meeting during the\u00a0Transportation &amp; Logistics business meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case anybody is interested. Nominations are invited for this years Dissertation Prize Competition sponsored by the INFORMS Society on Transportation Science &amp; 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. 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