Pre-Meeting Events

To be eligible for consideration, an individual must be a:

• member of INFORMS or have applied for membership at the time of the nomination;
• faculty member or instructor in one of INFORMS’ constituent disciplines or be within one year of completing all degree requirements for a PhD in one of INFORMS’ constituent disciplines.

Faculty members who have attended a previous year’s TEC may be nominated again, but preference will be given to first-time nominees should there be a capacity constraint. A complete nomination by the department will include:

1. letter of recommendation from the department chair;
2. list of OR/MS courses taught or expected to be taught by the nominee;
3. list of INFORMS Teaching Effectiveness colloquia and workshops that the nominee has attended in the past;
4. mailing address, email address, and phone number of the nominee.

Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Nomination process involves an ONLINE APPLICATION, Click the button below to access the form.

Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Form

The application deadline is has been extended to August 15.

2019 Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Chair

Nelson Uhan
Mathematics Department
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD 21402

Phone: +1 (410) 293-6704
Email: uhan@usna.edu

All TEC questions should be directed to Dr. Uhan via uhan@usna.edu

All PhD-granting programs in operations research, management science, and related fields are invited to nominate students for participation in the Doctoral Student Colloquium. To be eligible for nomination, an individual must:

• be a member of INFORMS or have applied for membership at the time of the nomination;
• have completed basic coursework and initiated research;
• be within three years of completing all degree requirements;
• have excellent potential for contributing to theory and/or practice in the fields of operations research, management science, or a related field;
• have good communication skills;
• have never attended an INFORMS Doctoral Student, Future Academician, or Future Practitioner Colloquium.

In an effort to promote diversity and a broad representation of academic institutions, preference will be given first to representing as many schools as possible, second to the quality of applicants from schools already represented. Nominees two or three years from completion will be given preference over those in their final year.

A complete nomination by the department will include:

• student’s unofficial transcript at the nominating institution;
• letter of recommendation from the department chair or supervisor;
• one-page statement of purpose from the nominee including description of research and career interests and dissertation topic;
• mailing address, email address, and phone number of the nominee.
• Women in OR/MS (WORMS) will sponsor one student member to attend the Doctoral Student Colloquium. The award includes registration to the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, the Doctoral Student Colloquium, and a year membership to WORMS. To be considered, please include the following additional items in the nomination package and indicate: Whether the student is interested in applying for the Women in OR/MS (WORMS) Travel Award (open to both male and female students). A brief paragraph from the nominee describing their interest in supporting Women in OR/MS (50-150 words).
• Minority Issues Forum (MIF) will sponsor two student members to attend the Doctoral Student Colloquium at the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle during October 20-23, 2019. The award includes registration to the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, the Doctoral Student Colloquium, a year membership to MIF and up to $500 in travel reimbursement. To be considered, please include the following additional items in the nomination package and indicate whether the student is interested in the MIF travel award: A brief paragraph from the nominee describing their interest and past efforts in supporting minorities in OR/MS (50-150 words). All applicants must be U.S. citizens and a minority.

Doctoral Student Colloquium nomination is an ONLINE APPLICATION. Click the button below to access the form.

Doctoral Student Colloquium Form

The application deadline is has been extended to August 15. 

Doctoral Student Colloquium Chair

Hugh Medal
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering 
525 John D. Tickle Building, Knoxville, TN 37996 

Phone: 865-974-7647 
Email: hmedal@utk.edu  

All DSC questions should be directed to Dr. Medal via hmedal@utk.edu.

All academic units granting degrees and undertaking research in operations research, management science, and related fields are invited to nominate faculty members who are in their first three years of being a faculty member at the time of the colloquium.

Nomination packages should include, in this order: (i) a letter from the department chair of the nominee, (ii) a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and (iii) a statement by the nominee outlining expectations from the colloquium including a set of up to 10 questions that they would like to be addressed in a single PDF file. Topics to be covered include:

1. Sponsored Research – Grants
2. Building a Research Program and Publishing
3. Collaborative Research and Working with PhD Students
4. Effective Teaching
5. Professional Service
6. Tenure Process and Reappointment
7. Time Management and Work-Life Balance
8. Soft Skills

The colloquium will also include tips on what not to do, difference between business and engineering schools, opportunities to interact with panelists, and more. 

New Faculty Colloquium has an ONLINE APPLICATION. Click the button below to access the form.

New Faculty Colloquium Form

The application deadline is has been extended to August 15.

New Faculty Colloquium Co-Chairs

Siqian Shen, PhD
Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

2793 IOE, 1205 Beal Avenue 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2011 
Email: siqian@umich.edu  

Nick Freeman, PhD
University of Alabama

Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science
300 Alston Hall
361 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0226
Phone: +1 (205) 348-8992
Email: nkfreeman@cba.ua.edu

All NFC questions should be directed to Drs. Shen (siqian@umich.edu) and Freeman (nkfreeman@cba.ua.edu).