<div dir="ltr">The INFORMS Optimization Society awards four prizes annually at the 
INFORMS annual meeting. We seek nominations (including self-nominations)
 for each of them, due by July 15, 2015. Each of the four awards 
includes a cash amount of US$1,000 and a citation plaque. The award 
winners will be invited to give a presentation in a special session 
sponsored by the Optimization Society during the INFORMS annual meeting 
in Philadelphia, PA in November 2015 (the winners will be responsible 
for their own travel expenses to the meeting).  Award winners are also 
asked to contribute an article about their award-winning work to the 
annual Optimization Society newsletter.  The four awards are listed 
below with links to more information about them.  For each award, follow
 the given link to find eligibility information and instructions on the 
nomination process.  Nominations and inquiries should be sent directly 
via email to the chair of the corresponding prize committee.<br><br>Khachiyan Prize<br>* Awarded for outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of optimization by an individual or team.<br>* 2015 Committee Chair:  Ilan Adler (<a href="mailto:adler@ieor.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">adler@ieor.berkeley.edu</a>)<br>* Other committee members: Michael Ball, Don Goldfarb, Werner Roemisch <br>* <a href="https://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Khachiyan-Prize" target="_blank">https://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Khachiyan-Prize</a><br><br>Farkas Prize<br>*
 Awarded for outstanding contributions by a mid-career researcher to the
 field of optimization, over the course of their career.<br>* 2015 Committee Chair: Ariela Sofer (<a href="mailto:asofer@gmu.edu" target="_blank">asofer@gmu.edu</a>)<br>* Other committee members: Jon Lee, Sanjay Mehrotra, Ariela Sofer, Zelda Zabinski <br>* <a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Farkas-Prize" target="_blank">http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Farkas-Prize</a><br><br>Prize for Young Researchers<br>*
 Awarded to one or more young researcher(s) for an outstanding paper in 
optimization that is submitted to and accepted, or published in a<br>refereed professional journal.<br>* 2015 Committee Chair: Nick Sahinidis (<a href="mailto:sahinidis@cmu.edu" target="_blank">sahinidis@cmu.edu</a>)<br>* Other committee members: Dan Bienstock, Sam Burer, Andrew Schaefer<br> <br>* <a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Young-Researchers" target="_blank">http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Young-Researchers</a><br><br>Student Paper Prize<br>*
 Awarded to one or more student(s) for an outstanding paper in 
optimization that is submitted to and received or published in a 
refereed professional journal within three calendar years preceding the 
year of the award.<br>* 2015 Committee Chair: Mohit Tawarmalani (<a href="mailto:mtawarma@purdue.edu" target="_blank">mtawarma@purdue.edu</a>)<br>* Other committee members: Fatma Kilinc-Karzan, Warren Powell, Uday Shanbhag <br>* <a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Student-Paper-Prize" target="_blank">http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Student-Paper-Prize</a><br><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Jim Luedtke, Associate Professor</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Secretary/Treasurer, INFORMS Optimization Society</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of Wisconsin-Madison</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">3236 Mechanical Engineering Building</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706</span><br></div></div>
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