The Mathematical Optimization Society calls for nominations for the A. W. Tucker Prize 2012. The Prize will be awarded to an outstanding doctoral thesis that can deal with any area of mathematical optimization. The Tucker Prize Committee selects at most three finalists and among those one winner from the received nominations. Each finalist will be invited to present his/her work at a special session of the International Symposium on Mathematical Programming 2012 in Berlin. The winner will be presented in the opening session during the Symposium.
The doctoral thesis must have been approved formally (with signatures) by the nominee's thesis committee between March 1 2009, and March 1 2012. The thesis may concern any aspect of mathematical optimization.
Nominations must be made by electronic mail to the Chair of the Tucker Prize Committee. The nominator must be a faculty member at the institution that awards the nominee's doctoral degree, or a member of the nominee's thesis committee. Applications should consist of pdf files as follows:
• a letter of nomination;
• the nominee's thesis;
• a separate summary of the thesis' contributions, written by the nominee, no more than eight (8) pages in length;
• and a brief biographical sketch of the nominee.
Nominations and the accompanying documentation must be written in a language acceptable to the Tucker Prize Committee (= English). The Tucker Prize Committee may request additional information.
The deadline for nominations is March 15 2012.
The winner will receive an award of $US 1000 and a certificate. The other finalists will also receive certificates. The Society will also pay partial travel expenses for each finalist to attend the Symposium. Reimbursements will normally be limited to $US 750. The nominee's doctoral institution will be encouraged to assist any nominee selected as a finalist with additional travel expense reimbursement.
Tucker Prize Committee:
- Daniel Ralph (Chair)
Cambridge Judge Business School
University of Cambridge
Cambridge CB23 7PL, UK
d.ralph@jbs.cam.ac.uk
- Miguel Anjos
- Friedrich Eisenbrand
- Bernard Fortz
- Benedetta Morini
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