Announcement for the winner of the PhD Proposal Award, 2011 (chaired by Elif Akcali)

Winner: Ayse Selin Kocaman from Columbia University (advisor: Vijay Modi)
Dissertation title: Connecting People to Electricity: Single Level and Multi-level Grid Network Design for Rural Electrification

Runner Up: Nan Gao from Iowa State University (advisor: Sarah M. Ryan)
Dissertation title: Closed Loop Supply Chain Design for Uncertain Carbon Regulations and Random Product Flows

Runner Up: Mohammad Moshthari from University of Lugano (advisor: Paulo Goncalves)
Dissertation title: Inhibitors of Collaboration among Humanitarian Aid Organizations