MIF Early Career Award

2023 Winner(s)

Purpose of the Award

In 2016, MIF launched the MIF Early Career Award. The purpose of the MIF Early Career Award is to recognize outstanding contributions to the theory or practice of OR/MS and service made by active members of MIF. The award recognizes exceptional researchers who have shown promise at the beginning of their academic or industrial career. 

Application process:

For more information on the Early Career Award, click HERE.


Past Awardees

2023 Winner(s)
Adolfo R. Escobedo, Arizona State University
2022 Winner(s)
Jessye Leigh Bemley Talley, Morgan State University
2022 Honorable Mention
Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2020 Winner(s)
Gabriel Zayas-Caban, Cornell University
2020 Honorable Mention
Zhijie Dong, Texas State University
2019 Winner(s)
2018 Winner(s)
Eduardo Perez, Texas State University, Ingram School of Engineering
2017 Winner(s)
Krystel K. Castillo, University of Texas at San Antonio
2017 Honorable Mention
Shadi Sharif Azadeh, Erasmus University Rotterdam
2016 Winner(s)
Sean Barnes