2023 Winner(s)
- Timothy Chan,
University of Toronto
- Rafid Mahmood, University of Ottawa
- Deborah O'Connor, University of Toronto
- Debbie Stone, Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank
- Sharon Unger, University of Toronto
- Rachel Wong, University of Toronto
- Ian Yihang Zhu, National University of Singapore
Purpose of the Award
The Health Applications Society of INFORMS sponsors an annual competition for the Pierskalla Award, which recognizes research excellence in the field of health care management science. The award includes an honorarium for the best paper presented in a Health Applications Society sponsored session at the annual INFORMS conference. The award is named after Dr. William Pierskalla to recognize his contribution and dedication to improving health services delivery through operations research. Dr. Pierskalla is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Anderson School at UCLA and the Ronald A. Rosenfeld Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and serves as an editor on numerous operations research journals.
Application Process
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About the Award/Namesake
William P. Pierskalla, Ph.D., is the John E. Anderson Professor of Management and Former Dean of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He is also the Ronald A. Rosenfeld Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds the A.B. in Economics and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University, an M.A. in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.S. in statistics and a Ph.D. in operations research from Stanford University..
Past Awardees
Rafid Mahmood, University of Ottawa Deborah O'Connor, University of Toronto Debbie Stone, Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank Sharon Unger, University of Toronto Rachel Wong, University of Toronto Ian Yihang Zhu, National University of Singapore
Turgay Ayer, Georgia Institute of Technology Bilal Gokpinar, Northwestern University, Industrial Engineering & Management Science Danny Hughes, Georgia Tech