Graduate Program Announcements
Nemhauser Doctoral Dissertation Award AnnouncedProf. George L. Nemhauser, A. Russell Chandler Chaired Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology has established an annual award in his name for the best doctoral dissertation. The award will consist of $1000 cash and a certificate. Prof. Nemhauser was one of the first PhD graduates of the IEMS Department in 1961. He is the leading researcher in the area of discrete optimization and its applications especially in scheduling (e.g., airline, major league baseball, college basketball). He has won numerous honors and awards for his fundamental contributions including membership in the National Academy of Engineering, fellow of INFORMS, the Kimball Medal, the Lanchester Prize (twice awarded), and Morse lecturer of ORSA. He was named the Distinguished Alumnus of the IEMS Department in 2007.
Check out the Upcoming Events for graduate students!
For graduate students who are interested in defending, please contact me as soon as possible to reserve a conference room. Remember that classes have first priority when it comes to room space so you really want to plan ahead..
The Graduate School switched last year from paper to on-line forms for most academic purposes. All necessary forms are located on CAESAR. You will need to fill them out yourself and submit them on-line. After you submit the forms on-line, and after you have completed your proposal or defense (where applicable), your paperwork will be approved first by the department and then by the Graduate School. You will receive an online notification for this.
Here are some helpful documents about planning your courses.
- Printable Curriculum Planning Worksheet for both the MS and PhD degrees (.pdf)
- Core Curriculum
- Major and Minor Area Worksheet
Adam Cebulski
Graduate Program Coordinator
gcoord @ iems.northwestern.edu
