Call for Submissions

The Section on Location Analysis (SOLA) announces the biennial “SOLA-Air Products Dissertation Award” given to the best dissertation in the area of Location Analysis. Dissertation eligibility is as follows:

a) written in English

b) completed between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2013

Please note the two and half year span above.

c) primary focus on substantive, theoretical or methodological issues in location analysis and modeling

Completed dissertations from all disciplines, including management science, industrial engineering, transportation science, geography and economics, will be considered. Applicants are required to submit a dissertation package that includes the following as a single PDF file:

1. a cover letter stating the name of their supervisor(s)

2. a letter from their supervisor supporting their submission

3. a two-page summary of their dissertation research

4. a copy of the dissertation

Complete packages should be submitted via e-mail no later than June 15, 2014 to the Chair, SOLA - Air Products Dissertation Award at the following address:

Dr. Trevor S. Hale

Department of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration

University of Houston - Downtown

Email: halet@uhd.edu

Courtesy of Air Products & Chemicals, cash prizes will be awarded to the winner (and, if the committee so decides, runners-up). Competition results and awards will be announced at the INFORMS 2014 annual conference. It is our intent to also have the award winner(s) give talks based on their dissertations during the INFORMS 2014 annual conference.

Questions regarding this competition should be directed to Dr. Hale.

Trevor S. Hale, University of Houston – Downtown, Chair

Paola Scaparra, University of Kent

Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University