SOLA - 空气化工产品双年博士论文奖 

征集活动

区位分析部门（SOLA）宣布两年一度的“SOLA-空气化工产品双年博士论文奖”将授予区位分析领域的最佳博士论文。论文资格如下：

a) 以英文书写

b) 完成时间在2011年7月1日至2013年12月31日

请注意时间跨度为两年半。

c) 主要侧重于在区位分析和建模方面的实质性、理论性或方法性问题

我们接受所有学科领域的博士论文，包括管理科学、工业工程、交通运输学、地理学和经济学。申请人须提交论文包，其中包括以下内容，每个内容保存为一个单独的PDF文件：

1. 说明信，说明论文导师的姓名 

2. 导师支持其提交的介绍信

3. 两页的论文研究综述 

4. 论文的副本

整个压缩包需在2014年6月15日前通过电子邮件提交，SOLA -空气化工产品双年博士论文奖的地址是：

Trevor S. Hale博士

管理学院，市场营销和企业管理

休斯顿大学

电子邮件地址：halet@uhd.edu

第一名将获得现金奖励（如果委员会作出相关决定，第二三名也将得到奖励）。评选结果及颁奖情况将在运筹学和管理学研究协会(INFORMS)2014年度会议上公布。我们希望获奖者在INFORMS2014年度会议期间展示他们的论文。

关于这次评选的问题请联系Hale博士。

Trevor S. Hale，休斯顿大学，主席

Paola Scaparra，肯特大学

Ismail Capar，美国德州农工大学

SOLA - Air Products Biennial Dissertation Award

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