Undergraduate Operations Research Prize

2024 - Winner(s)

2024 Winner(s)

Purpose of the Award

2025 Committee Chair

Ozge Yapar
Indiana University

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The Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Competition is held each year to honor a student or group of students who conducted a significant applied project in operations research or management science, and/or original and important theoretical or applied research in operations research or management science, while enrolled as an undergraduate student. The prize is given each year at the Annual Meeting.

Application Process

The deadline to submit is June 30, 2025 (11:59pm eastern).
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Past Awardees

2024
Winner(s)
Anh Duc Nguyen, National University of Singapore
Finalist
Carlos Neves, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Chu Xin (Cloris) Cheng, California Institute of Technology
Jimmy Wang, Columbia University
Khanh-Hung Giang-Tran, University of Sydney
Lara Pontes, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Rohan Kulkarni, Columbia University
Sebastian Martin, United States Naval Academy
Zhiyi Li, Peking University
2023
Winner(s)
Naveen Durvasula, University of California, Berkeley
Finalist
Junyang Cai, Bucknell University
Kyran Flynn, Brown University
Tinghan Ye, Cornell University
Zhuolun Dong, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Honorable Mention
Scholar Sun, University of Waterloo
2022
Winner(s)
Matthew Brun, Rice University
2021
Winner(s)
Jisoon Lim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Honorable Mention
David Troxell, Southern Methodist University
2020
Winner(s)
Wes Gurnee, Cornell University
Honorable Mention
Daniel Yamin, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Nicholas André G. Johnson, Princeton University
2019
Winner(s)
Milan Preet Kaur, Management Engineering (Undergrad), University of Waterloo
2018
Winner(s)
Kayla Cummings, Pomona College (Undergrad)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2017
Winner(s)
Agathe Soret, Ecole Polytechnique
Siddharth Reddy, Cornell University
Finalist
Alexander Kehres, Georgia Tech
Chungjae Lee, Georgia Tech
Jason Bermudez, Georgia Tech
Kevin Desprez, Georgia Tech
Leah Patterson, Georgia Tech
Maria Patiño, Universidad de los Andes
Stephanie Allen, The State University of New York at Geneseo
Suphaphat Petlerkwong, Georgia Tech
Yuntong Zhu, Georgia Tech
Honorable Mention
Yue Hu, Northwestern University
2016
Winner(s)
Joy Chang, University of Michigan
Finalist
Başak Erman, Bilkent University
Deniz Berfin Karakoc, Bilkent University
Egehan Yanik, Bilkent University
Hale Erkan, Bilkent University
Jacob Monroe, North Carolina State University
Mikaela Meyer, Purdue University
Sameer Manchada, Purdue University
Umut Mururoglu, Bilkent University
Yekta Jehat Mizrakli, Bilkent University
Zeynep Yaprak Besik, Bilkent University
Honorable Mention
Alp Arıbal, Koc University
Begum Tuglu, Koc University
Cansu Erol, Koc University
Cem Aydın, Koc University
Hari Bandi, IIT Kharagpur
2015
Winner(s)
J. Massey Cashore, Cornell University
Kyle Cunningham, SUNY Buffalo
Magdalena Romero, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
Finalist
Alaz Ata Senol, Bilkent University
Ayca Karatape, Bilkent University
Beril Burcak, Bilkent University
Chao Qin, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Hakan Senturk, Bilkent University
Kaan Yavuz, Bilkent University
Omar El Housni, Columbia University
Osman Rauf Karaaslan, Bilkent University
Paige von Achen, Northwestern University
Pengyu Qian, Boston University
Honorable Mention
Andy Zheng, Northwestern University
Cagan Urkup, Koc University
Ezgi Karakas, Koc University
Fehmi Mert Gurel, Koc University
Kaan Telciler, Koc University
2014
Winner(s)
Hongfan Chen, Georgia Tech
Finalist
Binnam Kim, Korea University
Chao Qin, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Cheng Hua, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Engin Yıldız, Middle East Technical University
Gamze Yağız, Middle East Technical University
Jisu J. Park, Georgia Tech
Müberra Özmen, Middle East Technical University
Selen Yıldırım, Middle East Technical University
Sıdıka Tunç Candoğan, UCL School of Management
2013
Winner(s)
Başak Kepir, Bilkent University
Frederick Abiprabowo, University of Pennsylvania
Işıl Koyuncu, Bilkent University
Melis Beren Özer, Bilkent University
Napat Harinsuit, University of Pennsylvania
Nazli Busra Akar, Bilkent University
Samuel Lim, University of Pennsylvania
Tunca Turkoglu, Bilkent University
Willis Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
Çağıl Koçyiğit, Bilkent University
Finalist
Kasandra L. Ramires-Rojas, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Rebecca Swaszek, Lehigh University
Yaileen M. Mendez-Vazquez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
2012
Winner(s)
Alice Paul, Harvey Mudd College
Honorable Mention
Alex Huang, Northwestern University
Alex Ma, Northwestern University
Brandon Zhang, Northwestern University
Nancy Xu, Northwestern University
Sara Schmidt, Northwestern University
2011
Winner(s)
Matthew Robinson, United States Military Academy
Honorable Mention
Bryce Dykes, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dana Lupuloff, Georgia Institute of Technology
Doug Meagh, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jeffrey Phillips, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kathleen Hendrix, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Vallecoccia, Georgia Institute of Technology
Morgan Doty, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ralph Long, Georgia Institute of Technology
2010
Winner(s)
John Silberholz, University of Maryland,
Honorable Mention
Christine Barnett , University of Michigan
James M. Davis, Rutgers
James Wade, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenneth Chu, Cornell University
Yaniv Ovadia, Harvey Mudd College