Master Thesis Competition

NSF Student Travel Support Grant

The IEOM Master Thesis Presentation Award recognizes outstanding research in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, operations research, engineering management, operations management and related areas. Students must enroll in the masters’ program during the current academic year. These awards are presented at the 2024 Washington D.C. Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

The submitter must enroll in a masters’ program or be a recent graduate
A synopsis of the thesis should be submitted
Masters’ research must be presented at the 2024 Washington D.C. Conference.

IEOM Competition Rubrics

Overall content: 1-5 points
Data analysis and results: 1-5 points
Presentation skills: 1-5 points
Knowledge of the topic / confident: 1-5 points
Answering questions: 1-5 points

Submission
Submit a synopsis of your thesis online and present at the conference event: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=4DOFeoQ

Judging
A group of academics / professionals will serve as judges and evaluate the papers and presentations. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging.

Winners
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive award certificates and a monetary prize based the sponsorship.

If you have any question for the IEOM Student Competition, please contact: info@ieomsociety.org

WINNERS – Master Thesis Competition Award

1st place

2nd place

3rd place