ORES 690 Operations Research Seminar/Workshop Series (0 credit hours)

Seminars and workshops to be given by faculty, visiting academia, industry and government personnel. Graduate students provide topical insights in significant methods and results of current research in Operations Research. All OR students are required to give a semi nar about their research topic before they are too far into the project in order to obtain assistance from the OR community. The OR Seminar Series is facilitated by Dr. P. Krishnan.

OR Seminar Series
Date Speaker Topic
2/20 David Goldner, Visiting Scholar, University of Delaware "Tools to Improve Project Management" (116 Townsend Hall 2:00 p.m.)
3/13Fred Borjes, Retired, DuPont Company"Applications of Operations Research and Quality Principles to a Business" (203 Worrilow Hall 2:00 p.m.)
3/20Jitin Singal, John J. McMullen & Associates "Port Simulation"(203 Worrilow Hall 2:00 p.m.)
4/24 Linda Bankoski, Quality Leader Associates TBA (201B Townsend Hall 2:00 p.m.)
5/1 Pooja Dewan, Penn State University "Distribution Controls of Manufacturing Systems with Due Date Constraints" (201B Townsend Hall 2:00 p.m.)
5/8Dr. Silvia Zsoldus, Success Programs, Inc. "Who Produces Quality" (201B Townsend Hall 2:00 p.m.)

Economics Seminar Series
Date Speaker Topic
9/16 Jang-Ting Guo, University of Delaware "Interdeterminacy and Stabilization Policy"
9/23 Michael Grossman, NBER "The Demand for Cocaine by Young Adults: A Rational Addiction Approach"
9/30 Silvia Weyerbrock, University of Delaware "East-West Integration in Europe: A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Budgetary and Trade Implications"
10/9 Rodney Thom, University College, Dublin "Economic and Monetary Union"
10/13 Randy Nelson, Colby College "Are Older Planes Less Safe? Evidence from the Service Difficulty Reports for Commercial Aircraft" (205 Kirkbride)
10/21 Toni Whited, University of Maryland "Fixed Costs of Adjustment, Co-ordination and Industry Investment"
10/28 Henk-Jan Brinkman, United Nations "GDP per Capital and the Biological Standard of Livings in Contemporary Developing Countries"
11/4 Gary Fields, Cornell University "Another Look at U.S. Income Mobility in the 70s and 80s"
11/11 Larry Seidman and Ken Lewis, University of Delaware "Funding Social Security"
12/2 Bill Gale, Brookings Institution "Are the Baby Boomers Saving Enough for Retirement?"
All seminars will be held in 118 Purnell Hall from 3:30pm - 5:00pm, unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact Saul Hoffman.

Operations Research Program
232 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 18717
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