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  <title><![CDATA[ISyE Graduate Wins INFORMS TSL Dissertation Prize]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Former PhD student <strong>Juan C. Morales </strong>was awarded the prestigious TSL Dissertation Prize by the Transportation Science and Logistics Society (TSL) of INFORMS for his thesis entitled "Planning Robust Freight Transportation Operations.*  In his dissertation, Morales focuses on the problems of fleet management in freight transportation systems, specifically considering alternative approaches inspired by recent work in robust optimization. </p>
<p>Morales was co-advised by Stewart School faculty members Dr. <strong>Alan Erera</strong>, and Dr. <strong>Martin Savelsbergh</strong>. 
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<p>The TSL Dissertation Prize is the oldest and most prestigious honor for doctoral dissertations in the transportation science and logistics area.  It is accompanied by a $500.00 honorarium.  Morales received the award at the 2007 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle on November 4.  
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<p>Dr. Morales is currently a senior operations research specialist at BNSF Railway Company.
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      <value><![CDATA[<strong>Barbara Christopher</strong><br />Industrial and Systems Engineering<br /><a href="http://www.gatech.edu/contact/index.html?id=bt3">Contact Barbara Christopher</a><br /><strong>404.385.3102</strong>]]></value>
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