WSC Diversity Award

Purpose of the Award

In order to improve outreach and diversity among young researchers in the field of simulation, the INFORMS Simulation Society is proud to award sponsorships each year to assist eligible graduate students to attend the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). We especially encourage applications from women, underrepresented minorities, international students, or students who may add to the diversity of the community in other ways.

Application Process

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Past Awardees

2021
Awardee(s)
Ana Moreira, Auburn University
Geri Dimas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Kimia Vahdat, North Carolina State University
2020
Winner(s)
Angie Paola Ramirez Villamil, Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia)
Hoai Phuong, University of Warkwick (UK)
Xinru Li, Penn State University
2019
Awardee(s)
Carina Mieth, TU Dortmund
Yu Jin, U of Arkansas
2018
Awardee(s)
Ana Ionesi, University of Southern Denmark
Maria Julia Blas, INGAR Argentina
Mengyi Zhang, Politecnico di Milano
2016
Awardee(s)
Jessica Dorismond, University at Buffalo
Mariam Kotachi, Old Dominion University
Wen Zhang, University of Warwick
2014
Awardee(s)
Alejandro Teran-Somohano, Auburn University
Nanjing Jian, Cornell
Paratsu Sharifi, Johns Hopkins
2013
Awardee(s)
Chunna Liu, Tsingua University
Xi Chen, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Yaileen M. Mendez-Vazquez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
2012
Awardee(s)
Kara Olson, Old Dominion University
Marlies de Keizer, Wageningen University
Roy Hayes, University of Virginia
2011
Awardee(s)
Juan Li, Columbia University
Toni Sorrell, Virginia Commonwealth University
Zhang Si, National University of Singapore
2010
Awardee(s)
Ola Batarseh, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sachin P. Pendharkar, University of Calgary
2009
Awardee(s)
Dr. Gabriella Dellino, University of Siena
Nugroho Pujowidianto, University of Singapore
2008
Awardee(s)
Dashi Singham, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Berkeley
2007
Awardee(s)
Ahmed El Nashar, University of Central Florida
Grisel Guerrero, University of Texas at El Paso
Guadalupe Villarreal, Universidad Autonoma de Neuvo Leon
Malak Al-Nory, George Mason University
2006
Awardee(s)
Elham Yavari, UC Berkeley
2005
Awardee(s)
Desiree Tejada, Florida International University
Hongmei Chi , Florida State University
Jose Rojas, Florida International University
Kishau Rogers, small business owner in Maryland