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Operations Research (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses5
Operations Research Seminar Course
OR 801
Seminar in Operations Research (two semesters required)
Foundational Mathematical Modeling Course 1
Select one of the following:
OR 505
Linear Programming
or MA 505
 Linear Programming
or ISE 505
 Linear Programming
OR 506
Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming
OR 709
Dynamic Programming
or ISE 709
 Dynamic Programming
Core Courses 112
Choose four of the following:
BUS 790
Special Topics In Business Management 3
CE 537
Computer Methods and Applications
CSC 505
Design and Analysis Of Algorithms
CSC 762
Stochastic Simulation
E 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
ISE 501
Introduction to Operations Research
ISE 505
Linear Programming
ISE 537
Statistical Models for Systems Analytics in Industrial Engineering
ISE 560
Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
ISE 562
Simulation Modeling
ISE 708
Integer Programming
ISE 709
Dynamic Programming
ISE 723
Production Planning, Scheduling and Inventory Control
ISE 754
Logistics Engineering
ISE 760
Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
ISE 761
Queues and Stochastic Service Systems
ISE 762
Stochastic Simulation
ISE 772
Simulation Optimization
MA 504
Introduction to Mathematical Programming
MA 505
Linear Programming
MA 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
MA/ST 546
Probability and Stochastic Processes I
MA 706
Nonlinear Programming
MA 708
Integer Programming
MA/ST 747
Probability and Stochastic Processes II
OR 501
Introduction to Operations Research
OR 504
Introduction to Mathematical Programming 1
or OR 505
 Linear Programming
OR 506
Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming 1
OR 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
OR 537
Computer Methods and Applications
OR 560
Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR 562
Simulation Modeling
OR 706
Nonlinear Programming
OR 708
Integer Programming
OR 709
Dynamic Programming 1
OR 760
Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR 761
Queues and Stochastic Service Systems
OR 762
Stochastic Simulation
OR 766
Network Flows
OR 772
Simulation Optimization
ST 516
Experimental Statistics For Engineers II
ST 546
Probability and Stochastic Processes I
ST 706
Nonlinear Programming
ST 747
Probability and Stochastic Processes II
TE 562
Simulation Modeling
Elective Courses 255
"Elective Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 72 total credit hours required for the degree. Elective courses should include 27 letter graded credit hours. Up to 6 credit hours of OR 810 can count towards elective credit.
Total Hours72
1

OR 505, OR 506, and OR 709 cannot be double counted. They can only count toward either Required Courses or the Core Courses requirement.

2

"Elective Courses" cannot be double counted if already used to fulfill the Required Courses or Core Courses requirements.

3

Students can earn a maximum of 6 core credits in BUS 790 

Professors

  • Kristin A. Barletta
  • John W. Baugh
  • Rada Yuryevna Chirkova
  • Huaiyu Dai
  • Joseph DeCarolis
  • Umut Dur
  • Do Young Eun
  • Shu-Cherng Fang
  • Yahya Fathi
  • Subhashis Ghoshal
  • Ali Hajbabaie
  • Robert B. Handfield
  • Christopher Graham Healey
  • Hans Sebastian Heese
  • Ilse Ipsen
  • Jeffrey A. Joines
  • Russell E. King
  • Zhilin Li
  • George F. List
  • Edgar Lobaton
  • Ning Lu
  • Maria E. Mayorga, Director & Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Operations Research
  • Rainer Mueller
  • Osman Ozaltin
  • Tao Pang
  • David Papp
  • William M. Rand
  • Ranji S. Ranjithan
  • Michael A. Rappa
  • Joseph P. Roise
  • George N. Rouskas
  • Munindar P. Singh
  • Ralph C. Smith
  • Matthias F.M. Stallmann
  • Julie LeAnne Swann
  • Hien T. Tran
  • Yannis Viniotis
  • Wenye Wang
  • Cranos M. Williams
  • Fen Wu
  • Zhaobang Zeng
  • Dmitry V. Zenkov

Associate Professors

  • Jacob J. Adams
  • Adolfo Raphael Escobedo
  • Xiaolei Fang
  • Zhishan Guo
  • Leila Hajibabai Dizaji
  • Arnav Jhala
  • Min J. Kang
  • Michael G. Kay
  • Eda Kemahliglu-Ziya
  • Jordan Kern
  • Timothy C. Kraft
  • Andrew Papanicolaou
  • Anderson de Queiroz
  • Sara Shashaani
  • Charles E. Smith
  • Hong Wan
  • Donald P. Warsing

Assistant Professors

  • Chao Chen
  • S. Mohammad Hosseinian
  • Daniela S. Jones
  • Shawn Mankad
  • Gal Mendelson
  • Benjamin Rachunok
  • Wentao Tang
  • Renran Tian
  • Mengmeng Zhu

Teaching Associate Professor

  • Sebnem Ashika King

Associate Research Professor

  • Brandon M. McConnell

Research Assistant Professor

  • Hana T. Chmielewski

Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Yunan Liu

Lecturer

  • Subramanian Pazhani

Emeritus Faculty

  • Peter Bloomfield
  • Julie S. Ivy
  • Carl Timothy Kelley
  • Harry G. Perros