Alan R. Washburn

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

EDUCATION (all degrees in Electrical Engineering)
Carnegie-Mellon University B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (1962, 1963, 1965)

EXPERIENCE

Naval Postgraduate School 1970–pres

Associate Dean of Faculty 1991–1993
OR Department Chairman 1983–1986

Industrial Engineering at Commercial Airplane Group of Boeing 1968–1970
Operations Research in Missile and Information Systems Division of Boeing 1965–1968

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering

AWARDS AND HONORS
Carnegie Mellon University Distinguished Graduate, 2013
Steinhardt Prize from the Military Applications Society, 2010
Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Department of Defense, 2009
Elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2009
Distinguished Professor, 2005
Superior Civilian Service Award from U.S. Navy, 2005
Clayton Thomas Award from MORS, 2005
John K. Walker, Jr. Award from MORS, 2002
MOR Journal Award, 2001 and 2002, shared with coauthors
Koopman Prize from INFORMS, 2000, shared with coauthor

PUBLICATIONS AND INTERESTS
Approximately 50 open-literature publications in the areas of search theory, optimization, probability analysis, and game theory. See web page for a complete list. The typical focus of a research project is to seek optimal decisions in stochastic situations, especially in competitive stochastic situations. Specific military interest areas include mine warfare (including IEDs), antisubmarine warfare, munitions planning, and information warfare.

 



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