The INFORMS Aviation Applications Dissertation Prize: is awarded to the best dissertation in any area related to aviation OR (air traffic management OR and airline OR).

2018–(First Place) Chiwei Yan: "Airline Scheduling and Air Traffic Control: Incorporating Uncertainty and Passenger and Airline Preferences"

2011–(First Place) Douglas Fearing: "The Case for Coordination: Equity, Efficiency, and Passenger Impacts in Air Traffic Flow Management"

2009–(Honorable Mention) Pavithra Harsha: "Mitigating Airport Congestion: Market Mechanisms and Airline Response Models"

2003–(Honorable Mention) Amy Mainville Cohn: "Composite-Variable Modeling for Large-Scale Problems in Transportation and Logistics"

2003–(Honorable Mention) Sanne de Boer: "Advances in Airline Revenue Management and Pricing"