Sheldon
Howard Jacobson, Ph.D.
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2002, Aviation Security Research Award, Aviation Security International (with
J.E. Kobza), for outstanding research contributions to aviation security
operations.
2003, Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, for his research on aviation
security.
2010, Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Homeland Security Award (Runner-Up), Border
and Transportation Security, for his contributions to risk-based security and its influence on airport
security.
1998, Application Award, Operations Research Division,
2003, Operations Research
Meritorious Service Award, Institute for Operations
Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), for dedicated service to INFORMS journals.
2004, 2007, INFORMS Health
Applications Section Pierskalla Best Paper Award, Finalist, for
outstanding health applications of operations research.
2009, Outstanding IIE Publication Award, Institute of Industrial Engineers, (with
L.A. McLay), for outstanding contributions to aviation security.
2010, Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering, Institute of Industrial Engineers, (with
E.C. Sewell), for innovative contributions to pediatric vaccine economics
research.
2011, Fellow,
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), for outstanding lifelong
contributions to the field of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
2011, Award for Excellence in the Teaching
of Operations Research, Institute of Industrial Engineers
Operations Research Division, for outstanding contributions to education.
2013, Award for Technical
Innovation in Industrial Engineering, Institute of Industrial
Engineers (IIE), for innovative
contributions to risk-based aviation security research and its influence on the
design of TSA PreCheck.
2013, Fellow, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS),
for outstanding lifelong contributions to the field of Operations Research.
2015-2016, Treasurer (Elected), Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences.
2017, David F. Baker
Distinguished Research Award, Institute of Industrial and Systems
Engineers (IISE), for outstanding lifelong research contributions to the field
of field of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
This is the highest research honor within Industrial and Systems
Engineering.
2018, INFORMS Impact Award,
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) (with
K.C. Fletcher, L.A. Albert, A.G. Nikolaev, A.J. Lee), for outstanding
applications and contributions to risk-based security and its influence on the
design of TSA PreCheck.
2020, Fellow, American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), for outstanding
lifelong contributions in the field of engineering, the influence of his
research on public policy, and his unparalleled distinguished contributions on
science communication.
2020, Volunteer Service
Award, Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS), for distinguished service to the INFORMS
community.
2020, George E. Kimball
Medal, Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS), for distinguished service to advance the field
of operations research.
2020, Saul Gass Expository
Writing Award, Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS), for outstanding expository writing in the field
of operations research. This is the highest honor for technical writing in the
INFORMS community.
2020, Omega Rho Plenary, INFORMS National Meeting, November 2020, for distinguished research
delivered during the annual meeting plenary.
2023, Clayton J. Thomas Award, Military Operations Research Society
(MORS), for distinguished and impactful career contributions to aviation
security and the design of TSA PreCheck. This is the highest honor
for research contributions and impact within MORS.
2023, President’s Award, Institute
for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), for outstanding
career contributions that benefited society and the public good. This is the
highest honor for societal contributions in the INFORMS community.
2024, J. Steinhardt Prize, Institute
for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Military and
Security Section, for distinguished and
impactful career contributions to aviation security and the design of TSA
PreCheck.
1997, Best Paper Award, Industrial Simulation Track, European Simulation Multiconference,
2003, Best Paper Award, IIE Transactions Focused area on Operations Engineering, (with J.E.
Kobza, A.E. Easterling).
2011, Best Paper Award, Honorable Mention,
Computational Optimization and Applications.
2012, Best Paper Award, Finalist, INFORMS
Section for Public Programs, Services and Needs, 2012
(with D.M. King, E.C. Sewell).
2012, INFORMS Innovations in
Analytics Award, Semi-Finalist, (with D.M. King).
2012, Top-5 Papers (of 149) Published in Journal of Global Optimization (Sewell, E.C., Sauppe, J.J.,
Morrison, D.M., Jacobson, S.H., Kao, G.K., 2012, “Minimizing Total Tardiness for the Single Machine with Sequence
Dependent Setup Time Problem Using the BB&R Algorithm,” Journal of Global Optimization, 54(4),
791-812).
2014, Best Research Poster
(First Place), Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Spring 2014
Conference, “Annual Rotation Schedules in 45 Seconds:
Simplifying Life for an Internal Medicine Residency Program” (with D.R.
Morrison, J.T. Fairbank, J.A. Jokela).
2018, Best Paper Award, Honorable
Mention, INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research, (with R.
Swamy, D.M. King).
2018, First Place, INFORMS
National Meeting Poster Competition, “Political Districting with
Fairness Objectives: An Optimization-Based Framework” (with R. Swamy, D.M.
King).
2019, First Place, Service
Sciences Best Paper Award, INFORMS National Meeting (with R. Swamy,
D.M. King), “Multi-objective Optimization for Political Districting: A Scalable
Multi-level Approach.”
2002-2003, Associate, Center for Advanced Study, University of
Illinois.
2002-2008, Willett Faculty
Scholar,
2006, Award of Excellence (“College or University” and “Video News Release” Categories) for
“Aviation Security: Researching the Risk,” 13th Annual
Communicator’s Award Competition (with WILL-TV).
“List of Teachers Ranked as
Excellent by their Students,”
“List of Teachers Ranked as
Excellent by their Students,” University of Illinois, IE413: Computer
Simulation, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
2013, University of Illinois
Office of Public Affairs Award for Communications & Marketing Excellence -
Media Relations.
2017-2027, Grainger
Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative’s (GEBI) Founder Professor in Engineering.
2024, Campus Excellence in Public
Engagement Distinguished Award, University of Illinois, for outstanding and sustained career public
engagement contributions. This is the
highest honor for public engagement within the University of Illinois.