10th Anniversary Celebration
About ORFE
Welcome to the Department of Operations Research & Financial Engineering, part of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. ORFE is engineering for business, commerce, and industry.
Our students are innovators and entrepreneurs. They acquire the skills to become leaders in finance, information technology, management consulting, operations planning and insurance. Our researchers develop tools used to make better decisions, improve performance of complex systems, and manage resources efficiently.
The Department was formed in 1999 and traces a distinguished history to activities at Princeton between 1930 and 1960.
Prof. Alex d'Aspremont Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Prof. Alex d'Aspremont received a NSF CAREER Award effective January 1, 2009. The title of his project is "Semidefinite Programming with Applications in Statistical Learning". The CAREER Award is the most prestigious award from the NSF in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Congratulations Alex!
Rene Carmona and Ronnie Sircar, Editors in Chief of SIAMs Newest Journal on Financial Mathematics
Rene Carmona and Ronnie Sircar are Editors-in-Chief of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) newest journal.
William A. Massey, Edwin S. Wilsey Professor, Elected AMS Member at Large to the Council
William A. Massey, Edwin S. Wilsey Professor, has been elected Member at Large of the Council to the American Mathematical Society. This position carries a three-year term, 1 February 2009 – 31 January 2012. Official election results can be found on the American Mathematical Society website.