Arthur Minot Geoffrion

Background

Geoffrion, Arthur Minot was born on September 19, 1937 in New York City. Son of Arthur Joseph and Dorothy Arline (Senter) Geoffrion.

Education

BME, Cornell University, 1960. Master in Industrial Engineering, Cornell University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1965.

Doctor of Economics and Social Sciences in Economic and Social Sciences honoris causa, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, 2005.

Career

Assistant professor in ops.rsch., University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1967; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1970; professor Graduate School Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1997; chair in management, James A. Collins, since 1998. Director Insight, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in optimization theory (parametric concave programming, integer programming, multi-criterion optimation, large-scale, decompostion, duality theory). Research in optimization applications to logistics, production, finance. Research in aggregation.
  
  Research in foundations of modeling. Research in analytical methods for e-business.

Works

• book

  • Perspectives on optimization a Collection of .

Membership

Member of National Academy of Engineering, Institute Operations Research and Management Sciences (president 1997, George E. Kimball medal 2000, fellow 2002), Operations Research Society of America, Institute Management Sciences 1981-1982, (Distinguished Service medal 1992), Omega Rho (honorary).

Connections

Married Helen Mathilda Hamer, December 22, 1962. Children: Susan, Deborah.

Father:

Arthur Joseph Geoffrion

Mother:

Dorothy Arline (Senter) Geoffrion

Spouse:

Helen Mathilda Hamer

child:

Susan Geoffrion

child:

Deborah Geoffrion