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Andrew J. Schaefer is the Noah Harding Chair and Professor of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research at Rice University. He joined Rice in 2015 after 15 years at the University of Pittsburgh, where he held prestigious roles such as the John A. Swanson Chair in Engineering and William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Industrial Engineering. His research focuses on operations research, industrial engineering, and optimization techniques including stochastic and large-scale methods.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2000)
- MA and BA in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (1994)
Research Interests: Schaefer’s work spans operations research applications in healthcare logistics, optimization algorithms, and industrial systems design. He has contributed to stochastic optimization frameworks and kidney paired donation allocation models through his advisory roles on national transplant committees.
Awards:
- 2016 Best Paper Award, IIE Transactions
- 2013 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni (Rice)
- 2006 NSF CAREER Award
- Multiple teaching and service recognitions at University of Pittsburgh
Advising & Committees: He chaired the United States Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation’s Kidney Paired Donation Workgroup and contributed to the Simulated Allocation Models Improvement Subcommittee. His academic service includes roles at both Rice and the University of Pittsburgh.
