Kiran Panchamgam

Ph.D. Candidate
Operations Management/Management Science
Department of Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
Robert H. Smith School of Business

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam is a graduate student pursuing his PhD in Operations Management/Management Science at University of Maryland College Park, in the Department of Decision, Operations and Information Technologies at Robert H. Smith School of Business. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, India. Before joining PhD program, Mr. Kiran Panchamgam worked for a transportation firm, DMJM Harris Inc., Fairfax, VA, as a GIS Developer/Engineer. Recently, he did a Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer position at Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine. He has successfully defended his dissertation "Essays in Retail Operations and Humanitarian Logistics" with advisors Prof. Itir Z. Karaesmen and Prof. Bruce Golden.

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam will be presenting part of his research at INFORMS Annual Meeting 2009, San Diego, California, U.S.A., Oct 10-14, 2009. (refer to Research for more details)

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam presented a paper at MSOM Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Jun. 29-30, 2009.

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam is awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship ($10,800) by Graduate School, University of Maryland College Park. April 2009.

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam attended Humanitarian Logistics Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., Feb. 19-Feb 20, 2009.

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam presented a paper at DSI Annual Meeting 2008, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Nov. 22-Nov 25, 2008.

Mr. Kiran Panchamgam participated in an interactive session at INFORMS Annual Meeting 2008, Washington, DC, U.S.A., Oct. 12-Oct. 15, 2008.