AFOSR Researcher Selected to Receive 2010 Clayton J. Thomas Award

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  • By Maria Callier
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded researcher, Dr. Gerald G. Brown, a distinguished professor from the Operations Research Department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. has been selected the Military Operations Research Society's Clayton J. Thomas Award winner for 2010.

"I have been fortunate to have known a number of past recipients of the Thomas Award, and I am honored to be considered part of their company," said Brown. "I have been blessed with many military officer students, including among others Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen and ex-Air Force secretary Tom White, who bring new problems and fresh insights along with the energy and dedication to make important contributions."

At AFOSR, where his work has been funded jointly with the Office of Naval Research for many years, program manager, Dr. Donald Hearn and Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences program director, Dr. Frederica Darema are pleased MORS is recognizing Brown.

"It's great to see PIs [principal investigators] of our programs receiving such distinction and [this award] is one more affirmation of the value of the research we foster," said Darema.

Brown has worked on many topics for the Air Force including: aircraft scheduling, capital planning, missile defense and critical infrastructure defense.

The Thomas Award is named after Clayton J. Thomas, a scientist who has given immeasurably to the military operations research community.

To be eligible for the Thomas Award, a nominee must have distinguished service to military operations research over time, outstanding experience as a military researcher who has helped contribute to improvements in tools and analytical capabilities and a record of sharing that knowledge with others in the military operations research community.

Brown's department chair, Robert F. Dell, nominated him because of his consistent, sustained technical contributions to improving the national security operations research profession.

He received the Thomas award at the 78th MORS Symposium at the Quantico Marine Base on June 22, 2010.





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