personnel profile
 Margaret L. Brandeau |
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Research Statement
Margaret L. Brandeau is Professor of Management Science and Engineering. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford. She is an operations researcher and policy analyst with extensive background in the development of applied mathematical and economic models, and a distinguished investigator in HIV. Among other awards, Professor Brandeau has received the President's Award from the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) for contributions to the welfare of society, the Pierskalla Prize from INFORMS for research excellence in health care management science, a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Management Science and Engineering Graduate Teaching Award, and the Eugene L. Grant Faculty Teaching Award. She is a Fellow of INFORMS.
Professor Brandeau has published numerous articles in areas of applied operations research and policy analysis, has co-edited the books Modeling the AIDS Epidemic: Planning, Policy, and Prediction and Operations Research in Health: A Handbook of Methods and Applications, and has served as Principal Investigator on a broad range of funded research projects. She has served on the board of several journals, including Operations Research, Management Science, and Health Care Management Science. Her HIV research focuses on using mathematical and economic models to assess the value of different HIV and drug abuse interventions, both in the U.S. and abroad. Recently she has studied policies for control of Hepatitis B both in the US and abroad, and preparedness planning for potential bioterror attacks.
For a complete list of Brandeau's research and publications, see her publications page .
| Degree | Discipline | Year | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Engineering Economic Systems | 1985 | Stanford University |
| MS | Operations Research | 1978 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| BS | Mathematics | 1977 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Academic Honors & Awards
- Fellow, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science), Elected 2009
- Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Management Science and Engineering, 2008-2009
- President's Award, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science), 2008
- Pierskalla Prize, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science) , 2001
- Best Paper Award, Society for Computer Simulation, Conference on Simulation in the Medical Sciences, 1996
- PYI (Presidential Young Investigator) National Science Foundation, 1988-1993
- Eugene L. Grant Teaching Award, 1990-91
Patent
System and Method for Optimum Operation Assignments in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing. Co-Inventors: Corey A. Billington and Margaret L. Brandeau. Patent Number 5,258,915. Awarded 1993.
Current Grants
Making Better Decisions: Policy Modeling for AIDS and Drug Abuse,
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2007-2012.
Translating Research into the Jade Ribbon Campaign for Perinatal HBV Prevention,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007-2010