Some anecdotes about faculty@ORFE.Princeton.edu

Some anecdotes about faculty at the Department of Operations Research, Financial Engineering at Princeton University:

• Chair and Professor Robert Vanderbei, an expert in optimization and probability, also studies astrophysics and works on the Terrestrial Planet Finder. A soaring enthusiast, he served as the Chief Flight Instructor for the Central Jersey Soaring Club for many years.
• Professor Alain Komhauser, an expert on transportation and decision making, ran the NYC marathon with a GPS device in his backpack in Fall 2004. Spectators monitored his progress throughout the race and even communicated with him via text messaging!
• Almost 25% of the graduate students in ORFE are women.
• Recent graduate alumni include assistant professors at Cornell, Stanford, Oxford, and the London School of Economics.
• Professor John Mulvey, and expert on decision making under uncertainty, gave up sailing in favor of golf. Less uncertainty on the links.