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Kanshukan Rajaratnam |
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Department of Systems and Information Engineering University of Virginia PO Box 400747 151 Engineer’s Way Charlottesville,
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Room 111C, Olsson Building Engineering Way University of Virginia |
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I have participated in both academic and community service. I see this
as an important aspect of being an academic. Academic services such as
journal paper review system can only be successful if every author reviews at
least three times as many papers as they contribute. It is similar to a
network flow, in that conservation of mass needs to be maintained for the
system to be successful and efficient. As an academic, I hope to be an active
participant of this aspect of academic service. I see academic service as
three-folds. The first is my service to the larger academic community in my
field. For this, I am an editorial board member of the OR/MS Tomorrow
publication. The second is my contribution to the university and for this; I
am a member of the UVa Library Student Advisory Committee. Finally, the third
is my contribution to the department. I am currently the president of the UVa
Chapter of Omega Rho Honor Society. Previously, I was involved with the UVa
INFORMS chapter. As I grow as an academic, I hope to be more involved with
this aspect of academia, especially at a national and international level. I
would like to organize a session on consumer credit finance and OR at the
next INFORMS annual meeting. Academic and Community Service o Service to the field § OR/MS Tomorrow Editorial
Board Member (international publication), 2009. § Chair of healthcare
service delivery session at the IEEE SIEDS Conference, 2009. § Judge at the IEEE SIEDS
Conference, 2006 and 2008. o Service to the university § Member of the UVa Library
Student Advisory Committee, 2009. § Presented workshops to new
teaching assistants at the university, 2008 and 2009. § International student
ambassador, 2006 – 2009. § Voluntary speaker on
diversity to first year medical students, 2008. o Service to the department § President of the Omega Rho
Honor Society UVa Chapter, 2008 and 2009. § Orientation seminar panel
for new graduate students, 2009. § Volunteer mentor for new
graduate students, 2008 and 2009. § Secretary the UVa Chapter
of The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, 2007 and
2008 (the UVa Chapter was awarded Magna Cum Laude award 2007 and 2008). o Service to the community § Volunteer mentor for
undergraduate student on probation, Spring 2006. § Volunteer mathematics
tutor to a transfer student (due to Hurricane Katrina), Fall 2005. § Volunteer at the
University of Virginia Film Festival, Fall 2005. |
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