Welcome to PORS!
The mission of the Princeton Operations Research Society (PORS) is to promote the field of operations research within the Princeton community and to support the development of students in the Operations Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE) department.
PORS serves as a hub for students interested in operations research, business and consulting.
Every year, PORS hosts speakers from Wall Street, the business world, industry, academia, and research who apply principles of operations research to their respective fields. Invited speakers 1)demonstrate their daily job activities through examples 2)illustrate the sacrifices and benefits of their jobs 3)teach a few essential job skills they gained throughout their career.
If you would like to get involved, please review our membership information. You do not need to be majoring in ORFE or pursuing the Engineering and Management Systems (EMS) certificate in order to join. We welcome anyone with an interest in the field of operations research. When you become a member, we will add you to our e-mail list and keep you updated on all of our exciting events throughout the year. Thank you for visiting!
PORS serves as a hub for students interested in operations research, business and consulting.
Every year, PORS hosts speakers from Wall Street, the business world, industry, academia, and research who apply principles of operations research to their respective fields. Invited speakers 1)demonstrate their daily job activities through examples 2)illustrate the sacrifices and benefits of their jobs 3)teach a few essential job skills they gained throughout their career.
If you would like to get involved, please review our membership information. You do not need to be majoring in ORFE or pursuing the Engineering and Management Systems (EMS) certificate in order to join. We welcome anyone with an interest in the field of operations research. When you become a member, we will add you to our e-mail list and keep you updated on all of our exciting events throughout the year. Thank you for visiting!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Tuesday, March 25th, 8pm: We will have guest speaker Jeff Zhao, an analyst at Promontory Financial Group. He is in the non-investment side of finance. OR and FE students especially may be interested, but all are welcome! Location Friend Center Room 008.
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Friday, March 28th, 4:15pm: We will have guest speaker Emily Van Ness, a digital and social media consultant at Mount Sinai. This is an unusual and interesting field that you will get to learn more about! ORFE students and those who are interested in the non-physician side of healthcare may be interested in attending, but all are welcome! Location: Computer Science Building Room 104.
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Monday, April 7th, 5pm: Webinar with guest speaker Katherine Milkman, one of Princeton's own ORFE alumna! She will tell us about her experience in the academic career side of ORFE. As always, all are welcome! Location Friend Center Room 008.
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