The EURO Working Group on Sustainable Supply Chains is announcing the call for nominations for the Jacqueline Bloemhof PhD Thesis Award on Sustainable Supply Chains 2025. The PhD thesis should predominantly focus on applications of operational research techniques in the field of sustainable supply chains. The thesis must have been examined and approved by a European university between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.

Application: Candidates must apply via email to the EURO Working Group on Sustainable Supply Chains (SustainableSC@om.rwth-aachen.de) by the deadline of the competition (February 28, 2025) containing the following information:

• An executive summary of the PhD thesis highlighting the relevance of the work for the topics of the EWG-SustSC of not more than 1,000 words,
• an electronic copy of the PhD Thesis,
• a letter from their main PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award and confirming that the candidate meets the criteria for eligibility for the competition, and
•  a certificate of the university confirming the final approval of the thesis.

We expect the winner to present her/his work at the 5th Conference on Sustainable Supply Chains, to be held at the University of Graz, Austria, on 4−5 July 2025.

Deadlines:

Examination and acceptance of PhD thesis to apply for the award: Between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024

Application deadline: February 28, 2025

Notification of the decision of the award committee: On or before April 30, 2025

Award Committee: The Board of the EWG on Sustainable Supply Chains decides the winner based on a recommendation by the PhD Thesis Award Committee. This decision cannot be challenged.