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Gerald G Brown

Distinguished Professor
Operations Research

Phone: (831) 656-2140

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Gerald G. Brown
Operations Research Department
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California 93943

831-656-2140 DSN 756-2140
831-656-2375 (fax)
gbrown@nps.navy.mil
browngg@nps.navy.smil.mil
http://faculty.nps.edu/gbrown/





Gerald G. Brown, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he has taught and conducted research in optimization and optimization-based decision support since 1973, earning awards for both outstanding teaching and research. His military research has been applied by every uniformed service, in areas ranging from strategic nuclear targeting to capital planning. He has been awarded the Barchi, Mennekin, Rist, and Thomas prizes for military operations research, is credited with guiding investments of more than a trillion dollars, and has earned the Informs President and Steinhardt Prizes for lifetime achievements. He has designed and implemented decision support software used by the majority of the Fortune 50, in areas ranging from vehicle routing to supply chain optimization. His research has earned patents and appears in scores of open-literature publications and classified reports, some of which are seminal references. Brown is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a recipient of two US Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medals, and an INFORMS Fellow.
NPS Experience
  • 2001 - current: Distinguished Professor
  • 1976 - 2001: Associate Professor
Research Interests
optimization and decision support