Dr. David Morton is the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University and an INFORMS fellow. He holds a B.S. degree in mathematics and physics from Stetson University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Prior to joining Northwestern, he was on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a Fulbright Research Scholar at Charles University in Prague and as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in the OR Department at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Morton has received several honors and awards, including the George E. Nicholson Paper Prize, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, and the INFORMS Graduate Teaching Award. 

In this podcast episode, Dr. Morton explores his research in stochastic and large-scale optimization, applied to areas such as public health, security, and energy systems. He expresses enthusiasm for effectively communicating risk and uncertainty in public health, bridging the gap between operations research and computer science communities, and improving decision-making within broader communities. Dr. Morton advises graduate students to prioritize communication and connections, fostering collaborations with peers to address real-world optimization problems.

To learn more about Dr. Morton, make sure to visit his personal website and his Google Scholar page.