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Lawrence M. Wein, PhD
Jeffrey S. Skoll Professor of Management Science; CISAC Affiliated Faculty MemberView Lawrence Wein's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
November 3rd, 2008
Lawrence Wein awarded 2008 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize
AnnouncementWein awarded 2008 Lanchester Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Read more »
November 2nd, 2008
Lawrence Wein, CISAC faculty member, is cited in article about America's unpreparedness for a bioterrorism attack
in the news: City Journal on October 1, 2008Despite billions of dollars, America is still not prepared for a bioterrorism attack, writes Judith Miller. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist cites Lawrence Wein's research in this article. Read more »
October 14th, 2008
Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Anthrax...
Op-ed: The New York Times on October 12, 2008Important planning for responding to a future anthrax attack has quietly been under way since the last attacks seven years ago. A key part of this effort has been figuring out how best to deliver prophylactic antibiotics quickly to the people living in the city that is attacked. Read more »
November 4th, 2007
Award recognizes CISAC scholar's homeland security research
CISAC faculty member Lawrence M. Wein, the Paul E. Holden Professor of Management Science at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, received the 2007 President's Award from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The institute president cited Wein's "pioneering research [that] characterizes and improves homeland security operations." Read more »
December 6th, 2006
Face facts: New York Times op-ed by CISAC's Lawrence Wein
Op-ed: New York Times on October 25, 2006"Pandemic influenza is probably the world's most serious near-term public health threat," CISAC's Lawrence Wein points out, yet the nation is unprepared to treat the ill if a strain similar to that of the 1918 Spanish flu breaks out. A relatively inexpensive way to keep the illness from spreading may be within reach, though. In this New York Times op-ed, Wein explains how stockpiles of inexpensive masks and respirators could provide critical protection if a deadly flu virus hits. 
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