DERYA DEMIRTAŞ

PhD, MMath, BaSc


HONORS & AWARDS


Best Poster Abstract Presentation, NAEMSP Annual Meeting                                                        2016

Awarded by National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP) for the poster "True Public Access Defibrillator Coverage Is Overestimated"


Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association (AHA)                                                        2015

AHA Young Investigator Awards recognize the early career investigators who are within the first five years of their faculty appointment or PhDs and/or MDs who are still in training.


Finalist, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition, University of Toronto                                    2014

A university-wide competition, in which PhD students have three minutes to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges in an engaging, accessible, and compelling way.


Best Paper Award, 2nd place, INFORMS Annual Conference                                                          2012

Awarded by INFORMS Section on Public Programs, Services and Needs (SPPSN) for the paper "Optimizing the Deployment of Public Access Defibrillators"


Nomination for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Waterloo                                 2010


Dean’s List Recognition (High Honour and Honour standing), METU                                     2003 – 2008


Ranked 4th among 152 students in industrial engineering class 2007                                               2007


Ranked in top 100 teams among more than 10,000 teams in L’Oreal E-strat Business Game          2006