DERYA DEMIRTAŞ

PhD, MMath, BaSc


SERVICE


President, CORS/INFORMS University of Toronto Student Chapter                  July 2013 – June 2014

A winner of the INFORMS Student Chapter Annual Award-cum laude (2013)


President, University of Toronto Operations Research Group (UTORG)           July 2013 – June 2014

Vice-President, UTORG                                                                                            April 2012 – July 2013

Coordinated and planned events for UTORG:  an academic student club that organizes seminars by professors, bi-weekly presentations by graduate students, workshops, and networking events.


Volunteer Speaker, Question Maker and Marker,                                                                March 2014

Toronto Operations Research Challenge (TORCH), Toronto

Took part in question making, and gave a presentation for TORCH: an annual one-day contest, where high school student teams solve problems related to OR. In total, 95 students participated in the competition.

 

Public Relations Committee Member, MIE Research Symposium, Toronto     April 2012 – June 2012


Volunteer Tutor, Pathways to Education- Regent Park, Toronto         February 2012 – February 2013

Tutored high school students in mathematics for Pathways to Education: a program that provides free academic, financial and social supports to students in low-income communities.


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