Robert Saltzman

Professor, Decision Sciences

Robert Saltzman teaches courses in operations management, decision modeling with spreadsheets, simulation, and statistics in the College of Business at San Francisco State University.

He earned his Ph.D. in operations research at Stanford University (1989), and holds a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Brown University (1981).  His research interests are in applied optimization and animated simulation modeling.

Contact Information

Email: saltzman@sfsu.edu

Website:

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~saltzman/welcome.htm

Office Hours: TTH 1-3pm (BUS 205C); TH 5:55-6:25pm (DTC 593)

Phone: 338-1232

Department: Decision Sciences

Location: BUS 205C/DTC 593

Advising Duties: Advisor-UG/Grad

Education

• Ph.D. (1989), Stanford University
• Sc.B. (1981), Brown University

Research Interests

• Animated Discrete Event Simulation Modeling
• Applied Optimization Modeling

Professional Associations

• INFORMS: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Honors and Awards

• Best Paper in College of Business Working Paper Series, 1999-2000 (May 2000)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996-97, College of Business (Nov. 1997)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, 1992-93, School of Business (Nov. 1993)