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CTS Graduate Scholars

CTS offers a number of Graduate Transportation Scholar Assistantships. Research Assistants develop projects ranging from efficient utilization of public transportation to inventory/order fulfillment analysis. Research Assistants work 20 hours per week and are supported with a tuition waiver and monthly stipends. Both first time applicants and current graduate students at the University of Missouri-St Louis are eligible to apply.

To apply, a student should submit an application, which can be filled out online and printed. PDF reader required. Adobe Acrobat or Foxit. The student should also submit  a resume, a copy of GMAT and TOEFL scores (where applicable), and a writing sample.

Michael Sciaroni
Michael is a candidate for PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with expected graduation in December 2011. He has also earned a graduate certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, a Bachelors Degree in International Business, and an MBA. With a professional background in procurement, he has traveled extensively throughout China and speaks Chinese as a second language. He is currently a board member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals-St. Louis Roundtable (CSCMP). Research interests include International SCM, Optimization and Simulation Modeling, Transportation Infrastructure, and Sustainable SCM.
Email: msciaroni@umsl.edu

Jeremy North
Jeremy is pursuing a PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He currently holds a Masters in Business Administration degree and a Bachelors degree in Management both from Pittsburg State University. From 1999 to 2005, Jeremy served as a Counter Intelligence Agent in the US Army. He was deployed twice during his service in order to perform human intelligence missions and was the rank of Sergeant upon separation from the Army. Research interests include simulation modeling, and supply chain network rationalization and optimization. Jeremy is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Email: jnorth@umsl.edu

Wesley Boyce
Wesley is pursuing his Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. His expected graduation date is May of 2012. He attained his Bachelor of Science degree in Administrative Management from Missouri State University in 2007, as well as his MBA with a Marketing emphasis from Missouri State University in 2008. Prior to joining the Center for Transportation Studies, Wesley worked as a Business Analyst at the brokerage firm Wells Fargo Advisors, formerly known as Wachovia Securities and A.G. Edwards, for over a year. He is a Boeing Scholar, a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and a member of the national marketing honor society Alpha Mu Alpha.
Email: Wesley.Boyce@umsl.edu

William Ellegood

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Parimal Kulkarni

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Dorothy Yang

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