Thompson, Matthew

Matt Thompson received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to joining Queen’s School of Business, Matt worked as a financial risk management consultant with Ontario Power Generation.

Matt’s research interests lie in the application of modern financial engineering techniques to optimization problems in the energy sector. Matt’s doctoral dissertation, “Real Options Valuation and Optimization of Energy Assets” received an honourable mention in the George B. Dantzig Dissertation competition, for the best doctoral dissertation in any area of Operations Research or the Management Sciences. One of Matt’s recent papers won first prize in the National Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Canadian Operations Research Society and has been accepted for publication in Operations Research. In October, 2003, the U.S. Institute For Operations Research and the Management Sciences selected a presentation based upon Matt’s research for the 2003 best Presentation in an Energy Sponsored Session Award.