RSAI Dissertation Award

The Association invites the submission of dissertations completed in 2011 in the field of Regional Science to the annual competition.

To apply, send an executive summary electronically no later than June 15, 2012 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

An electronic copy of the dissertation in PDF on a CD or DVD and a letter of nomination from the research supervisor should follow by regular mail, to be received no later than July 1, 2012. Send all submissions to Professor Gunther Maier, Institute for Regional Development and Environment, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. The dissertations should be in finished form and professionally presented.

For further information about the RSAI Dissertation Competition, please contact Prof. Maier at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Winners:

In 2011 the winner of the RSAI dissertation prize was Tijs Neutens for his work "Space, time and accessibility: Analyzing human activities and travel possibilities from a time-geographic perspective.". He was supervised by Prof. Dr. Philippe De Maeyer, Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox and Dr. Tim Schwane. Congratulatins!
In 2010 the winner of the RSAI dissertation prize was Frank Neffke from Erasmus School of Economics for his dissertation “Productive Places: The Influence of technological Change and Relatedness on Agglomeration Externalities” at Utrecht University. Congratulations!
In 2008 the winner of the RSAI dissertation prize was Maarten Bosker of Groningen University. Runner-up was Nancy Lozano of Arizona State University. Congratulations to both!
The RSAI presented its annual Dissertation Competition award at the 2006 North American meetings in Toronto to Dr. Eric Delmelle for his thesis entitled “Optimization of Second-Phase Spatial Sampling Using Auxiliary Information.” Dr. Delmelle received his Doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and was supervised by Prof. Peter Rogerson. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Drs. Georgeanne Artz (PhD: University of Iowa) and Julie Hwang (PhD: SUNY at Buffalo).
The RSAI presented its annual Dissertation Competition award at the 2005 North American meetings in Las Vegas to Dr. Ikuho Yamada Analysis for her work "Spatial Clusters when the Phenomenon is Constrained by a Network Space". Dr. Yamada received her Doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and was supervised by Prof. Jean-Claude Thill.
Dr. Sjoerd Beugelsdijk received the 2004 RSAI dissertation competition award for his work "Culture and Economic Development." Dr. Beugelsdijk received his Doctorate from Tiburg University and was supervised by Professor Noorderhaven.
Dr. Jun Koo received the 2003 dissertation competition award for his work "When Technology Spillovers Are Localized: Importance of Regional and Industrial Attributes." Dr. Koo received his Doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and was supervised by Professor Harvey Goldstein. Koo is now at Cleveland State University.
Dr. Adelheid Holl received the 2002 dissertation competition award for her work entitled "Transport Infrastructure in Lagging European Regions."