A warm welcome!
I am Param Chhabra. This is my CV.
I am an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the University of Alberta’s School of Business. I conduct empirical research in New Product Development, Crowdfunding, and Innovation with a specific focus on improving the outcomes of entrepreneurs and inventors. I teach the core course Operations Management to undergraduates at the Alberta School of Business.
Media Mention
- Designing the Best Reward Structure for Crowdfunding Campaigns, Business Analytics Center, Scheller College of Business, February, 2020.
Education
- Ph.D. in Operations Management, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (2016-2022)
- M.E. in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, Jalandhar, India (Previously RECJ)
Honors and Awards
- Finalist, Chan Hahn Best Paper Award, OSCM Division - AOM 2019
- Doctoral Student Fellowship, Georgia Tech - 2016 to 2021
- Employee of the Month Award at GE Aviation - 2015
- Engineering Excellence Award at Infosys - 2009
- Winner, Science Day Paper Presentation Competition at DRDO - 2003 to 2005
Service & Professional Activities
- Assistant to Professor Cheryl Gaimon - June 2018 to July 2020
- Provided support to Dr. Gaimon in her research activities and in her position as Department Editor, Production and Operations Management.
- Session Chair
- POMS 2020 Annual Meeting: Co-chaired a session entitled “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Crowdfunding” with Dr. Morvarid Rahmani in PITM track (Finalized the session but the event got canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic).
- POMS 2021 Annual Meeting: Co-chair for the session entitled “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Crowdfunding” with Dr. Morvarid Rahmani in PITM track.
- Eitorial Support for OM e-Newsletter, Scheller College of Business - 2018 to 2020
- Reviewer for AOM (annual meeting), DSI (annual meeting)
- Member of INFORMS, M&SOM, POMS, AOM, and DSI
Contact Details
Alberta School of Business
University of Alberta
3-40J Business Building, 11203 Saskatchewan Drive NW, Edmonton
AB, Canada T6G 2R6
Email: param.chhabra@ualberta.ca
Phone: +1 (780)492-1145