Harold Larnder Prize

The Harold Larnder Prize is awarded annually to an individual who has achieved international distinction in operational research. The prize winner delivers the Harold Larnder Memorial Lecture, on a topic of general interest to operational researchers, at the CORS Annual Conference. Harold Larnder was a well-known Canadian in wartime OR. He played a major part in the development of an effective radar-based air defense system during the Battle of Britain. He returned to Canada in 1951 to join the Canadian Defence Research Board and was President of CORS in 1966–67.