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Read more about "AI Solutions, Powered by Olin"2026 Olin Award Recognizes Continued Excellence in AI Research
For the second year in a row, Xiang Hui, an associate professor of marketing, is the recipient of the Olin Award, which recognizes the impact that scholarly research by WashU Olin Business School faculty can have on business results. Hui’s winning paper offers empirical evidence about how an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot can effectively improve transaction outcomes in the real estate industry.
Learn More About The Olin Award— Xiang Hui, associate professor of marketing
Our study looks at a broader question: when AI supports a frontline intermediary, can it change how an entire transaction works?
AI News
Emerson gives $4M to WashU’s Olin Business School for endowed AI professorship
The endowed professorship will be held by Dennis Zhang, who joined Olin in 2016. Emerson’s CEO is a WashU trustee and Olin graduate.
AI Research From Olin Faculty
Every day, faculty and students at Olin Business School uncover new insights into the impact of AI on the business world.
2026
Area of AI Application: Operations, Supply Chain & Marketplace Analytics
Title: Large Language Models for Market Research: A Data-Augmentation Approach
Faculty member(s): Dennis Zhang, professor of supply chain, operations, and technology & professor of marketing
Area of AI Application: Finance
Title: Does Finance Benefit Society? A Language Embedding Approach
Faculty member(s): Asaf Manela, professor of finance & academic director, finance
Area of AI Application: Accounting
Title: AI Democratization and Trading Inequality
Faculty member(s): Xiumin Martin, Margaret Oung Distinguished Professor of Accounting
Area of AI Application: Strategy, Organizational Behavior & Future of Work
Title: More Versus Better: Artificial Intelligence, Incentives, and the Emerging Crisis in Peer Review
Faculty member(s): Lamar Pierce, Beverly and James Hance Professor of Strategy
Area of AI Application: Business Analytics & Applied AI
Title: Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Industry: Theory, Case Studies, and Applications
Faculty member(s): Salih Tutun, senior lecturer in data analytics
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