University of California, Irvine Awarded An AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship

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University of California, Irvine Awarded An AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship

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University of California, Irvine Awarded An AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Mar. 15 -/E-Wire/-- AT&T; selected researchers from six leading universities, including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), to receive an AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine received a $25,000 grant to support their project, "A Case Study in Industrial Ecology at UCI: Assessing the Impacts of Lead Use in the Electronics Industry." Industrial Ecology is a multidisciplinary field that studies industrial and economic systems and their linkage with natural systems. It also intersects with disciplines such as law, economics, anthropology, business studies, engineering, and the social and physical sciences. Other recipients of this year’s faculty fellowship include Carnegie Mellon University, the University of California, Berkeley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, University of Michigan, and University of Missouri-Rolla.

"It is a great honor for us and the University of California, Irvine campus to be recognized by the award of the prestigious AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship," said Dr. Julie M. Schoenung, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCI. "This recognition will definitely advance the course of interdisciplinary research and training within the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the School of Social Ecology, with a clear goal of reducing public and environmental vulnerability to toxic materials in an economically sound manner. We are grateful to AT&T; for providing this opportunity and to the UCI campus for encouraging cross-disciplinary research collaborations."

The steady increase in the production of electronic equipment over the last 40 years, compounded with technological innovations, has resulted in an increase in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Some of the equipment may contain heavy metals including lead (Pb). The AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship will allow Dr. Schoenung and the research team to develop a case study in industrial ecology that analyzes the impacts of lead in the electronics industry and its proposed replacements. UCI researchers involved in the study include Andrew Shapiro, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jean Daniel Saphores, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Oladele Ogunseitan, Associate Professor of Environmental Analysis and Design.

“The proposals that we have selected for funding under the AT&T; Industrial Ecology Fellowship program for 2001-2002 are truly excellent,â€쳌 said Brad Allenby, AT&T; Environment, Health and Safety Vice President. “We are proud to support research and teaching of this quality, and thus contribute to a better world for us and our children.â€쳌

The AT&T; Foundation established the Industrial Ecology Grants Program in 1993 to encourage academic activity in this field. Since then, the program has awarded faculty research fellowships, supported the Colloquium on Industrial Ecology at the National Academy of Sciences, supported two conferences on research in the field, and helped launch the Journal of Industrial Ecology. This program is consistent with AT&T;’s environmental social responsibility and its support of environmental initiatives and organizations.

The AT&T; Foundation invests in projects that address a range of public concerns. Emphasis is placed on programs that serve the needs of people in communities where AT&T; has a significant business presence; initiatives that use technology in innovative ways; and programs that AT&T; employees are actively involved with as contributors and/or volunteers. For further information, please visit the AT&T; Foundation web site at www.att.com/foundation.

AT&T; Environment, Health & Safety

Kathy Miller, (908) 658-6209, [REDACTED-EMAIL]

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