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

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

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Apr. 4 -/E-Wire/-- AT&T; selected researchers from six leading universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, to receive an AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship. Researchers at University of California, Berkeley received a $25,000 grant to support their project, "Hybrid Life-Cycle Assessment of Telework and Teleconferencing."

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, Florida A&M-Florida; State University College of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Michigan, and University of Southern California.

"We are very grateful for this fellowship as it will allow us to study the environmental effects of telecommuting and teleconferencing, activities that are becoming widespread in the U.S. and all over the world. They are of special significance to the Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and California," said Dr. Arpad Horvath, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.

New services enabled by telecommunications and electronics are viewed as environmentally and economically beneficial substitutes for various products or services. For example, telework and teleconferencing offer potential for reducing commuting and business travel. Yet the full environmental implications of these emerging technologies are not yet comprehensively understood. Dr. Horvath and his research team will develop techniques to measure these environmental implications quantitatively.

"The excellence of the proposals that we are funding under the AT&T; Industrial Ecology Fellowship program this year is truly remarkable," 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."

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

Cynthia Neale,(908) 221-7249, [REDACTED-EMAIL]

http://www.att.com/foundation

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