University of Michigan Awarded AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship

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University of Michigan Awarded AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Apr. 9 -/E-Wire/-- AT&T; selected researchers from six leading universities, including the University of Michigan, to receive an AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship. Researchers at University of Michigan received a $25,000 grant to support their project, "Life Cycle Assessment of E-Publishing and Digital Libraries: Linking Industrial Ecology Research and Education."

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 California, Berkeley, and University of Southern California.

"Our AT&T; Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship project fosters collaboration among investigators in life cycle assessment, information science, e-commerce, and environmental engineering to evaluate environmental performance and opportunities for improving the digital library collection at the University of Michigan," said Greg Keoleian, Project Coordinator at the University. "We are grateful for this fellowship from AT&T.;"

The project being funded at the University of Michigan will investigate the life cycle environmental aspects of e-publishing and digital libraries; integrate research results into curricula at the University of Michigan; disseminate research results to a wider audience of decision-makers in the public and private sectors; and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in the fields of industrial ecology, e-commerce, information science, and environmental engineering.

"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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