The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation congratulates four outstanding young researchers who have been selected to receive Sloan Industry Studies Fellowships. The 2006 Sloan Industry Studies Fellows (in alphabetical order), their institutions, and the industries they will focus on are:

   Jason Owen-Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Sociology (Biotechnology Industry)

   Meredith B. Rosenthal, Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management (Managed Care Industry)

   Frank T. Rothaermel, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Management, Strategic Management (Biotechnology Industry)

   Anita L. Tucker, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Department of Operations and Information Management (Healthcare Industry)

   The new Fellows were selected from highly qualified scholars in the early stages of their careers on the basis of their exceptional promise to contribute to the field of industry studies, to the advancement of knowledge, and to U.S. industrial development and economic competitiveness.

   The Program Committee that reviewed the nominations consisted of the following distinguished scholars:

Professor Timothy Bresnahan, Stanford University
Professor Frank Giarratani, University of Pittsburgh
Professor David Hodges, University of California, Berkeley
Professor Thomas Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Janice Hammond, Harvard Business School
Professor Daniel Roos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology