The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation congratulates five outstanding young researchers who have been selected to receive Sloan Industry Studies Fellowships. The 2008 Sloan Industry Studies Fellows (in alphabetical order), their institutions, and the industries they will focus on are:

   Ravi Aron, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, The Marshall School of Business, Information Systems (Financial Services Industry)

   Dan Breznitz, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, The School of Public Policy (Information Technology Industry)

   David Hsu, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, The Management Department (Venture Capital)

   Sonali K. Shah, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business, Management and Organization (Software Industry)

   Francisco Veloso, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, (Automotive 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 Peter Cappelli, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Frank Giarratani, University of Pittsburgh
Professor Stefanie Lenway, University of Illinois at Chicago
Professor Daniel Roos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor John Zysman, University of California at Berkeley