Braden Allenby facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Braden R. Allenby
Allenby in 2015
Born	(1950-12-29) 29 December 1950 (age 74) Highland Park, Illinois
Alma mater	Yale University University of Virginia Rutgers University
Scientific career
Fields	Earth Systems Engineering and Management Industrial ecology Environmental Sciences
Institutions	AT&T Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Arizona State University

Braden R. Allenby (born in 1950) is an American environmental scientist and lawyer. He is a professor at Arizona State University. There, he teaches about civil and environmental engineering, as well as law.

About Braden Allenby

Braden Allenby was born in Highland Park, Illinois, on December 29, 1950. He is the oldest of three brothers.

Education and Early Career

Allenby went to Yale University and graduated in 1972. He then studied law at the University of Virginia Law School, earning his law degree in 1978. He also earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Virginia in 1979.

Later, he continued his studies in environmental science. He received a master's degree in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers University in 1989. He then earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers in 1992.

Professional Life

Allenby began working at AT&T in 1983 as a lawyer focusing on telecommunications. From 1984 to 1993, he worked as an environmental lawyer for AT&T.

He also spent time at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., as a J. Herbert Holloman Fellow. This fellowship allowed him to work on important projects related to engineering.

From 1995 to 1997, Allenby was a director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He focused on energy and environmental systems there. After this, he returned to AT&T. From 1997 to 2004, he was the Vice President for Environment, Health, and Safety. In this role, he was in charge of these operations for AT&T around the world.

In 2004, Allenby joined Arizona State University. He became a President's Professor and a Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics. He also led the second Gordon Conference on Industrial ecology in 2000.

In 2007, he became the President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. He also chaired the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. He is a member of the Virginia Bar and has worked as a lawyer for government agencies like the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Communications Commission. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.

Allenby's Work and Ideas

Braden Allenby is an expert in several important areas. These include:

• Design for environment: This means creating products and systems that are good for the environment from the very beginning.
• Earth systems engineering and management: This field looks at how we can design and manage large systems, like cities or energy grids, to work well with Earth's natural systems.
• Industrial ecology: This is about making industries more like natural ecosystems. It means reducing waste and using resources efficiently, just like in nature.
• NBIC: This refers to new technologies like nanotechnology, biotechnology, information and communication technology, and cognitive science. Allenby studies how these technologies are changing our world.
• Emerging technologies and technological evolution: He explores how new technologies develop and what their effects might be on society and the environment.

Allenby has taught courses on industrial ecology and design for environment at universities like Yale University and the University of Virginia. He has also given many talks about his ideas, especially on how new technologies affect society.

He has written many books, articles, and book chapters about his interests.

See also

• Industrial ecology
• Earth systems engineering and management