West Kingston-based APC by Schneider Electric, a provider of integrated critical power and cooling services, together with Carnegie Mellon University has announced the establishment of the APC Fellowships for Data Center Efficiency Research to support doctoral students with research foci in the broad area of data-center efficiency. The company and the university are developing measurement environments, such as the Data Center Observatory at Carnegie Mellon, and exploring technologies to improve efficiency across all levels, including power and cooling infrastructures, power-conscious cluster design, and virtualization and software control. The fellowship program is intended to increase the number of students engaged in research, and recipients are encouraged to use the observatory for measurement and experimentation. Prospective and existing students with appropriate research interests can apply at promo.apc.com and submit keycode e281w. Awarded students must be admitted to and enroll in a relevant program at Carnegie Mellon and the fellowship will cover up to $50,000 tuition and stipend for a year.