Ms Natalia Milovantseva, a Fulbright-Schuman Awardee, is based at the University of California, Irvine where she is carrying out Doctoral research into the area of the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). While in Ireland, Natalia will be based at the University of Limerick where she will carry out research for her project entitled: Towards a Sustainable Materials Society: Lessons from the European Union.