In Situ Subsurface Remediation Technologies: Integration into an Interdisciplinary Engineering Curriculum

小行星9420526 摘要 无论从环境保护和恢复的角度，还是从经济竞争力的角度来看，污染地下水和土壤补救技术的开发都是一个对整个国家至关重要的领域。 一批合格的工程师对补救战略和废物管理的成功至关重要。 然而，目前的修复工程实践和教学滞后于最近和当前的研究成果。 为了改善设计实践中的研究进展的实施，我们建议开发一个新的讲座课程和中型实验室设施，用于培训本科生和研究生工程专业的学生在原位地下水/土壤修复技术。 讲座课程将以参与式学习环境为特色，行业和国家实验室参与者将提供补救案例研究作为讲座材料的补充。 实验室设施将包括各种规模的实验设备（一维实验室规模到三维中尺度系统），中尺度仪器是设施的核心。 在中尺度装置中进行的实验将代表现场条件，但不会有现场规模实验中固有的问题，如高成本、长清理时间和缺乏控制。 该设施将被纳入现有的和新的本科生和研究生课程，并将从正在进行的和计划进行的研究活动中直接受益。 在拟议的设施的教育活动将由一个跨学科的研究人员团队，从化学，环境和地质工程带来的专业知识的支持。 这些课程将在三个参与部门（土木与环境工程，化学工程和地质工程）提供，并将从三个部门的至少250名高级工程和50名研究生中抽取。 每年至少有75名来自三个工程系的学生将参加这一新课程。 此外，每年约有30名少数民族高中或本科生和一名少数民族教师将参与实验室活动。 该项目将产生研究生工程师，能够更好地将基础研究发展应用于原位修复策略，设计更有效和高效的处理系统，并处理复杂的跨学科问题。 该设施本身与教育活动相结合，将进一步推动补救研究应用于真实的世界问题。 ***

9420526 Shonnard ABSTRACT Technology development for remediation of contaminated groundwater and soils is an area where improvements are critical to the entire nation, not only from the standpoint of environmental protection and restoration but also economic competitiveness. A pool of qualified engineers is critical to the success of remediation strategies and waste management. However, current remediation engineering practice and teaching lags for behind the results of recent and current research. To improve the implementation of research developments in design practice, we propose to develop a new lecture course and a mesoscale laboratory facility for training undergraduate and graduate engineering students in in-situ groundwater/soil remediation technologies. The lecture course will feature a participatory learning environment with remediation case studeis being provided by industry and national laboratory participants as a supplement to the lecture materials. The laboratory facility will contain equipment for experimentation at a range of scales (one-dimensional bench-scale to three-dimensional mesoscale systems) with a mesoscale apparatus being the centerpiece of the facility. The experiments conducted in the mesoscale apparatus will be representative of field conditions, but will not have the problems inherent in field-scale experiments such as high costs, long clean up times, and lack of control. The facility will be integrated into existing and new, undergraudate and graduate curricula, and will realize direct benefits from ongoing and planned research activities. The educational activities in the proposed facility will be supported by an interdisciplinary team of investigators, bringing expertise from Chemical, Environmental, and Geological Engineering. These courses will be offered in the three participating departments (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Geological Engineering), and will draw from at least 250 senior-level engineering and 50 graduate students in the three departments. At least 75 students, from the three engineering departments will participate in this new curriculum each year. In addition, about 30 minority high school or undergraduate students and one minority faculty will be involved in laboratory activities each year. This project will yield graduate engineers that are better able to apply fundamental research developments to in situ remediation strategies, design more effective and efficient treatment systems, and deal with complex, interdisciplinary problems. The facility itself, in conjunction with the educational activities, will lead to further advancements in the application of remediation research to real world problems. ***