An Integrating Research and Teaching Doctoral Program in Environmentally Conscious Chemical Processing

创造和传播新知识是研究型大学的主要使命。然而，在工程教育中，研究生实验室创造的知识往往与工程设计课程相去甚远。我们提出了一个创新的研究生研究培训(GRT)计划，将基础研究活动与本科生设计项目相结合。这个项目的独特性源于研究生以自己的基础研究为基础来制定设计问题。通过担任顾问，毕业生实习生将在建议和监督其他工程师方面获得宝贵的经验。理想情况下，设计项目得出的结论将有助于指导学员的研究。环保制造业的重点领域为这一计划提供了理想的框架。最终必须将防止污染的替代化学物质或工艺与现有技术进行比较，以评估工艺的可行性。具体而言，研究项目的动机将是通过更换溶剂尽量减少废物的问题。通过培养具有与设计和制造职能沟通能力的博士工程师，该项目将在环境友好的化学加工之外，培养关键的国际竞争力领域。

The creation and dissemination of new knowledge are primary missions of the research university. However, in engineering education, the knowledge created in graduate student laboratories often seems far removed from engineering design courses. We propose an innovative graduate research traineeship (GRT) program that integrates fundamental graduate research activity with undergraduate design projects. The uniqueness of this program stems from the formulation of design problems by graduate students using their own fundamental research as the basis. By serving as consultants, the graduate trainees will gain invaluable experience in advising and monitoring other engineers. Ideally, the conclusions from the design projects will help to guide the trainees' research. The focus area of environmentally conscious manufacturing provides an ideal framework for this program. Alternative chemistries or processes for pollution prevention eventually must be compared to existing technologies to assess process feasibility. Specifically, the research projects will be motivated by the issue of waste minimization through solvent replacement. By producing doctoral engineers with the ability to communicate with design and manufacturing functions, the program will foster the critical area of international competitiveness in addition to environmentally- benign chemical processing.