CAREER: Innovative Technologies for Expedited Site Characterization in the New Millennium

9875037马萨诸塞州普拉迪普大学，洛厄尔职业生涯：在新千年中加速场地表征的创新技术该职业奖项支持综合研究和教育，以开创地理媒体快速和多功能场地表征的新颖方法。随着今天对环境监测、评估和补救需求的高度重视，已有大量的努力集中在推动一种流行的现场方法--圆锥贯入试验(CPT)--用于地质环境传感和评估。首席调查员将开发一种创新的模块化集成锥体(MICE)渗透测试方法，用于实时快速嗅探和表征地下污染物。“MICE”将通过将最近开发的“电子鼻”技术与“CPT”技术相结合来开发。电子鼻技术是基于将化学传感器的现代发展与人工神经网络(ANN)相结合，用于自动气味识别。研究计划涉及的各个阶段包括：开发传感器阵列、人工神经网络模型和图形可视化工具、实验室培训和模式识别、校准室测试、实地实施和现场测试。预计“MICE”将提供评估解决方案，并加快确定该国(和世界各地)越来越多的受污染场地的特征。这项计划的教育部分是多方面的。通过创新的教学技术，PI将创造性地让研究生、本科生和高中生(来自代表性较低的群体和少数群体)参与拟议计划的各个阶段。本科生和研究生还将参与将研究成果纳入现有和新的岩土工程/岩土环境工程课程。该协会将开设一门名为“岩土工程与环境工地定性”的新课程。这门课程与拟议的研究直接相关，将通过现场直播、双向互动、音频视频和远程学习技术向其他校园提供。PI将建立一个包括跨学科研究中心、学术界和国家机构在内的充满活力的伙伴关系，以加强研究和教育计划。这项职业发展计划的成果将广泛传播给广大受众，以增进他们对科学技术的了解。这项计划的设想是在遗址鉴定领域推动知识和技术的全球前沿。该中心将与未来跨学科领域的发展保持同步，以创新教育，提高21世纪的现场评估技术。

9875037 Pradeep U. Kurup University of Massachusetts, Lowell CAREER: Innovative Technologies for Expedited Site Characterization in the New Millennium ABSTRACT This CAREER award supports integrated research and education to pioneer novel methodologies for rapid and versatile site characterization of the geomedia. With the great emphasis placed today on environmental monitoring, assessment and remediation needs, there has been substantial efforts concentrated on advancing a popular in situ methodology, the cone penetration test (CPT), for geoenvironmental sensing and assessment. The Principal Investigator will develop an innovative Modular Integrated ConE (MICE) penetration test methodology for rapidly sniffing and characterizing contaminants in the subsurface, in real-time. "MICE" will be developed by integrating a recently developed "Electronic Nose" technology with the "CPT" technology. The electronic nose technology is based on combining modern developments in chemical sensors with artificial neural networks (ANN), for automated odor identification. The various phases involved in the research plan include: the development of sensor arrays, ANN models and graphical visualization tools, laboratory training and pattern recognition, calibration chamber testing, field implementation and in situ testing. "MICE" is envisioned to provide assessment solutions, and expedite characterization of the growing number of contaminated sites in the country (and around the world). The educational component of this plan is multifold. Through innovative instructional techniques the PI will creatively involve graduate, undergraduate and high school students (from typically underrepresented and minority groups) in the various phases of the proposed plan. Undergraduate and graduate students will also participate in incorporating research findings into existing and new geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering courses. The PI will develop a new course entitled "Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization". This course, directly related to the proposed research, will be offered to other campuses via live, two way interactive, audio-video, Distance Learning technologies. The PI will build a dynamic partnership involving interdisciplinary research centers, academia, and state agencies to enhance the research and educational plans. The results from this career development plan will be broadly disseminated to a broad spectrum of audience, to enhance their scientific and technological understanding. This plan is envisioned to further the global frontiers of knowledge and technology in the area of site characterization. The PI will keep pace with future developments in cross-disciplinary areas to innovate education and enhance site assessment technologies in the 21st century.